Lycoming O-290-D2B
6 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-290-D2B engine, rated at about 140 horsepower. The Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1946 and 2012.
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-D2B. FAA spelling: O-290-D2B.
Fitted to model families
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ · Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1 Yankee and Trainer · Pointer Ned A REPLICA PA-18
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 O-290-D2B 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.
FAA orders 7 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
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
- Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 2 with this engine series
- Champion 7 Citabria and Champ 2 with this engine series
- Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1 Yankee and Trainer 1 with this engine series
- Minnesota 2 of these aircraft
- West Virginia 1 of these aircraft
- Oregon 1 of these aircraft
- Illinois 1 of these aircraft
- Alaska 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-290-D2B 7 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-290-d2b.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 6
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N68KA | Aeronca 7GC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N584YK | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8918R | Champion 7HC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2020-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4871E | Champion 7GC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84406 | Aeronca 7GC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2011-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N409JP | Pointer Ned A REPLICA PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2010-04-30 | 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.