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 Textron Lycoming Avco Corporation). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6YP | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7286Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Reagan Scott Lllp Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98NT | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57454 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ck Leasing Services LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7430Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lavion LLC DBA Zeeland, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N537DM | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2023-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8327Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55RD | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2023-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68573 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8635Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911RK | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N967EY | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Joy Ventures LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2023-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90975 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1147 | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N7371Y LLC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N501RE | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Independence Aerospace LLC Kennesaw, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36628 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8197Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7567F | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mansfield Heliflight INC Milton, Vermont |
Standard | 2023-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31256 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7546F | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777KB | Brynestad STARDUSTER TOO |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7930Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Short Final LLC Mooresville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88184 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Maryland |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23LN | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jw Air LLC Suffolk, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34HC | Caine H P/Lett R LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Summit Concepts INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8699 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7225Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Twin Cam Holdings LLC Union City, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7734Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8405Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8754Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Amelia Air 863 LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N781DM | Marshall B Alexander RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2023-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8341Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8965Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lucid Thought Consulting LLC Terre Haute, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2269H | Merrill Timothy D COZY MARK IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerotranscendent INC Champaign, Illinois |
Experimental | 2023-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7240Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53844 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8207Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Twinkie Air LLC Colville, Washington |
Standard | 2023-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86651 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8817Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555NS | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N8241R LLC Leawood, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N646FB | Bush Frank J VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7885Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27YP | Williams Bruce E SH-2 GLASAIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2023-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8419Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2023-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7611Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28G | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7915Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Turbine Financial Group LLC Ogden, Utah |
Standard | 2023-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92JK | Kelley John W LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | B Burgess CO Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2023-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99TL | Link John H RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7962Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Restricted | 2023-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7159Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9KR | Resnick Kenneth R RESNICK GLASAIR SH2F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71PV | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Celeste LLC Playa del Rey, California |
Standard | 2023-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1605G | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7583Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92BH | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N870WT | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N952WA | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7758Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mead Aviation LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555RM | Siemsen Randall R RV 3/A1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Experimental | 2023-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57635 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9069L | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Citabria Flyers LLC North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8806 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7264Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Yogi Air LLC Wadsworth, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99AR | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tiffin Aire INC Tiffin, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7695Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7820Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Coma Pipe LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86579 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2022-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41BP | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2022-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86641 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aa Stearman LLC Lewisville, Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7533Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flying Pirates Unlimited LLC New Bern, North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82GH | Harr Glen STEEN SKYBOLT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2022-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8316Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2022-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8839Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31273 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2022-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8648Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2022-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64MC | Mcelhoe Bruce A MCELHOE EASY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2022-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7281Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Go for Flight LLC Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N359DW | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner | Standard | 2022-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69RD | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2022-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8336Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2022-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7866Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Henrie Aviation LLC Fairfield, New Jersey |
Standard | 2022-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7998Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airjohn LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2022-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444HS | Schable THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2022-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7404Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Slowpoke Air LLC Palm Harbor, Florida |
Standard | 2022-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8678Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2022-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8201Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Torqmation INC Houston, Texas |
Multiple | 2022-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N401AD | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7811S | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crop Air LLC Eaton, Colorado |
Standard | 2022-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8110Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | M2 Recreation LLC Wilmington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8598Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gulf Coast Aviation LLC New Orleans, Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N326MG | Hardinger David A STOL 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2022-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37RW | Raymond-Everett STARDUSTER SA300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Citabria Aces LLC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Experimental | 2022-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5101X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2022-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5EB | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N5Eb LLC Medina, Ohio |
Standard | 2022-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88149 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3322G | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lone Star Flight Museum Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2022-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5185T | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2022-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8712Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7485Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cline Aircraft LLC Mena, Arkansas |
Standard | 2022-08-29 | 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.
