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
N2332A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2011-12-02	Valid
N2443A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-12-02	Valid
N1166C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-11-30	Valid
N12EH	Helsop-Stitts Playmate SA-11A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2011-11-14	Valid
N4VL	Stits Playboy SA3A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Experimental	2011-11-09	Valid
N256T	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2011-11-04	Valid
N2304Y	Piper PA-18 105	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-11-01	Valid
N288NY	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-11-01	Valid
N33RT	Martin Delbert J WAG-AERO/SUPER-SPORT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2011-11-01	Valid
N5075T	Buck/Crawford/Crawford CHRISTAVIA MK-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Experimental	2011-10-28	Valid
N755DG	Griswold Dean Alan WAG AERO CUBBY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Experimental	2011-10-26	Valid
N8790C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Altitude Unlimited INC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2011-10-25	Valid
N1043K	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2011-10-18	Valid
N3788A	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Restricted	2011-10-17	Valid
N45BJ	Parker JUNGSTER-I	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2011-10-13	Valid
N3257M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-10-03	Valid
N7325K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-09-29	Valid
N1404A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2011-09-28	Valid
N641TD	Robidoux Lionel WITTMAN W 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2011-09-28	Valid
N382SJ	Merriam PITTS SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerospace Museum of California Mcclellan, California	Experimental	2011-09-26	Valid
N3377A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-09-14	Valid
N90882	Downey CAVALIER SA102	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2011-09-12	Valid
N1308C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hahn Aviation INC Troy, Ohio	Standard	2011-09-07	Valid
N7535K	Piper PA-18 105	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2011-09-07	Valid
N290FB	Bert Floyd S PITTS S1C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2011-08-31	Valid
N3328B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2011-08-29	Valid
N7793K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-08-29	Valid
N1712M	Parks 3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2011-08-23	Valid
N1238A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2011-08-19	Valid
N14Q	Mong Sport BI-PLANE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2011-08-16	Valid
N577MB	Bellafatto Michael A OSPREY II	Blimp or dirigible	Individual owner Arkansas	Experimental	2011-08-05	Valid
N3734A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-08-01	Valid
N8598C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-07-21	Valid
N587TP	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-07-20	Valid
N2556A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2011-07-12	Valid
N81074	Cessna 140	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	2011-07-12	Valid
N1456C	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Restricted	2011-07-05	Valid
N1117C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-06-28	Valid
N6WR	Revell MIDGET MUSTANG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2011-06-22	Valid
N1363A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-06-16	Valid
N8593C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-06-15	Valid
N1066A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2011-06-09	Valid
N2215A	Piper PA-22S-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2011-06-09	Valid
N7365K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2011-05-31	Valid
N1011A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-05-27	Valid
N1111A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2011-05-27	Valid
N2677M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	L & L Farms Richvale, California	Standard	2011-05-24	Valid
N777UF	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-05-10	Valid
N1875	Stits Playmate SA-11A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2011-05-04	Valid
N2686A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-04-30	Valid
N78615	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2011-04-30	Valid
N5275Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-04-25	Valid
N6941K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-04-25	Valid
N1482C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2011-04-22	Valid
N976DB	Lawrence THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Experimental	2011-04-14	Valid
N2104A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics West Mifflin, Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-03-30	Valid
N2279A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Scott Michael SR Kahoka, Missouri	Standard	2011-03-22	Valid
N3725A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2011-03-16	Valid
N7494K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2011-03-02	Valid
N4645	Owens WITTMAN TAILWIND-W-8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2011-02-15	Valid
N87SD	Davis STARDUSTER SA100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2011-02-15	Valid
N26293	Stinson 10A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Proclaim Aviation Ministries Worthington, Minnesota	None on file	2011-01-27	Valid
N3391A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-01-25	Valid
N1127A	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Restricted	2011-01-24	Valid
N270JS	Piper J5A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Multiple	2011-01-13	Valid
N49JR	O'Rear EAA P2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Experimental	2010-12-20	Valid
N1129A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2010-12-16	Valid
N3448A	Piper PA-22S-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2010-12-15	Valid
N78825	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	None on file	2010-12-15	Valid
N3569A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2010-12-08	Valid
N3000M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2010-11-22	Valid
N8914R	Champion 7HC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-11-08	Valid
N8878C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2010-10-20	Valid
N7996H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-10-07	Valid
N6324H	Callahan James E MURPHY REBEL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2010-08-25	Valid
N75345	Heuberger L SIZZLER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Experimental	2010-08-11	Valid
N1263C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2010-07-27	Valid
N7113K	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2010-06-25	Valid
N1458C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2010-06-22	Valid
N7324K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2010-06-04	Valid
N650GS	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-05-24	Valid
N2514A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-05-19	Valid
N5110V	Starduster S-100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2010-05-06	Valid
N2041F	Poole Don VOLMER SPORTSMAN	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Experimental	2010-04-27	Valid
N7349K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2010-04-22	Valid
N26200	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2010-04-05	Valid
N3490A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2010-04-01	Valid
N1820A	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Restricted	2010-03-24	Valid
N90343	Rhoads Richard R SPEZIO SPORT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2010-03-12	Valid
N3686A	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Restricted	2010-03-09	Valid
N191SW	Hammond R M/Hamm Air Inc SIDEWINDER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2010-03-04	Valid
N1507P	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-02-18	Valid
N303WF	Fritz W E RV-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2010-01-26	Valid
N102WR	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2010-01-04	Valid
N2254A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2009-11-19	Valid
N7161K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2009-11-19	Valid
N2564M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2009-11-03	Valid
N78Y	Todd E Thomas WITTMAN TAILWIND W8M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Experimental	2009-10-29	Valid
N7574E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Walpierre LLC Indiana, Pennsylvania	Standard	2009-10-20	Valid
N7058K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2009-10-14	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.