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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8938Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2017-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N762KG | American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7HT | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Johns Aviation LLC Dawson, Georgia |
Standard | 2017-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8320Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kling Aviation INC Friendswood, Texas |
Standard | 2017-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N238DM | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2017-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22BC | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Shark Aviation LLC Brandon, Mississippi |
Standard | 2017-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8132Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2017-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86585 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2017-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13GP | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2017-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71SG | Stevenson George LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rocket Sauce Engineering LLC Columbia, Missouri |
Experimental | 2017-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1684G | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2017-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64859 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8RH | Hill Roy A C WHISPER RG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2017-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8619Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nuse Aviation LLC Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2017-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101PR | Pryde W A/Rust B R RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2017-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57399 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerobatic 8Kcab Holdings LLC Murchison, Texas |
Standard | 2017-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88172 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4743M | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3405F | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Go Up High LLC Grafton, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2017-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7694S | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2017-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8164Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2017-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8682Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2017-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5103X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane and Simple LLC Lakewood, Colorado |
Standard | 2017-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7561Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Stinson Aviation LLC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747KP | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2017-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7526F | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2017-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N820LP | Pack James RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2017-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8963Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ness Rent A Car INC Fargo, North Dakota |
Standard | 2017-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320PD | Doran Peter Dds LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2017-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98A | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2017-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222CA | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2017-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71BB | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mitchell Trans Timnath, Colorado |
Multiple | 2017-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8286Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Coub Industries INC Fairfield, California |
Multiple | 2017-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N613F | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2017-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8811Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7128Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Mods and Repair CORP Robbinsville, New Jersey |
Standard | 2017-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N748PK | Haller Kurt L VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2017-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11BE | Ebbinga William R VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2017-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N741TJ | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2017-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7626Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2017-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8602S | Wing D-1 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2017-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N420V | Walter Ray RV6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2017-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128MM | Cloyd Paul C GLASAIR SH-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2017-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3091U | Yanda Nelvin L LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Exaqt Consultant Group Madison, Alabama |
Experimental | 2017-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44YU | Fogarty Jerrold J MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2017-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7155Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2017-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N236CC | Calcote Clarence E GLASAIR RG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Prop and Jet Air Museum Romoland, California |
Experimental | 2017-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60HA | Strauch Henry/Alice GLASAIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2017-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8647 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2016-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37RP | Pearson Richard L RV-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Experimental | 2016-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5077X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2016-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7469Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7196Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aircraft & Aviation Professionals LLC Coldwater, Michigan |
Standard | 2016-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88351 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2016-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8396Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Multiple | 2016-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7171Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N539RV | Rhodes Mike A RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2016-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65697 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2016-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N276JS | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Eagle Flight Academy LLC Owensboro, Kentucky |
Standard | 2016-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6389N | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2016-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72DB | Blanton PITTS SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2016-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41797 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N206RG | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Vne LLC Dowagiac, Michigan |
Standard | 2016-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8726V | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2016-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8217Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2016-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53889 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2016-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N745MS | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2016-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8294Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2016-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8595Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2016-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1388 | Bushby MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2016-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8701Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7893Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2016-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50TD | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pa-30 LLC Appleton, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2016-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8224Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2016-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8665Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rebelair LLC Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2016-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8857Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2016-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7406Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tucker Engineering Associates INC Locust, North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7746Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7131Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Great Lakes Air Ventures LLC Mason, Michigan |
Standard | 2016-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5154X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2016-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N170MM | Mcneese Robert A MIDGET MUSTANG 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2016-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2235W | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8854Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7093Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2016-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8475Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2016-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N201NR | Hankins Robert A RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2016-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8261Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11YY | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N154WK | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Obx Airplanes LLC Manteo, North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68SC | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2016-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8035Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2016-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N918Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2016-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3999Y | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11660 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2015-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53982 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2015-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103PG | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hnd Operations LLC Henderson, Nevada |
Standard | 2015-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1606G | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2015-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7017Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5067X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7819Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-12-05 | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
