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 Comanche808Bellanca 7 Citabria185Champion 7 Citabria and Champ135Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout124Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R68Cessna 172 Skyhawk26Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow15Piper PA-18 Super Cub8Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt4Pitts Special S-13Beechcraft D952Cessna 177 Cardinal2
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
Texas153Florida146California144Georgia71Delaware59Washington54Illinois52Alabama49Michigan48Ohio46
Kind of aircraft
Piston twins882 (52%)Piston singles824 (48%)Gliders1 (0.1%)
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
No FAA order in the current files names 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.
Failure reports 43 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Bolt12Spar5Carburetor2Servo2B-Nut1Bearing1Blade1Bulkhead1Capacitor1Commutator1
Latest reports
2025-06-30Impulse Coupling: destroyed
2023-12-09Hose Connector: disconnected
2022-11-02Bearing: worn
2022-02-24Carburetor: leaking
2021-04-30Exhaust Pipe: cracked
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
Fitted to
- 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
Where they are
- 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
Biggest operators
- 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
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IO-320 series 43 reports since 1995
Analytics
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8552V | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300CX | Patriot Aircraft Llc CX1900 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sitatunga Springs LLC River Hills, Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68DB | Broussard Donald G THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lai LLC Flowood, Mississippi |
Experimental | 2024-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22LM | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rd Aire LLC Opelika, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7537Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8615V | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Citabria N8615V LLC Westminster, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7074Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wsv Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192BA | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Harkrader Aviation LLC Louisa, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5070X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N566Rm LLC Wilsonville, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7454Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Orthner Aviation LLC Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7111Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321KJ | Kevin Ebsen S-21 OUTBOUND |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly-By LLC Cope, Colorado |
Experimental | 2023-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8311Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aj Air LLC Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8065Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tipton Aero Shares LLC Fort Meade, Maryland |
Standard | 2023-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41W | Wielt-Smith MINIPLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2023-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8845 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8614Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | D&D Maintenance LLC Etna Green, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7938Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Eai Aircraft LLC Fairbury, Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1236 | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N847ED | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N324C | Cullison James B LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2023-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1676G | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3121T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N718TS | Steenbergh Helen RV6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2023-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7685Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57YS | Glide Aero YELLOW SWAN |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2023-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53818 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Prestige Worldwide Aviation LLC Downers Grove, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8055Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N939CB | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2023-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N1516X | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2940G | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dakota Air Spray LLC Huron, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N204WT | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8883Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Yank N Bank LLC Greeley, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8043Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N56453 LLC Bowie, Maryland |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1242 | Bergbauer Bruce U RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aardvark Aviation LLC Danvers, Illinois |
Experimental | 2023-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86948 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7206Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Skyflite LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5MA | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7668S | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53960 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Iflytail LLC Granbury, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72MW | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N947M | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7988Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Level Up Aviation LLC Dothan, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57401 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31283 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7966Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320LC | Muecke Larry B LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sterling Cyber LLC Rehoboth Beach, Delaware |
Experimental | 2023-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53758 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trailing Edge Aviation LLC Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7664Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Summit Flight Academy LLC Peculiar, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8120Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66SE | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7855Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Parrish Aviation Flight Academy LLC Southlake, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2428P | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N110WW | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49WS | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N118DN | Mccoy William THORP T-18C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9345A | Siefert-Walter ACRO-SPORT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8062Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Golf Aero CORP Arlington, Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-20 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N7968Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mustang Aeronautics LLC Chandler, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N457MC | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boguy Air LLC Kingstree, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8266Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2023-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7157Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tailwind Consulting LLC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7672Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57645 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66DS | Stovall BUSHBY MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2023-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86847 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5155X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5280X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11687 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8187T | Cessna 175B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lawdawg Property Rentals LLC Williston, North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N843DC | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Juliet Echo LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8973Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aire Ryder LLC Roseville, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98684 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviator Air Operations LLC Grand Prairie, Texas |
Standard | 2023-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8788Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aerotransit INC Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N142TS | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Amberly Holdings LLC Fleming Island, Florida |
Standard | 2023-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8174Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Stansbury Todd V Centennial, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3256J | Cessna 150G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5180X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Sky Holdings LLC Macon, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15374 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86954 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Breaking Wind LLC Alabaster, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8745V | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5085X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Restricted | 2023-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9044L | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1111H | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37DN | Noble Dan GLASAIR II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2023-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68531 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jts Aircraft LLC Rock Hill, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8435Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Global Aviators Academy INC Claremont, California |
Standard | 2023-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64TD | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 377 Supplies LLC Argyle, Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8006Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8576V | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jam Three LLC St George, Utah |
Standard | 2023-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22CJ | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cleveland Adam Abilene, Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2VG | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7900Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lone Star Aircraft Holding Group LLC Plano, Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9810J | Cessna A150M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57673 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7974Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8267Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mh Aviation INC Lancaster, California |
Standard | 2023-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7945Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Level Up Aviation LLC Newton, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53820 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skylane Capital Group LLC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2023-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N241JP | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nate Nelsen LLC Enterprise, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-05-13 | 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.