Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 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	123
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
N6911K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hatley Sean P Mount Horeb, Wisconsin	Standard	2019-08-05	Valid
N7622K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-08-02	Valid
N1912A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-07-31	Valid
N8865C	Piper PA-20S-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-07-30	Valid
N4144M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2019-07-25	Valid
N1238C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-07-24	Valid
N89018	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-07-24	Valid
N5597	Fisher STITS SA3B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Experimental	2019-07-19	Valid
N402H	Harvey Donald William HATZ CB-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2019-07-17	Valid
N3369A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2019-07-16	Valid
N1277A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-07-12	Valid
N3451	Chapman VJ-22 SPORTSMAN	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	2019-06-29	Valid
N3020F	Piper L-21B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Martinez Livestock INC Moxee, Washington	Standard	2019-06-27	Valid
N90371	Globe GC-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-06-27	Valid
N1541P	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2019-06-24	Valid
N3300B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-06-24	Valid
N62074	Piper J5C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stoll Manufacturing INC Marysville, Kansas	Standard	2019-06-12	Valid
N3021M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Experimental	2019-06-11	Valid
N1161D	Cessna 140A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-06-10	Valid
N5584H	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	51 Pacer LLC Jacksonville, Oregon	Standard	2019-06-10	Valid
N69290	Eaa Biplane A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kflyin LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado	Experimental	2019-06-05	Valid
N1331A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2019-05-24	Valid
N3560A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2019-05-24	Valid
N1611A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-05-20	Valid
N2FZ	Cessna 140	Fixed-wing, single engine	Riedel Terry D Erie, Colorado	Standard	2019-05-09	Valid
N80CZ	Krug James L COZY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2019-05-08	Valid
N4253	Stits Playmate SA-11A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2019-04-29	Valid
N3301B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-04-24	Valid
N1051A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2019-04-23	Valid
N8294C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-04-23	Valid
N447TJ	Miller Timothy J WOOD PECKER B-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	2019-04-19	Valid
N2233	Stits PLAY BOY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Experimental	2019-04-17	Valid
N606A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aero Services Lc Woods Cross, Utah	Standard	2019-04-15	Valid
N22DU	Dudash THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2019-04-11	Valid
N9132R	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-04-01	Valid
N4588	Thorp T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2019-03-26	Valid
N35624	Piper J5A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2019-03-25	Valid
N35ME	Engel Maynard G COUGAR MGE-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Experimental	2019-03-25	Valid
N8270C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2019-03-20	Valid
N3200B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2019-03-15	Valid
N7423K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-03-11	Valid
N8646C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-03-09	Valid
N36717	Stinson 10A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Delaware Aircare LLC Rome, New York	Experimental	2019-03-06	Valid
N2765M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1218 Willow Springs, Missouri	Standard	2019-03-05	Valid
N9843Q	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-03-05	Valid
N1421A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Koplitz Wesley D Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Standard	2019-03-04	Valid
N3633A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-03-04	Valid
N913A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2019-03-02	Valid
N80589	Universal GLOBE GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maine	Standard	2019-02-28	Valid
N1798A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Slow Goose LLC Chevy Chase, Maryland	Restricted	2019-02-14	Valid
N12CP	Powell ACEY-DUCYP-70	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner District of Columbia	Experimental	2019-02-02	Valid
N1301C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-01-15	Valid
N928GS	Green Bobby GREEN SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2019-01-15	Valid
N2959G	Stadler STITS PLAYBOY SA3A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2019-01-07	Valid
N3459A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-01-03	Valid
N8726C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2018-12-31	Valid
N4843Z	Pratka Allen J PRATKA COLT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Experimental	2018-12-26	Valid
N74RC	Carr Randy SIDEWINDER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Experimental	2018-12-21	Valid
N2681A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-12-20	Valid
N18176	Monocoupe 90A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Reese Flying Service INC Muncie, Indiana	Standard	2018-11-27	Valid
N2734T	Mccombs Bruce A LITTLE WINGSAUTOGYRO	Rotorcraft	Co-owned owner Virginia	Experimental	2018-11-27	Valid
N4241H	Piper PA-14	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-11-26	Valid
N9052	Blumfeldt SPORT BIPLANE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2018-11-19	Valid
N12JV	Villeneuve RV-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Experimental	2018-10-31	Valid
N59369	Karp Gregg S CANARY HAWK	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2018-10-31	Valid
N1740A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-10-30	Valid
N11VL	Lebon SMITH DSA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2018-10-26	Valid
N849A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-10-24	Valid
N1314A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	K & D Livestock INC Volborg, Montana	Standard	2018-10-23	Valid
N999HK	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-10-05	Valid
N6978K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2018-10-04	Valid
N4862A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2018-10-01	Valid
N4084M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-09-27	Valid
N7048K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-09-25	Valid
N3604A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2018-09-24	Valid
N1497A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2018-09-21	Valid
N96RJ	Tweed Robert B LANCAIR 235	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2018-09-21	Valid
N3661A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2018-09-17	Valid
N2907V	Callair A-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Port Townsend Aero Museum Port Townsend, Washington	Standard	2018-09-15	Valid
N33035	Siewert Irving HATZ CB-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2018-09-08	Valid
N944A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-09-08	Valid
N55TT	Thompson STARDUSTER SA-100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dirty Side Down LLC Downers Grove, Illinois	Experimental	2018-09-04	Valid
N8846C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2018-08-25	Valid
N133TB	Byrnes Thomas A. LANCAIR 235	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2018-08-24	Valid
N5193	Chenoweth Lee DSA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Experimental	2018-08-17	Valid
N3458A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Williams Kenneth R Pendleton, Oregon	Standard	2018-08-15	Valid
N7744K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2018-07-27	Valid
N46KT	Burton William Granville WGB KNIGHT TWISTER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2018-07-19	Valid
N1855A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	2018-07-18	Valid
N20CM	Piper L-21A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-07-16	Valid
N1389A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2018-07-13	Valid
N6858D	Jodel D-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Experimental	2018-07-13	Valid
N1690K	Luscombe 8E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2018-07-02	Valid
N3474A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-06-29	Valid
N47CB	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-06-27	Valid
N8143E	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cadet Air Corps Museum Tarkio, Missouri	Standard	2018-06-20	Valid
N26439	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-06-19	Valid
N17416	Lesher PITTS S-1C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Experimental	2018-06-15	Valid
N397AB	Barber Robert L MINI-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flybravo LLC Jasper, Texas	Experimental	2018-06-15	Valid
N650A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-06-07	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.