The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming IO-720

119 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-720 engine, rated at about 400 horsepower. The Piper PA-24 Comanche is the model most often fitted with it (71 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1960 and 2021.

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-720. FAA spelling: IO-720.

Fitted to model families

Piper PA-24 Comanche71Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave20Beechcraft 6516Aero Commander 6802Aero Commander 5001Beechcraft A651Beechcraft D-501Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A1Evans George SPORT BIPLANE1Gordon Glen GORDON-SHERPA1Helio Aircraft Ltd H8001Intermountain CALLAIR B-11

Piper PA-24 Comanche · Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave · Beechcraft 65 · Aero Commander 680 · Aero Commander 500 · Beechcraft A65 · Beechcraft D-50 · Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A · Evans George SPORT BIPLANE · Gordon Glen GORDON-SHERPA

Where they are owner's state

Texas13Florida11Minnesota9Delaware7California7Iowa5Utah4South Dakota4Nevada4Michigan4

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles97 (82%)Piston twins22 (18%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

01938567575196091970719801199012020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-720 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E15, held by Textron Lycoming Subsidiary of Textron INC.). The FAA has issued 25 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 36 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 11 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 25 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2017-08-152017-16-11 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2015-11-032015-19-07 · Fuel injector fuel lines · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-01-252011-26-04 · Externally mounted fuel injector fuel lines · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming IO-720

Failure reports 36 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

02346950109114

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Pump4Spar3Blade2Bushing2Starter2Stiffener2Actuator1Alternator1Bearing1Boot1

Latest reports

2014-05-15Boot: unsecure
2011-09-07Hose: ruptured
2010-04-07Alternator: defective
2010-01-04Actuator: malfunctioned
2009-11-06Fork: cracked

Certificates and bulletins

1E15Type certificate held by Textron Lycoming Subsidiary of Textron INC. · 12 models listed · revised February 15, 1988

Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders

2016-05-13NE-08-32R1 · Propeller Governor Idler Gear Shaft Set Screw
2011-03-31NE-08-26R3 · Magneto/Distributor
2003-01-22NE-03-18 ·

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-720.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 119

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N8493P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Keystone Flyer LLC
Avon, Indiana
Standard 2026-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8486P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Haawq Air LLC
Brookshire, Texas
Standard 2026-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8475P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Blackdog Air LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2026-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8533P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Jacobs Aviation LLC
Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Standard 2026-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400PA Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine N6105S LLC
Norwood, North Carolina
Standard 2026-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3958E Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Restricted 2026-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102RR Aero Commander
680FL P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Moyer Aviation Ll C
Katy, Texas
Standard 2026-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400BV Evans George
SPORT BIPLANE
Fixed-wing, single engine Carello Aerospace LLC
Deltona, Florida
Experimental 2025-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N711SA Gordon Glen
GORDON-SHERPA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2025-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8624P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Classics LTD
Reno, Nevada
Standard 2025-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N810AD Beech
65-B80
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Gulf States Air INC
Bossier City, Louisiana
Standard 2025-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8538P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N117WB Beech
D50C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8459P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Diesel LLC
Concord, North Carolina
Standard 2024-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2338X Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Hangar 8 Spray Service LLC
Clark, South Dakota
Restricted 2024-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8491P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2024-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8497P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N911PY Beech
65
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Orchtrans INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8613P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6174A Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Dakota Air Spray LLC
Huron, South Dakota
Restricted 2023-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N103MP Beech
65
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8474P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2023-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N800T Aero Commander
680-F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Twin Aviation LLC
Coushatta, Louisiana
Standard 2023-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57084 Aero Commander
500 S
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunflower Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400HR Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8519P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Multiple 2023-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8481P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8542P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Pro Aviation LLC
Allen, Texas
Standard 2023-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2451V Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Hatfield Spraying Service INC
Nunica, Michigan
Restricted 2022-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8456P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2022-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N980P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2022-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400NQ Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine N400Nq LLC
Gleeley, Colorado
Standard 2022-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N847SP Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8498P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8458P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2022-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N772S Dehavilland
DH104 DOVE 6A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aero Legacy Foundation
Leavenworth, Kansas
Standard 2022-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8525P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2021-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88WB Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Jason Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8515P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Special flight permit 2021-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8401P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Precision Design INC
Weatherford, Oklahoma
Experimental 2021-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8509P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4153E Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Restricted 2021-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41323 Piper
PA-36-285
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Restricted 2021-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8602P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Malibu Rising LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2021-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N780MM Trike Industries Llc
CCK-2000
Fixed-wing, single engine Trike Industries LLC
Draper, Utah
Experimental 2021-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8786P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3801E Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Acwercs International INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8739P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2020-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400CJ Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2020-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8438P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400PP Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Mig Aviation LLC
Sandy, Utah
Standard 2019-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8477P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine D F Osborne Construction INC
Topeka, Kansas
Standard 2019-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400WG Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2019-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400GC Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Northern Sky Aviation LLC
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Standard 2019-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8520P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N142TP Beech
65
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Georgia Florida Aviation Search Team
Monticello, Florida
Standard 2018-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8421P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N844N Beech
65
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bemidji Aviation Services INC
Bemidji, Minnesota
Special flight permit 2018-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2352X Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying G Aviation INC
Drayton, North Dakota
Restricted 2018-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8526P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8414P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2017-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8536P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2017-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8400P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Piper Aviation Museum Foundation INC
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Standard 2017-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3833E Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Valley Spraying Service LLC
Gann Valley, South Dakota
Restricted 2017-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3982E Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Fresno Westside Mosquito Abatement District
Firebaugh, California
Restricted 2017-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400Y Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2016-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8450P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2016-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1415B Root Byron L
SHERPA
Fixed-wing, single engine Caneel Enterprise LLC
Nibley, Utah
Experimental 2015-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5080H Beech
65
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bemidji Aviation Services INC
Bemidji, Minnesota
Standard 2015-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400HP Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2015-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5078G Beech
65
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fresh Air Aviation INC
Charlevoix, Michigan
Standard 2015-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8448P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2015-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8480P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2015-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40013 Helio Aircraft Ltd
H800
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2015-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888EK Beech
A65
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Excalibur Knight One LLC
Miami, Florida
Standard 2015-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8440P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2014-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3980E Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Ose Airspray LLC
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Restricted 2014-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8460P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2014-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400KK Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8468P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777MU Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2014-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8466P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2013-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N132BA Beech
65-B80
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bemidji Aviation Services INC
Bemidji, Minnesota
Standard 2013-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N184BA Beech
65 (LF-23F)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bemidji Aviation Services INC
Bemidji, Minnesota
Standard 2013-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5078E Beech
65
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bemidji Aviation Services INC
Bemidji, Minnesota
Standard 2013-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400SW Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2012-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400GU Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Triple S Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N208ML Beech
65
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Angelo Sorce MD Pllc
Dandridge, Tennessee
Standard 2012-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400FW Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine 400Fw LLC
Largo, Florida
Standard 2012-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8600P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2012-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9957P Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Experimental 2012-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N840S Beech
65 (LF-23F)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Transnational Aviation LLC
Arlington, Texas
Standard 2011-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7262V Intermountain
CALLAIR B-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Airplane Services INC
Jay, Florida
Restricted 2011-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3957E Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Aurora Cooperative Elevator CO
Aurora, Nebraska
Restricted 2010-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8455P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Tcb Properties LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3993E Piper
PA-36-375
Fixed-wing, single engine Storm Spraying Serv INC
Webster City, Iowa
Restricted 2006-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8607P Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2005-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123MK Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2005-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63F Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2004-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400E Piper
PA-24-400
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2003-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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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.