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
N1160A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Restricted	2013-06-28	Valid
N3558A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kra Investments LLC Eastport, Idaho	Standard	2013-06-05	Valid
N4698M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tri-County Sprayers INC Hamlin, Texas	Restricted	2013-05-29	Valid
N262T	Piper PA-18 105	Fixed-wing, single engine	Barnstormers Aerial Advertising LLC North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Standard	2013-05-21	Valid
N91271	Smith Miniplane DSA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	2013-05-20	Valid
N5905H	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2013-05-07	Valid
N7069K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Platinum Commercial Company LLC Platinum, Alaska	Standard	2013-05-03	Valid
N1520A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-05-01	Valid
N3284B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2013-04-25	Valid
N4267Y	Knopf Dale L SMITH MINIPLANE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2013-04-09	Valid
N92794	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-03-25	Valid
N62TR	Meyer LITTLE TOOT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	2013-03-12	Valid
N51978	Shaw STITS SA3B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Experimental	2013-03-08	Valid
N8939R	Champion AERONCA 7HC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2013-03-08	Valid
N22PF	Fitzpatrick Patrick A SA 100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Experimental	2013-03-07	Valid
N2226A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2013-03-06	Valid
N2557A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-03-05	Valid
N1536A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-03-01	Valid
N41181	Piper J5A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2013-02-26	Valid
N7093K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2013-02-08	Valid
N2207A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-02-07	Valid
N111PP	Moran Allen C CLIPPED WING CUB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2013-02-06	Valid
N2337A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-01-31	Valid
N718Q	Humphreys MIDGET MUSTANG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2013-01-28	Valid
N79WL	Love William H BREEZY RLU-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Experimental	2013-01-22	Valid
N4885E	Champion AERONCA 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Multiple	2013-01-11	Valid
N1775A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-01-04	Valid
N3638A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-12-19	Valid
N8007C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-12-19	Valid
N74EK	Ecker D/Hackett W STARDUSTER I	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Experimental	2012-12-10	Valid
N1300C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-12-07	Valid
N935P	Chapman PAZMANY PL-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2012-11-16	Valid
N123NT	Patsch THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Experimental	2012-11-13	Valid
N57CL	Landauer MEYER LITTLE TOOT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2012-11-09	Valid
N6937K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2012-10-26	Valid
N334S	Piper J5A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Schneider Michael H Inola, Oklahoma	Standard	2012-10-25	Valid
N8045C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2012-10-24	Valid
N1081A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2012-10-22	Valid
N1906A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Restricted	2012-10-22	Valid
N69CG	Grubbs Clarence E LANCAIR 235	Fixed-wing, single engine	Charley Golf LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Experimental	2012-10-11	Valid
N3290M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-10-02	Valid
N1297A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2012-09-20	Valid
N3225B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-09-18	Valid
N26AC	Piper L-21B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Water Wheel Aviation Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2012-08-22	Valid
N759AK	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Restricted	2012-08-15	Valid
N1939A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Casabonne Family LTD Partnership Hope, New Mexico	Multiple	2012-08-13	Valid
N9RF	Smith Special SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	2012-08-09	Valid
N2428M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-08-06	Valid
N665E	Meadowcroft William J ACRO CUBY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bower Aviation LLC Watervliet, Michigan	Experimental	2012-08-01	Valid
N96KM	Wrolson K/Stevens M PAZMANY PL-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2012-08-01	Valid
N5094Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2012-07-31	Valid
N217AS	Randall SPORTSMAN VJ22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Experimental	2012-07-25	Valid
N2529F	Champion 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N4944V	Wickham A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2012-07-24	Valid
N7604H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid
N8933R	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2012-07-23	Valid
N28GF	Frederick SPEZIO SPORT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2012-07-12	Valid
N3700A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Call One INC Clarinda, Iowa	Standard	2012-07-12	Valid
N6927K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-07-11	Valid
N10404	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Powers Phillp K Tallulah, Louisiana	Standard	2012-06-29	Valid
N4271	Minicab GY-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	None on file	2012-06-26	Valid
N4213P	Chapman Grant W CS#2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Experimental	2012-06-12	Valid
N1392A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2012-05-21	Valid
N7002K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2012-05-17	Valid
N2491A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Campbell Aviation INC Dutton, Montana	Multiple	2012-05-08	Valid
N7591E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-05-04	Valid
N9503V	Mooney M10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-04-26	Valid
N8904C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-04-24	Valid
N311KT	Beers John F BAKENG DUCE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2012-04-14	Valid
N7705G	Whittman Tailwind W-8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2012-04-05	Valid
N968A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-04-05	Valid
N43265	Schwettmann Dennis E MURPHY REBEL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2012-04-04	Valid
N7277K	Piper PA-18 105	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2012-04-04	Valid
N76JR	Reeves EAA BIPLANE P-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2012-04-04	Valid
N8028C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2012-04-02	Valid
N1540A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-29	Valid
N46SC	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2012-03-28	Valid
N46764	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hatbright Farm LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2012-03-09	Valid
N5274Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-03-02	Valid
N6995K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2012-03-02	Valid
N3482A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-02-28	Valid
N8911C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2012-02-25	Valid
N558A	Smith Miniplane DSA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2012-02-23	Valid
N887WC	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-02-23	Valid
N32557	Piper J5C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Experimental Aircraft Association Watertown, New York	Standard	2012-02-09	Valid
N75PA	Bowers MODEL 4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-02-07	Valid
N7001K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jersey Devil Dusters LLC Southampton, New Jersey	Standard	2012-02-01	Valid
N41AH	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-01-31	Valid
N3756M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Experimental	2012-01-30	Valid
N20930	Dart GW	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2012-01-25	Valid
N8289C	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Multiple	2012-01-19	Valid
N27710	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Airpower Museum INC Ottumwa, Iowa	Standard	2012-01-04	Valid
N7322K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2012-01-04	Valid
N72282	Merriam Paul PITTS S1D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Rhode Island	Experimental	2012-01-03	Valid
N7636K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-12-23	Valid
N7746K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-12-23	Valid
N60R	Oltarzewski STARDUSTER I	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Experimental	2011-12-19	Valid
N6962K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-12-12	Valid
N168K	Eaa Biplane P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2011-12-07	Valid
N1268A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-12-05	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.