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
N99PC	Crozier EMERAUDE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2015-04-01	Valid
N11011	Pitts Special S-1C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Experimental	2015-03-26	Valid
N1871A	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skywagon Aero LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Restricted	2015-03-20	Valid
N984A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2015-03-17	Valid
N1367C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Multiple	2015-03-13	Valid
N8717C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2015-03-09	Valid
N161RK	Nikolic Peter Jr BREEZY RLU1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Breezy Flyers Aero Club Kingston, Tennessee	Experimental	2015-02-20	Valid
N81AR	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2015-02-20	Valid
N7777K	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2015-02-11	Valid
N1781	Eaa Biplane P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Experimental	2015-02-10	Valid
N3417A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-02-09	Valid
N19PJ	Oneil James E Jr CA 65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2015-01-26	Valid
N1192A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Myers Dale C King Salmon, Alaska	Standard	2015-01-21	Valid
N6509C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Frazier Aviation LLC Ontario, Oregon	Restricted	2015-01-08	Valid
N8691C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2015-01-08	Valid
N9829Q	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-12-30	Valid
N3774A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-12-19	Valid
N61468	Jamieson J-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-12-19	Valid
N5145J	Dewent Robert CUBY (SUPER)	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2014-12-12	Valid
N2461A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Multiple	2014-12-08	Valid
N4544M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Norman Edward M Palmer, Alaska	Restricted	2014-11-07	Valid
N2684A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Multiple	2014-11-06	Valid
N6149	Tomblingson-Stitts Playboy SA3A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-10-29	Valid
N5755H	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-10-28	Valid
N241T	Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-10-21	Valid
N881LS	Steen SHIP	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Experimental	2014-10-06	Valid
N451XL	Boeing L-15	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Restricted	2014-10-01	Valid
N3768A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Shannon Randal S Drexel, Missouri	Standard	2014-09-22	Valid
N3313B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2014-09-16	Valid
N118SM	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Multiple	2014-09-11	Valid
N1838A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gray Shane Charles Interlochen, Michigan	Standard	2014-09-08	Valid
N8924R	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-09-03	Valid
N3724A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-08-29	Valid
N93K	Johnson PITTS SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Experimental	2014-08-28	Valid
N2239A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2014-08-25	Valid
N3735A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2014-08-22	Valid
N2172A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-08-11	Valid
N8483C	Spencer Joe B WAG-A-BOND TRAVELER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Five Lakes Aeromarine LLC Madison, Wisconsin	Experimental	2014-08-11	Valid
N8550C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Big Sky Communication & Cable INC Billings, Montana	Standard	2014-08-11	Valid
N2914V	Callair A-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-08-04	Valid
N8610C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-07-10	Valid
N29EK	Knox Edgar G LANCAIR 235/290	Fixed-wing, single engine	Shannon Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware	Experimental	2014-07-08	Valid
N8520C	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-06-30	Valid
N99MA	Andrews WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-06-19	Valid
N46TS	Pearson Lamont E WAG A BON TRAVELER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2014-06-06	Valid
N6063U	Nunnelee Burl H MURPHY REBEL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-05-30	Valid
N1220J	Reilly Christopher T CASSUTT III L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2014-05-27	Valid
N1610A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-05-27	Valid
N1136C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-05-12	Valid
N1114R	Pitts Special S-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Unavex CORP Pensacola, Florida	Experimental	2014-05-07	Valid
N1270A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-05-06	Valid
N3732A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wil-Mar CORP Hazen, Arkansas	Standard	2014-05-06	Valid
N8237C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2014-04-30	Valid
N20821	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2014-04-18	Valid
N3722A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2014-04-14	Valid
N3244B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sharon Enterprises LLC Peralta, New Mexico	Standard	2014-04-10	Valid
N8038	August BAKENG DUCE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Experimental	2014-03-24	Valid
N8070C	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Restricted	2014-03-19	Valid
N261GT	Thompson Glen Maurice Jr KITFOX VIXEN	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-03-10	Valid
N7022X	Fisher Michael E FISHER AEROSTAR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2014-03-10	Valid
N2166A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2014-03-07	Valid
N3361A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2014-03-06	Valid
N8499Y	Anderson Lee BD-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Experimental	2014-02-28	Valid
N8522E	Champion AERONCA 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Restricted	2014-02-20	Valid
N8698C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Richard Waldren LLC Newberg, Oregon	Standard	2014-02-10	Valid
N222DS	Sattem EAA BIPLANE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Experimental	2014-01-27	Valid
N2762M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-01-27	Valid
N8576C	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-01-27	Valid
N4843E	Champion AERONCA 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-01-24	Valid
N4677S	Ward Cougar A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Experimental	2014-01-21	Valid
N7715	Marcel J Chapuis SPEZIO SPORT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-01-16	Valid
N1128A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	2014-01-09	Valid
N1280C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2013-12-26	Valid
N1929H	Miglino Vincent J HATZ-C-B1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Experimental	2013-12-17	Valid
N1283A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-12-04	Valid
N3746A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2013-12-03	Valid
N290DM	Mendenhall Dave LANCAIR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2013-11-26	Valid
N8665C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2013-11-25	Valid
N3302B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-11-18	Valid
N1247C	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-11-14	Valid
N1876A	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Restricted	2013-11-01	Valid
N185EZ	Smith K C/Widauf D P RUTAN LONG-EZ	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Experimental	2013-10-31	Valid
N63833	Brown W D Jr STOLP STARLET SA500	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-09-23	Valid
N66985	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Restricted	2013-09-09	Valid
N7641K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-08-29	Valid
N2371A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-08-26	Valid
N29CJ	Dean THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Experimental	2013-08-22	Valid
N1368A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-08-12	Valid
N1815A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2013-08-08	Valid
N39JP	Purvis T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2013-08-07	Valid
N3633M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2013-08-05	Valid
N6909K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jersey Devil Dusters LLC Southampton, New Jersey	Standard	2013-07-25	Valid
N1104A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Restricted	2013-07-24	Valid
N18062	Monocoupe 90A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Slack Jonathan D Bonfield, Illinois	Standard	2013-07-18	Valid
N1008Z	Psota MINIPLANE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2013-07-15	Valid
N1492A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-07-15	Valid
N7588E	Piper PA-18-150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Multiple	2013-07-10	Valid
N76769	Cessna 140	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-07-05	Valid
N8775C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-07-03	Valid
N1577A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2013-07-02	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.