Lycoming O-290-D
45 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-290-D engine, rated at about 130 horsepower. The Piper J5 Cub Cruiser is the model most often fitted with it (3 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1940 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 O-290-D. FAA spelling: O-290-D.
Fitted to model families
Piper J5 Cub Cruiser3Piper PA-20 Pacer3Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser2Piper PA-18 Super Cub2Barker George J HATZ CB-11Baslee Robert W CAMEL1Bateman Jon L ZODIAC 601XL1Bumgarner Johnny G ZODIAC 601XL1Crawford Buster R LO-BO-CUB1Daniel E Bond SPACE WALKER II1Dave M Brown ZENITH CH 7501David J Smith BAKENG DEUCE1
Piper J5 Cub Cruiser · Piper PA-20 Pacer · Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser · Piper PA-18 Super Cub · Barker George J HATZ CB-1 · Baslee Robert W CAMEL · Bateman Jon L ZODIAC 601XL · Bumgarner Johnny G ZODIAC 601XL · Crawford Buster R LO-BO-CUB · Daniel E Bond SPACE WALKER II
Where they are owner's state
California5Texas3Minnesota3Florida3Washington2Oklahoma2North Carolina2Kansas2Illinois2Wisconsin1
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles45 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-290-D the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-229, held by Lycoming Division Avco Corporation). The FAA has issued 7 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 3 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 7 airworthiness directives · newest first
2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2004-06-252004-10-14 · Crankshaft gear · engine
1991-05-2890-04-06 R1 · Propeller Governor External Oil Line · engine
1982-06-0781-18-04 R2 · Engine Oil Pump Driven Impeller and Shaft · engine
1977-08-1875-08-09 · Oil Pump Drive Shaft · engine
Failure reports 3 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Bolt1Lift Strut1Piston1
Latest reports
2013-10-04Bolt: broken
1999-03-26Lift Strut: corroded
1996-08-20Piston: failed
Certificates and bulletins
E-229Type certificate held by Lycoming Division Avco Corporation · 10 models listed · revised January 31, 2020
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 J5 Cub Cruiser 3 with this engine series
- Piper PA-20 Pacer 3 with this engine series
- Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser 2 with this engine series
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 2 with this engine series
- Piper PA-16 Clipper 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- California 5 of these aircraft
- Texas 3 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 3 of these aircraft
- Florida 3 of these aircraft
- Washington 2 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-290-D 7 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-290-D 3 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-290-d.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 45
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N81LE | Loftus Roger RUTAN LONG-EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2026-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5094B | Smith Glenn E PIETENPOL BIPLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Smith Glenn Orange Park, Florida |
Experimental | 2026-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N687LP | Baslee Robert W CAMEL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Forgotten Heroes Foundation Chesapeake, Virginia |
Experimental | 2026-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42TZ | Wright Way Aviation Llc HATZ CB1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N772LM | Piper J5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kpk Holdings LLC East Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3538M | John E Bruesch SPACEWALKER II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2025-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N853SP | Pavilon Clemens J BREEZY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2025-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5976B | Rychel Clyde R RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2025-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N819YK | Daniel E Bond SPACE WALKER II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66PK | Krogh Paul A THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2024-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N202PT | Pennington Curtis Lee PT2C PROSTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2024-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25801 | Whitten THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vessel of Honour Ministries Bluff City, Tennessee |
Experimental | 2024-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N872SC | Milligan John H EXPERIMENTAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2024-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7754K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234BR | Paul Bryan BRYAN SPORTSTER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N622PP | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N410JK | David R Junkins ZENITH 750 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2023-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N681KE | Eckstein Kenneth A DR1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2023-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72454 | Piper PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N397PA | Piper J5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N998Z | Crawford Buster R LO-BO-CUB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2022-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43834 | Dixon Clifton E Jr CH-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Experimental | 2021-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N505TF | Larry Hawkins RV-3A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2021-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49GD | Sutliff Bob SMITH-MINI PLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2021-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N873YD | Gerald Nelson NELSON SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2019-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N328LP | J Cresswell SPORTSMAN AMPH VJ22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nice Volmer LLC Toledo, Ohio |
Experimental | 2017-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105JE | Russell F Faller/Arthur Danley ACRO II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2016-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N942SB | Raber Arlie L Iii RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2016-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N849J | Barker George J HATZ CB-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2015-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64VS | Raffaele Signorile CH650B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2015-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1364A | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2015-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129JB | Bumgarner Johnny G ZODIAC 601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2014-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1573Z | David J Smith BAKENG DEUCE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2014-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1553M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2014-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8728C | Bateman Jon L ZODIAC 601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2014-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5929Z | Dave M Brown ZENITH CH 750 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2013-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7725K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kansas State University Salina Salina, Kansas |
Standard | 2013-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4825M | Young Robert L PAZMANY PL-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2013-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6881K | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Time 2 Fly LLC Baldwinsville, New York |
Standard | 2012-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7781K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2011-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4600 | Griswold VOLMER SPORTSMAN 22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2011-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33082 | Piper J5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2011-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299ST | Thibodaux Scott A THIBODAUX CHRISTAVIA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2009-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128FF | Thomas Blake NIEUPORT 28 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2008-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6339 | Leonard Nick ISAACS FURY II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 1994-07-28 | 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.