Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 2026

Lycoming O-290 series

2,125 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-290 series engine, rated at about 140 horsepower. The Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt is the model most often fitted with it (587 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 series. FAA spelling: 0-290 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table

	aircraft
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt	587
Piper PA-18 Super Cub	388
Piper PA-20 Pacer	255
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser	119
Champion 7 Citabria and Champ	43
Piper L-21	19
Piper PA-14	15
Piper J-3 Cub	15
Piper PA-16 Clipper	13
Stinson 10	12
Cessna 140	11
Champion AERONCA 7	10

Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt · Piper PA-18 Super Cub · Piper PA-20 Pacer · Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ · Piper L-21 · Piper PA-14 · Piper J-3 Cub · Piper PA-16 Clipper · Stinson 10

Where they are owner's state

Alaska281Texas172California144Washington121Montana76Florida73Oregon68Minnesota57New York55Wisconsin52

By state, as a table

	aircraft
Alaska	281
Texas	172
California	144
Washington	121
Montana	76
Florida	73
Oregon	68
Minnesota	57
New York	55
Wisconsin	52

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles2,118 (100%)Piston twins5 (0.2%)Helicopters1 (0.0%)Airships1 (0.0%)

By kind, as a table

	aircraft	share
Piston singles	2,118	100%
Piston twins	5	0.2%
Helicopters	1	0.0%
Airships	1	0.0%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1930	10
1940	190
1950	1,021
1960	87
1970	122
1980	81
1990	94
2000	47
2010	4
2020	6

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-290 series 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

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

All orders naming the Lycoming O-290 series

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-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt 587 with this engine series
Piper PA-18 Super Cub 388 with this engine series
Piper PA-20 Pacer 255 with this engine series
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser 119 with this engine series
Champion 7 Citabria and Champ 43 with this engine series
Piper L-21 19 with this engine series
Piper PA-14 15 with this engine series
Piper J-3 Cub 15 with this engine series

Where they are

Alaska 281 of these aircraft
Texas 172 of these aircraft
California 144 of these aircraft
Washington 121 of these aircraft
Montana 76 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 4 of these aircraft
International Air Services INC Trustee 3 of these aircraft
August Aero LLC 3 of these aircraft
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 2 of these aircraft
Skywagon Aero LLC 2 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-290 series 7 airworthiness directives

Analytics

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-290-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 2,125

