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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N36013 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2006-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64918 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2006-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8917Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | High Flyers INC Jackson, Tennessee |
Standard | 2006-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7365Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2006-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8539Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Twinco Leasing LLC Yacolt, Washington |
Standard | 2006-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18LM | Mcdaniel Lee T RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2006-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7928Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | W Carney LLC Ocala, Florida |
Standard | 2006-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678BT | Macmurchy'S Gordon Stuart RV6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2006-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9722B | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2006-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57657 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2006-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57515 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peterson Dean Gothenburg, Nebraska |
Standard | 2006-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N156LM | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Loup Technologies INC Longmont, Colorado |
Standard | 2005-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68574 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | All Attitude Aviation INC Edgewater, Florida |
Standard | 2005-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N772SF | Burholm Per B L FALCO F 8L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Academy Aeronautique LLC Mission Viejo, California |
Experimental | 2005-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86588 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2005-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7449Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Middle Georgia Aviation INC Cochran, Georgia |
Standard | 2005-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7054Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2005-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91FN | Scheck Christopher R VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2005-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N625BC | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2005-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7012Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2005-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57473 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2005-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5187T | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2005-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4900U | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2005-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7565Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2005-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N230SW | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Martin CO Tyrone, Georgia |
Standard | 2005-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24TE | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2005-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76382 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2005-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N694RS | Snarr Randy L LANCAIR 235/320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2005-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11681 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Amelia Reid Aviation LLC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2005-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88353 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Amelia Reid Aviation LLC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2005-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7890Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mhr Leasing LLC Hickory Corners, Michigan |
Standard | 2005-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31294 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2005-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9589S | Champion 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Multiple | 2005-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161RE | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2004-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3YB | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2004-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N869TT | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Restricted | 2004-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57390 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2004-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7183K | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2004-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7023Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2004-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8717V | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Multiple | 2004-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N851S | Asbe Kenneth E RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2004-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415HP | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2004-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24WL | Lawson THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2004-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7865Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2004-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8686Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Advanced Aviation LLC Midlothian, Virginia |
Standard | 2004-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8187Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2004-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N614R | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2004-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7261Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2004-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7674Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2004-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N306AK | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2004-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8688Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2004-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128LB | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2004-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5500C | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2004-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7183E | Foote James Innes Jr RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Experimental | 2004-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24TJ | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2004-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N556KR | Whitaker Robert M VANS ACFT RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2004-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N661CC | Andros Chris GLASAIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2003-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7949Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2003-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9MG | Gaciala Michael LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2003-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6393N | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Culpeper Aviation LLC Queen Creek, Arizona |
Restricted | 2003-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N107GB | Barrett George B FALCO F8L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2003-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23BB | Bell Bruce B VANS RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2003-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8406Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2003-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40MR | Russell CAPTAIN-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2003-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8785 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2003-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8706Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2003-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8094Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2003-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52GM | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2003-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5928J | Cessna A150L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2003-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1628H | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Warrior N1628H LLC Huntsville, Alabama |
Standard | 2003-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7919Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Keller Paul W Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2003-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246MW | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2003-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7302Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2003-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8632Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dream Flyers LLC Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
Standard | 2003-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N139SF | Walker Gerald W FALCO F.8L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2002-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42879 | Bartle/Neja/Boucher MARQUART CHARGER MA5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2002-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N724RB | Bourgeois J Rion RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2002-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86936 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lewis Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2002-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N211WB | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2002-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8383Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2002-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7732Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2002-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7342Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2002-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7061Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hoistad Flying Service INC Forman, North Dakota |
Standard | 2002-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N247AR | Archer Ronald L VANS RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2002-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8777Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Silver Ridge INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2002-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84GG | Gruber Gerald F GLASAIR RG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2002-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8735V | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Vermont |
Standard | 2002-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7628Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2002-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320S | Sinclair W Robert LANCAIR L-320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8702Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2001-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1951E | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2001-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7136Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2001-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7386Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234PC | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2001-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8934Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2000-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57691 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2000-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7317Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Comanche Air Services LLC Westminster, Colorado |
Standard | 2000-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41816 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49ES | Spangler Emery E GLASAIR SH 2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2000-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4114 | Pitts Special S-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2000-06-30 | 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.
