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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8081Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85C | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8852Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2022-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9045L | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2022-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64776 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Christiansen Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8387Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N8387Y LLC Huntsville, Alabama |
Standard | 2022-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8239Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2022-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9077L | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2022-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7438Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Franklin Aviation Services LLC Inverness, Florida |
Standard | 2022-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7275Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5952 | Pitts-Thomas PITTS SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pitts 5952 LLC Bow, Washington |
Experimental | 2022-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7189Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7258Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jprg Aviation INC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8376Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8880Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88337 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41694 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57CW | Walker J C LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2022-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8844Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Streater Aviation LLC Weirsdale, Florida |
Standard | 2022-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65HR | Rasmussen Harry R GLASAIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | St Squared LLC Powell Butte, Oregon |
Experimental | 2022-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7475Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Overseas Aviaton INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99LY | Kanczuzewski Douglas J LONGEZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2022-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8432Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2022-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N323PR | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sport Flying USA Services LLC Lititz, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7600F | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7331Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8326Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2022-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86682 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5179X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2022-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3466P | Kitfox Llc RANS S-16 SHEKARI |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kitfox LLC Minden, Louisiana |
Experimental | 2022-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8836Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lodge Aviation LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1001A | Gutzman Charles W FALCO F8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 1St Avenue Ttc LLC Los Angeles, California |
Experimental | 2022-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8663 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86974 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2022-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7119Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flydunn.Com INC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2022-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87038 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2022-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8489Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sorbi Aviation INC El Cajon, California |
Standard | 2022-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7572Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Black and Faraday INC Pencil Bluff, Arkansas |
Standard | 2022-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76ML | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87084 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Wild Arizona LLC Anthem, Arizona |
Standard | 2022-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34EE | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Codingflyboy LLC Hayward, California |
Standard | 2022-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8667Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9963Q | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2022-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4FR | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | W J Rothwell Ranch CO Hyannis, Nebraska |
Standard | 2022-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N824SV | Cerchio Gerard J LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2022-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17MB | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aerocorp LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2022-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2809C | Cessna 170B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2022-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8753V | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Scott Gorski Aviation Aerobatics Bothell, Washington |
Standard | 2022-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N475TV | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Paine Twin Comanche LLC Redmond, Washington |
Standard | 2022-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711KK | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2022-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8607Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ms Aero INC Lakeville, Ohio |
Standard | 2022-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8906Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2022-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7596Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8111Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57411 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2022-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7555Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88AP | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7861Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 7861Y LLC Long Beach, California |
Standard | 2022-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8244Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8020Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Snead State Community College Boaz, Alabama |
Standard | 2022-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77CH | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tcb Management INC Chiefland, Florida |
Standard | 2022-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7902Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5066X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Chandelle LLC Chelsea, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7420Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Legacy Aviation INC Stuart, Florida |
Standard | 2021-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7761Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bytes Aviation LLC Poolesville, Maryland |
Standard | 2021-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7713Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1620G | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2021-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N815PT | Testory Perry E TESTORY RV-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2021-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N266LC | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cambridge Aviation LLC Hillsborough, New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7115Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mcdade Nimrod R III Smyrna, Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5086X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7871Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8022Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Restricted | 2021-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320GS | Shattuck George W LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Augusta Technical College Augusta, Georgia |
Experimental | 2021-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8804Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Martino Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1844G | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Twenty One Miles LLC Woodland Hills, California |
Standard | 2021-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86595 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42JT | Tinsman James W RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Filtersource LLC Fort Collins, Colorado |
Experimental | 2021-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68LR | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ms Aero INC Lakeville, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95428 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7486Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7652Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Metro West Ambulance Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2021-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1982D | Harm David A VANS RV9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2021-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3522 | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner | Standard | 2021-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4760A | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2021-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7062Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7588Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | K&Cs Saveacomanche LLC Spring Lake Park, Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7DT | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5WK | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ez Air INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34RA | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7070Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53883 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Manzo Brothers Aviation LLC Gainesville, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N209JF | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8530Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7703Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2021-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N626DW | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wings of Freedom LLC Big Bear Lake, California |
Standard | 2021-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7826Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2021-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8924Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Restricted | 2021-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8322Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N835BC | Cole Robert RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Shoreline Home Services INC Wilmington, North Carolina |
Experimental | 2021-07-24 | 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.
