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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7309Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7328Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5168T | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5278X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96JN | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7777Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2255Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N518CM | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Treakle Robert W Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2020-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7807S | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2020-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46JR | Ray Homer A BEARHAWK PATROL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2020-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8084Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5155T | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2020-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30NW | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Centerline Aerospace INC Clermont, Florida |
Standard | 2020-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38760 | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N718AM | Robert Andre M RV6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gillespie Ranch LLC Okanogan, Washington |
Experimental | 2020-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7931Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cannonball Trucking Friendswood, Texas |
Standard | 2020-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73Z | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flying Rocks LLC Sparkill, New York |
Standard | 2020-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86630 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pressley Aviation LLC New London, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N287GE | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 7Ge Aviation LLC Southfield, Michigan |
Standard | 2020-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10BJ | Hoye PITTS S-1D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2020-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31DS | Whittig MIDGET MUSTANG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Simply Living LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Experimental | 2020-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8243Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7334Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jg Air LLC Cape Coral, Florida |
Standard | 2020-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24DL | Davis Dewey L COZY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2020-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N146W | Wolfe Randy L SWICK T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Experimental | 2020-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19RV | Baty Mark A RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Experimental | 2020-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91BS | Snow Blaine W GLASAIR II RG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dt Aviation LLC Bountiful, Utah |
Experimental | 2020-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68514 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Twin Cities Aviation INC Yuba City, California |
Standard | 2020-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320HK | Kimray Harvey G LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Experimental | 2020-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7604Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2020-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8329Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Harbock INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8254Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Crimson Aviation LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2020-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88350 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7605Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Plane Care LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2020-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7081Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8204Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Blue Steele LLC Barnegat, New Jersey |
Standard | 2020-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5064X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2020-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76YD | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8783Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Osprey Holding Company LLC Foley, Alabama |
Standard | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8980Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tomu Fly LLC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2019-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6303N | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Multiple | 2019-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9PA | Amos BUSHBY MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2019-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7980Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2019-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8976Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Africano Aircraft Management LLC DBA Chicago, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7164Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Great Lakes Air Ventures LLC Mason, Michigan |
Standard | 2019-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41807 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2019-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N437AB | Piper PA-30B-160 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2019-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320DK | Olsen Daniel M LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2019-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5195X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2019-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8771Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2YP | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Collum Aviation LLC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2019-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7166Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Collum Aviation LLC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2019-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79G | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2019-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N954TP | Pennell Tom A DR-107 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2019-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86576 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2019-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88395 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2019-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18999 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cub Air LLC Barrington, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N388LB | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sdgair LLC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2019-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7778Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2019-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5282X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2019-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8019Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Optimus Aicraft Leasing LLC Naples, Florida |
Standard | 2019-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8418Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8486Z | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43WJ | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2019-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8368Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8219Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74YC | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7901Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7481D | Piper PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Multiple | 2019-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N45JL | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bows Investments LLC Bend, Oregon |
Standard | 2019-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7418Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12FS | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2019-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57678 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight School INC Spring, Texas |
Standard | 2019-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8507Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Multiple | 2019-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8506Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2019-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11706 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2019-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N597L | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1850G | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2019-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57664 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8981Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Grey Enterprises Holdings LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2019-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333SN | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hub City Aviation Academy LLC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2019-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1871G | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12206 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hth LLC Merigold, Mississippi |
Standard | 2019-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11677 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2019-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11PY | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2019-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2468H | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2019-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8895Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2019-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8982Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2019-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7632Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9VG | Plocher Edward B SHA-GLASAIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oak Tree Title of Oklahoma LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2019-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8675Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N729CB | Brumfield Carvian K FALCO F-8L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2019-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N718JR | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flytwincos LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2019-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7671Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68X | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lsk Aviation CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7818Y | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8955Y | Piper PA-39 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2019-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N614JD | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cc Aviation INC Tracy, California |
Standard | 2019-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777KG | Piper PA-30 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2019-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9083L | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-02-22 | 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.
