Wright R-975
3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Wright R-975 engine, rated at about 330 horsepower. The Curtiss Wright 19R is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1929 and 1938.
The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Wright R-975. FAA spelling: R-975.
Fitted to model families
Curtiss Wright 19R · Ford 4 · Waco JYM
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 2 | 67% |
| Piston twins | 1 | 33% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Wright R-975 the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 1 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Crankshaft | 1 |
Latest reports
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
- Ford 4 1 with this engine series
- Old Style Aircraft LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Wright R-975 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/wright-r-975.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 3
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9612 | Ford 4-AT-E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N631N | Waco JYM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Old Style Aircraft LLC Ellisinore, Missouri |
Standard | 2014-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19RX | Curtiss Wright 19R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2012-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 26, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.