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N1283C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2020-08-29	Valid
N1598A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ellis Hal R Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	2020-08-29	Valid
N10579	Mccann Donald G BAKENG DUCE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Experimental	2020-08-18	Valid
N8503C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2020-08-15	Valid
N949Z	Smith STP 1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Experimental	2020-08-14	Valid
N1961A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-08-11	Valid
N3514A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia	Standard	2020-08-10	Valid
N1590A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-08-04	Valid
N110BT	Baker Timothy C PAZMANY PL-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Experimental	2020-08-01	Valid
N7011K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-07-31	Valid
N7387K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-07-30	Valid
N1470C	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2020-07-24	Valid
N7JH	Smith Miniplane DSA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2020-07-22	Valid
N4256M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kcg Aviation LLC Angola, New York	Standard	2020-07-20	Valid
N68111	Flynt SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2020-07-17	Valid
N26QQ	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hauser Family Flying LLC Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-07-14	Valid
N1130	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-07-13	Valid
N787SG	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Container Stop INC Paso Robles, California	Multiple	2020-07-09	Valid
N8171C	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Peed Aviation INC Casa Grande, Arizona	Multiple	2020-07-09	Valid
N8692C	Cullum Dennis F RV-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Texas Air and Space Museum INC Amarillo, Texas	Experimental	2020-07-06	Valid
N8973C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-07-02	Valid
N1265A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2020-07-01	Valid
N1393C	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-06-30	Valid
N1991A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-06-19	Valid
N3464D	Champion 7GCBC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Henricks Aero LLC Eatonville, Washington	Standard	2020-06-17	Valid
N3209B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2020-06-11	Valid
N1858A	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Low and Slow LLC Bozeman, Montana	Standard	2020-06-03	Valid
N8507E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-06-01	Valid
N593V	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-05-12	Valid
N55AT	Routt SEMINOLE RS-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	August Aero LLC Kalispell, Montana	Experimental	2020-05-08	Valid
N669A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2020-05-07	Valid
N2XE	Rutledge EMERAUDE CP-301	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2020-05-04	Valid
N3250A	Quarton A G HATZ C B-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Experimental	2020-04-30	Valid
N523SC	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bush Rider LLC Erwinna, Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-04-30	Valid
N4498	Maxwell SPEZIO	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2020-04-29	Valid
N88553	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Riggin Flight Service INC Madison, South Dakota	Restricted	2020-04-28	Valid
N7039K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Denslow Cattle CO Alamosa, Colorado	Standard	2020-04-27	Valid
N2502A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-04-24	Valid
N4316M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2020-04-21	Valid
N9996Q	Weeks THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2020-04-21	Valid
N2121A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-04-16	Valid
N24109	Mcclish FUNK B85C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-04-16	Valid
N3294M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2020-04-14	Valid
N2222A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-04-08	Valid
N1356W	Parks Richard A STARDUSTER SA-100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2020-04-03	Valid
N1105A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2020-04-01	Valid
N1801A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-03-26	Valid
N2641A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-03-24	Valid
N8168C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2020-03-24	Valid
N3930L	Piper L-21B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2020-03-19	Valid
N3736A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-03-17	Valid
N8226C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-03-16	Valid
N6385C	Gorden Nata STARDUSTER SA-100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-02-24	Valid
N3872C	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-02-21	Valid
N11411	Wittman Tailwind W-8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Restricted	2020-02-20	Valid
N170T	Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2020-02-10	Valid
N8940C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N7710H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-01-23	Valid
N3331A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-01-17	Valid
N31WA	Wagner CUBY ACRO TRAINER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2020-01-15	Valid
N2180A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-01-07	Valid
N2394A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-01-06	Valid
N7954H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-01-03	Valid
N9587A	Carlisle-William BAKENG DUCE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Experimental	2019-12-31	Valid
N1165V	Clarke-Snider RV-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	2019-12-19	Valid
N2497A	Piper PA-18S-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-12-19	Valid
N7566K	Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Horseshoe Bar Land & Livestock LLC Gillette, Wyoming	Standard	2019-12-19	Valid
N78819	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	None on file	2019-12-17	Valid
N87DC	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vintage Skycrafters LLC Kelso, Washington	Standard	2019-12-06	Valid
N7738K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-12-03	Valid
N1133	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cub N1133 LLC Logan, Utah	Standard	2019-12-02	Valid
N289RF	Robins Thomas E SMITH MINIPLN DSA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2019-11-26	Valid
N7413K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-11-20	Valid
N20915	Dart GK	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-11-16	Valid
N275DB	Hatz CB-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	2019-11-16	Valid
N360LD	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2019-11-16	Valid
N38905	Monocoupe 90AL-115	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-11-15	Valid
N171DG	Gallman TAILWIND W-8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Experimental	2019-11-14	Valid
N7BK	Kreifels BREEZY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Experimental	2019-11-14	Valid
N1542P	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2019-11-07	Valid
N6205F	Edwards Mark S WAG-AERO EDWARDS S S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2019-11-01	Valid
N2673A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wilde Air Service LLC Volga, South Dakota	Standard	2019-10-29	Valid
N1692A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2019-10-28	Valid
N16N	Westphal PARAKEET REPLICA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2019-10-28	Valid
N7793H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-10-28	Valid
N2740M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2019-10-09	Valid
N160F	Smith MINIPLANE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2019-10-08	Valid
N2650A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2019-10-07	Valid
N6900H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cp Aviation INC Santa Paula, California	Standard	2019-10-02	Valid
N91323	Harper Jack Webster W-8 TAIL WIND	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Experimental	2019-09-27	Valid
N3363A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	7Ac Club INC Clearwater, Florida	Standard	2019-09-23	Valid
N3232B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2019-09-19	Valid
N4082M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Odegaard Aviation LLC Kindred, North Dakota	Standard	2019-09-16	Valid
N92754	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2019-09-12	Valid
N3454A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2019-09-10	Valid
N1072A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-09-05	Valid
N6895K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2019-08-21	Valid
N5137H	Piper PA-14	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kingdom Air Corps Sutton, Alaska	Standard	2019-08-15	Valid
N8706R	R. J. Begin DSA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2019-08-13	Valid
N2220X	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-08-08	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.