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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8027Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Greek Housing Services CORP Port Matilda, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8213Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2015-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14SV | Nord STAMPE SV4C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2015-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7457Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Peter Prince Aviation Center LLC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2015-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1229 | John J Funsch PITTS SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2015-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N282JC | Miller Joseph W VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N282Jc LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Experimental | 2015-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7330Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2015-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16NJ | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2015-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777FS | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Multiple | 2015-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9BF | Baron Fred N LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2015-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8088Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2015-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1843G | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wincar Air LLC Doniphan, Nebraska |
Standard | 2015-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N703L | Shankle Joel Warren FALCO F 8L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2015-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30XT | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9102L | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Multiple | 2015-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114CD | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Norwest Ventures LLC Santa Cruz, California |
Standard | 2015-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5284X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86834 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cardinal Aviation INC Murray, Kentucky |
Standard | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7384Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2015-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7129Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2015-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N574CZ | Bernard K Siu CZ1100 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2015-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95357 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2015-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2143C | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2015-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7368Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2015-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5702U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Hawaii |
Standard | 2015-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98646 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88314 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2015-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9171Y | Kwiecinski Pawel K FALCO F8L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airelibre Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2015-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7324Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2015-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53735 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vermont Flight Academy South Burlington, Vermont |
Standard | 2015-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7793Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2015-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72D | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2015-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82045 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paris Air INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2015-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8298Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2015-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7453Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Stratus Air Services LLC Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8765Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2015-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53955 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2015-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8258Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2015-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8885Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2015-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7747Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7366Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2015-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7875Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2015-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9064L | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2015-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3EC | Covington Edward L SHA-GLASAIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2015-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88281 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2015-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26JG | Garrett/Glasair GLASAIR SH-2R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2015-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8392Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Twinco Flyers LLC Powell, Ohio |
Standard | 2015-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86573 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phoenix Aviation Services INC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2015-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N116GS | Spittler Gerald S-16 SHEKARI |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2015-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7689Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2015-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8403Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2015-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8017Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8815Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12TL | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25146 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8670Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7600Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214JN | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Fox-1 Drafting & Design INC Eagan, Minnesota |
Standard | 2015-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89ZW | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2015-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N142DM | Mitchell James R LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2015-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8053U | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8034Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77340 | Champion 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Slikker Enterprises INC Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2014-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8172 | Begin-Starduster SA-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2014-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N916AR | Lehmann MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Experimental | 2014-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N145H | Hospodar Robert P RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2014-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7952Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2014-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7050Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tonys Aerial Service INC Great Bend, Kansas |
Standard | 2014-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53897 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Naca 130 LLC Cameron Park, California |
Standard | 2014-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97JN | Nalbone John J GLASAIR SH-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2014-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53834 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2014-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8496Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Osiol Russell e Chicago, Illinois |
Standard | 2014-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N986GT | Townsend Guy M Jr TOWNSEND RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Experimental | 2014-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7887Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86578 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Halpin Aviation Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
Standard | 2014-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N923HJ | Humphrey Edwin J GLASAIR I RG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2014-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7463Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Skyway Flight Service LLC Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Standard | 2014-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68517 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2014-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7413Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Outka Air LLC Aberdeen, South Dakota |
Standard | 2014-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8075Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airplanes of Kankakee Kankakee, Illinois |
Standard | 2014-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7638Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Scientific Motive Systems INC Charlevoix, Michigan |
Standard | 2014-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8643 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2014-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4YA | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Soaring Eagle Southwest LLC Fort Mohave, Arizona |
Standard | 2014-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8946 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8458Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2014-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90965 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2014-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7544F | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Grundy James W West Greenwich, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2014-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400TD | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2014-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8063Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31293 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2014-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8208Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airswiss INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8CQ | Carpenter PITTS S-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2014-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38910 | Monocoupe 90AF |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sitta Donald C Farmington, New Mexico |
Standard | 2014-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7127Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Spencer Avionics INC Spencer, Iowa |
Standard | 2014-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N776CH | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8548 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Collum Aviation LLC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2014-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30TJ | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Fiskars Equipment CO Saint Joseph, Michigan |
Standard | 2014-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5083X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flytails LLC Pace, Mississippi |
Standard | 2014-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7570F | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2014-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8GY | Shelton James E RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2014-03-04 | 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.
