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
N3901	Miller-Briggs BUCKER JUNGSTER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	2009-10-05	Valid
N7403K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2009-09-24	Valid
N3719A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2009-09-02	Valid
N7664D	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cachorro Cattle CO Granbury, Texas	Multiple	2009-08-25	Valid
N8838C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2009-08-11	Valid
N655A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2009-08-03	Valid
N8877C	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2009-07-16	Valid
N1467C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2009-06-03	Valid
N2258A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2009-06-02	Valid
N7742D	Piper PA-22-150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2009-04-28	Valid
N92742	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2009-03-19	Valid
N1761A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2009-03-17	Valid
N8D	Miniplane DSA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Experimental	2009-01-12	Valid
N4850E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Multiple	2009-01-05	Valid
N8884C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2008-12-24	Valid
N2036G	Chapman James F MA-5 CHARGER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2008-12-10	Valid
N1366C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2008-11-18	Valid
N5555V	Eaa Biplane MODIFIED	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Experimental	2008-11-13	Valid
N8948R	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Multiple	2008-11-04	Valid
N3596A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2008-10-28	Valid
N114SH	Hines Charles Stanley CAVALIER SA 102.5	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hatton Richard L Lakeview, Arkansas	Experimental	2008-10-17	Valid
N946AF	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2008-10-16	Valid
N647A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2008-10-15	Valid
N2916V	Callair A-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2008-10-06	Valid
N2272Z	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mohar Fred B JR Turner, Montana	Standard	2008-09-23	Valid
N7044K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2008-09-23	Valid
N8578E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Multiple	2008-09-23	Valid
N56MX	Maxwell John J EMERAUDE CP328A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	2008-09-04	Valid
N135WK	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	2008-08-28	Valid
N829A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2008-08-27	Valid
N1017A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2008-08-01	Valid
N1367A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ll Wings LLC Minnetonka, Minnesota	Multiple	2008-07-18	Valid
N6544W	Otto Brian B T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Experimental	2008-07-08	Valid
N5126H	Piper PA-14	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2008-06-20	Valid
N3709A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2008-06-19	Valid
N15D	Johnson STARDUSTER JSA 1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2008-06-13	Valid
N733Q	Polizzotto Gary CH200	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Experimental	2008-05-08	Valid
N2922M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2008-02-13	Valid
N8146C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2008-02-05	Valid
N1233A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Decker Leon T Hollister, California	Standard	2008-01-18	Valid
N3385B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Slipshod Aviation LLC Hurricane, Utah	Standard	2008-01-16	Valid
N3154M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2008-01-08	Valid
N1282C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2007-12-28	Valid
N8266C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Piper 8266C LLC Indianapolis, Indiana	Standard	2007-12-27	Valid
N1588P	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	War Eagles Air Museum Santa Teresa, New Mexico	Standard	2007-11-30	Valid
N5496Y	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2007-11-15	Valid
N198DB	Starduster SA-100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Experimental	2007-11-13	Valid
N7412K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2007-11-13	Valid
N217U	Strboya LITTLE TOOT F-200	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Experimental	2007-10-25	Valid
N8879C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2007-10-25	Valid
N1692	Nesmith COUGAR I	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2007-09-26	Valid
N2147A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2007-09-21	Valid
N4072M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Multiple	2007-09-13	Valid
N55E	Bailey B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2007-09-12	Valid
N3745A	Bolton Chris A LONG-EZ	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dock Engineering INC Stillwater, Oklahoma	Experimental	2007-09-07	Valid
N1907A	Piper PA-18AS-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	2007-09-06	Valid
N8907C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Grizzly Skins of Alaska INC Wasilla, Alaska	Standard	2007-08-27	Valid
N24686	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2007-08-11	Valid
N137KT	Heckman Harry H LANCAIR 235	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2007-08-03	Valid
N6923K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Hampshire	Standard	2007-06-22	Valid
N1197C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hitch Dixon S Malta, Montana	Multiple	2007-06-20	Valid
N4217H	Piper PA-14	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2007-04-16	Valid
N6984K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rjr Airdrome INC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2007-03-13	Valid
N7367K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2007-03-13	Valid
N2581A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2007-03-07	Valid
N7442K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2007-03-02	Valid
N32210	Stinson 10A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2007-03-01	Valid
N8978C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2007-02-28	Valid
N71BZ	Haigh BREEZY RLU-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2007-02-20	Valid
N8077C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2007-02-15	Valid
N3390G	Whittman Tailwind JCG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Experimental	2007-01-31	Valid
N6628F	Nichols Robert B BAKENG DUCE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	2007-01-04	Valid
N88828	Shivers JN4C-REPLICA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Experimental	2006-12-11	Valid
N5593H	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2006-12-06	Valid
N250DB	Ballard-Dewey STARDUSTER SA-100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2006-11-16	Valid
N8105E	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2006-11-14	Valid
N5590H	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2006-09-22	Valid
N600SE	Hastings Robert E THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2006-06-22	Valid
N2243A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2006-05-31	Valid
N72RP	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2006-05-09	Valid
N7615K	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2006-05-02	Valid
N1707A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2006-04-26	Valid
N7351K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2006-04-13	Valid
N2107A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2006-04-11	Valid
N4973H	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2006-02-14	Valid
N7619K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2006-02-09	Valid
N2272A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2006-01-26	Valid
N1498A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2005-11-18	Valid
N7587E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2005-11-18	Valid
N3894M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2005-11-04	Valid
N1545A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2005-09-09	Valid
N5773H	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Utah	Standard	2005-08-29	Valid
N143T	Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2005-08-19	Valid
N351BB	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2005-08-16	Valid
N135JD	Dugger Joey D VOLMER VJ 22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	2005-06-21	Valid
N1151A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2005-06-16	Valid
N55QQ	Williams John ZODIAC XL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2005-06-07	Valid
N3535A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2005-06-02	Valid
N2431M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2005-05-03	Valid
N7794K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2005-04-21	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.