Lycoming IO-320-D1B
6 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-320-D1B engine, rated at about 160 horsepower. The Blackshape Spa BS115 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2006 and 2025.
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 Lycoming IO-320-D1B. FAA spelling: IO-320-D1B.
Fitted to model families
Blackshape Spa BS115 · Blackshape BS115-BK160 · Davis Burton D LANCAIR 320 · Godlevsky Les LANCAIR 320/360 · Moors Richard L LANCAIR 320
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-320-D1B the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E12, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 31 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 31 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 6 · advice, not orders
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
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Nevada 1 of these aircraft
- New Hampshire 1 of these aircraft
- Indiana 1 of these aircraft
- Illinois 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-320-D1B 31 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-320-d1b.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 6
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N414LG | Godlevsky Les LANCAIR 320/360 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elite Fleet LLC Spofford, New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22RM | Moors Richard L LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tiptank Air LLC Henderson, Nevada |
Experimental | 2025-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320BD | Davis Burton D LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2023-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N323HG | Blackshape Spa BS115 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gulf State Aviation LLC Tomball, Texas |
Experimental | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N787BK | Blackshape BS115-BK160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ameri Aircraft Sales and Service LLC Champaign, Illinois |
Experimental | 2021-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N338BF | Blackshape Spa BS115 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bravofox LLC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Experimental | 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.