Lycoming IO-320 series
1,707 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-320 series engine, rated at about 150 horsepower. The Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche is the model most often fitted with it (808 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1956 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 series. FAA spelling: IO-320 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche · Bellanca 7 Citabria · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ · Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout · Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R · Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Piper PA-18 Super Cub · Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt · Pitts Special S-1
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 series the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E12, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 30 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 43 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 8 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 30 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 43 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 9 · 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
- Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche 808 with this engine series
- Bellanca 7 Citabria 185 with this engine series
- Champion 7 Citabria and Champ 135 with this engine series
- Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout 124 with this engine series
- Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R 68 with this engine series
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk 26 with this engine series
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 15 with this engine series
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 8 with this engine series
- Texas 153 of these aircraft
- Florida 146 of these aircraft
- California 144 of these aircraft
- Georgia 71 of these aircraft
- Delaware 59 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 9 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 7 of these aircraft
- Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 4 of these aircraft
- Collum Aviation LLC 4 of these aircraft
- Bas Part Sales LLC 4 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-320 series 30 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IO-320 series 43 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-320-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,707
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N393TB | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tom Brown Consulting LLC Ave Maria, Florida |
Standard | 2019-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7693Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Skywalker Flight School LLC Adrian, Michigan |
Standard | 2019-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7114Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8542Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Training Solutions LLC Hilo, Hawaii |
Standard | 2019-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N198DG | Gasper David M RV6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2019-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N596RV | Condrell Kenneth N RV9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eagle Eye Aero LLC Carencro, Louisiana |
Experimental | 2019-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8026Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7435Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Stc Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84JS | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2018-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8780 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gbm Aviation LLC Los Altos, California |
Standard | 2018-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26RJ | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Roedel Road CO Kewadin, Michigan |
Standard | 2018-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N936R | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2018-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88191 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2018-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2XH | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Americas Best Amt INC Goodyear, Arizona |
Standard | 2018-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5228X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airbatic LLC Huntsville, Alabama |
Standard | 2018-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75HD | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57405 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2018-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11686 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8352Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Skylandsair LLC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2018-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8192Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2018-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7067Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cactus Skybolt Aviation LLC Athens, Alabama |
Standard | 2018-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87CT | Brietigam Charles T "Chuck" CHUCK'S RV-3C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2018-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81XP | Bennert Malcolm O SIDEWINDER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2018-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57660 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2018-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7028Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aces High Aviation CORP Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2018-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7400Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2018-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N278JG | Shriner John W RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Thompson Barrett R Smyrna, Tennessee |
Experimental | 2018-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N923SQ | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2018-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8099Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ms Aero INC Lakeville, Ohio |
Standard | 2018-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7519Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2018-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N312RB | Barcelona Russell J COZY IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2018-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N580 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aeroblayze Aviation LLC Norman, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2018-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7260Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Deuce Aire LLC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4304G | Kruse Richard A GLASAIR I FT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2018-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50924 | Neico Aviation Inc LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2018-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7084Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Arkadelphia Aircraft Services INC Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Standard | 2018-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6365N | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota |
Standard | 2018-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72DL | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D Air LLC The Colony, Texas |
Standard | 2018-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40WF | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1122A | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62979 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2018-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8703Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22KA | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2018-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5153T | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2018-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6008X | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2018-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5WW | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2018-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87025 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2018-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53737 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299LC | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight Contract Services INC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2018-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46JE | Cole Stanley T RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2018-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7410Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2018-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8365Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Twin Time LLC Battle Lake, Minnesota |
Standard | 2018-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242E | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2018-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11680 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566BS | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sand Farm Management Services LLC Adel, Iowa |
Standard | 2018-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8416Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2018-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86977 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ajs Aviation INC Spring Hill, Florida |
Standard | 2018-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8250Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2018-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777RH | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2018-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77SX | Snyder Dan RANS S-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2018-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8753 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N436JE | Butler Thomas W VANS RV6-A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2018-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11643 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Henderson George L Fresno, California |
Standard | 2018-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8662Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129GH | Hall George D BUSHBY MUSTANG 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Woelbing Aviation LLC Franksville, Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2018-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7199Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Four Way Aircraft LTD Pensacola, Florida |
Standard | 2018-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114RS | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2018-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4680J | Corral Oscar L 1982 GLASAIR RG KIT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2018-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8752Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Twin Engine Freedom LLC Port Saint Lucie, Florida |
Standard | 2018-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79BA | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2018-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N199DL | Hofler Jobie Willard F.8L FALCO |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clue Vista LLC San Juan Capo, California |
Experimental | 2018-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11646 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2018-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64754 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerofeather Aviation INC Suffolk, Virginia |
Restricted | 2018-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7562Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2018-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33ZM | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2018-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8221Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bill Kennedy Aviation LLC Stuart, Florida |
Standard | 2018-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N894CD | Sykes R D/Sykes C A VANS RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2018-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1188Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Skylark Flight Training LLC Panama City, Florida |
Standard | 2018-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N729AC | Kleptz Charles F GLASAIR SH 2R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2018-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8526Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8755Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Two Twins Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7126G | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7313Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pr Aeronautics LLC Buffalo, South Dakota |
Standard | 2017-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98592 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Round-Out Aviation LLC Owasso, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2017-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N240RW | Holmgren Carl GLASAIR SH 2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sayr Construction Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
Experimental | 2017-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7359Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Awmr LLC Conroe, Texas |
Standard | 2017-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7639Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Caviris Homestead Farm LLC Rollinsford, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2017-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2751G | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spears Patricia C Longmont, Colorado |
Standard | 2017-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7503Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8186Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Heiter Aviation Services LLC Leesburg, Indiana |
Standard | 2017-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8157Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7122Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2017-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3579A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8513Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2017-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31939 | Holt Thomas S COZY MKIV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2017-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N141CJ | Harns John H F8L FALCO |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2017-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7148 | Tombolato MARQUART MA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Vermont |
Experimental | 2017-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7163Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7633Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Matt Younkin Airshows INC Siloam Springs, Arkansas |
Standard | 2017-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7059Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Phill-Air INC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-09-14 | 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.
