Lycoming O-290-D2
59 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-290-D2 engine, rated at about 140 horsepower. The Piper PA-18 Super Cub is the model most often fitted with it (6 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1946 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-D2. FAA spelling: O-290-D2.
Fitted to model families
Piper PA-18 Super Cub6Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt2Arnold Thomas SPORT TRAINER1Baker Clyde L OPEN EZE1Baker Ed EB-351Champion 7 Citabria and Champ1Cooper John H LANCAIR 2351Dale BREEZY DALE-11David B Mcrae CH 750 STOL1David C Baxter SA-1001Dennis Hall HATZ CB-11Eric Vassberg Q2001
Piper PA-18 Super Cub · Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt · Arnold Thomas SPORT TRAINER · Baker Clyde L OPEN EZE · Baker Ed EB-35 · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ · Cooper John H LANCAIR 235 · Dale BREEZY DALE-1 · David B Mcrae CH 750 STOL · David C Baxter SA-100
Where they are owner's state
Oregon5Alaska5Washington4California4Minnesota3Michigan3Maine3Texas2Tennessee2South Carolina2
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles59 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-290-D2 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-229, held by Lycoming Division Avco Corporation). The FAA has issued 9 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 9 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 2 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 9 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
1998-10-1998-17-11 · Crankshafts · 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
Failure reports 9 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Line2Camshaft1Carburetor1Float1Pump1Support1Switch1Valve1
Latest reports
2015-09-10Switch: shorted
2010-05-21Carburetor: malfunctioned
1999-08-27Pump: cracked
1998-10-01Line: deteriorated
1998-10-01Line: corroded
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 PA-18 Super Cub 6 with this engine series
- Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt 2 with this engine series
- Champion 7 Citabria and Champ 1 with this engine series
- Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1 Yankee and Trainer 1 with this engine series
- Piper J5 Cub Cruiser 1 with this engine series
- Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- Oregon 5 of these aircraft
- Alaska 5 of these aircraft
- Washington 4 of these aircraft
- California 4 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 3 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Good Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Gibsons Gas INC 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-290-D2 9 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-290-D2 9 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-290-d2.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 59
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7814M | Mike Menefee LONG-EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N225 | Dennis Hall HATZ CB-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2026-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3224B | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyward Solutions INC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N617WG | Wayne C Gerszewski HATZ BANTAM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Experimental | 2025-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1230A | Rotter Dale C SKYRAT 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Experimental | 2025-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59262 | Volmer Jensen VJ22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92591 | Haggenmacher Scott KELLY D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N917VF | Vance C Franks VANS AIRCRAFT RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2024-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2474Z | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N448TL | Latino Terry L ZODIAC CH650 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2024-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N306EB | James L Rogers WOODSTOCK CUB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2024-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N780KG | Kenneth R Gronewald PA-18 SUPER CUB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Experimental | 2023-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8880S | Tim Sullivan CH601HDS |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2023-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10CF | Cooper John H LANCAIR 235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2023-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N141ST | Ntbk Llc WAG-AERO SPORT TRAIN |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
None on file | 2023-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4431 | George G Johnston PITTS SPECIAL S-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J & J Aircraft Holdings LLC Vonore, Tennessee |
Experimental | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24WG | Eric Vassberg Q200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N710JF | Faunce John W PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Experimental | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9962Q | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N878RM | Robert A Mena LANCAIR 235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2022-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3390A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N643HP | Hagerman Aviation Inc PLAYMATE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2021-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55GL | Loughran G A ACRO-SPORT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Rhode Island |
Experimental | 2021-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559W | Wyatt Forrest Dean DREADED YELLOW TAIL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2021-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35415 | Piper J5C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N493JP | Puent John D EMERAUDE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2021-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N515Z | David B Mcrae CH 750 STOL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2020-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35WT | Thomas Wayne L THOMAS' FLYER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Experimental | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N298H | Harvey William B HATZ CLASSIC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2020-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N871CG | Baker Clyde L OPEN EZE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2020-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6296L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2019-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N393TF | Hammond Robert M SMYTH SIDEWINDER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gibsons Gas INC Holland, New York |
Experimental | 2019-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N135PZ | Hess Gail A VJ-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2019-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N290RL | Richardson Scott LANCAIR 235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2018-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54YE | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49DT | Champion 7GC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200J | Goodhue Clinton CLASSIC HATZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Good Aviation LLC Sidney, Maine |
Experimental | 2016-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N703TR | Martin Maisel CAVALIER SA102.5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2016-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95880 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2016-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N750WL | Paul Robert Hajdu CH750 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2016-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1564P | Piper PA-18S-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jsfm Flyers LLC Saint Cloud, Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96574 | David C Baxter SA-100 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2015-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N149RM | Robert M Collins RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Experimental | 2015-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N805RF | Kevin R Conner HATZ CB-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2014-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N720RT | Toby Ronald E VOL SPORTSMAN VJ-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2013-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17EB | Baker Ed EB-35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2012-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N207EN | Whitman Bruce R (M-1) MIDGET MUSTANG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2012-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46FN | Newman Alfred F Jr PITTS S1-C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2011-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59NE | Letarte Patrick ACRO SPORT II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2010-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915NC | Miller Nevin D RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2009-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10DD | Dale BREEZY DALE-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Frasca Air Museum INC Urbana, Illinois |
Experimental | 2008-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4464G | Arnold Thomas SPORT TRAINER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2008-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9966Q | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N941WR | Repucci William B RV-IX |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2007-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767AB | Koelsch Anthony WATERDOG-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2007-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90403 | Rintamaki Peter A SUPER T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2007-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N330JH | Myers Floyd THORP-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2006-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N947RW | Workman Ron SIDEWINDER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2000-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4876A | Piper PA-18A RESTRICTED |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 1991-04-25 | 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.