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
N4092M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2005-04-06	Valid
N427E	Oberheim Earnest F OBIE MUSTANG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Experimental	2005-03-28	Valid
N1352C	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2005-03-24	Valid
N1366A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	T & e INC Fowler, Kansas	Standard	2005-03-08	Valid
N884EF	Frappier Joseph Mr WITTMAN TAILWND W-10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Experimental	2005-03-07	Valid
N55HB	Moudy PITTS	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Experimental	2005-03-03	Valid
N10804	Faur TURN TURBO MOD. H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Experimental	2005-03-01	Valid
N7726K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2005-03-01	Valid
N1953V	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2005-02-14	Valid
N1065A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2005-02-09	Valid
N5157H	Piper PA-14	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	None on file	2005-01-11	Valid
N3409A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2004-12-27	Valid
N1483	Stits SA3B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Experimental	2004-12-16	Valid
N1894A	Piper PA-18AS-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hershey Flying Service INC David City, Nebraska	Restricted	2004-12-01	Valid
N27601	Elkins Dennis E ZENITH ZODIAC 601HDS	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2004-11-24	Valid
N3698A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Piper Super Cub 3698A LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	2004-10-28	Valid
N1501A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2004-09-28	Valid
N7644K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2004-09-17	Valid
N970A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-09-17	Valid
N35266	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC Hollywood, Florida	Restricted	2004-08-31	Valid
N1140C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2004-08-28	Valid
N7047V	Sellman Blaine E LANCAIR 235	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-08-26	Valid
N1795A	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2004-08-16	Valid
N1994A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2004-08-05	Valid
N8NH	Hoopes SPEZIO SPORT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-06-09	Valid
N1246	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	2004-05-28	Valid
N1533P	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2004-05-13	Valid
N246SB	Beatty Steve PROTECH PT2C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2004-05-05	Valid
N145C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2004-04-13	Valid
N2570A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2004-03-05	Valid
N1597P	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	2004-02-06	Valid
N1383W	Piper L-21B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2004-01-12	Valid
N1149A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2003-12-08	Valid
N7090K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2003-11-25	Valid
N1506P	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2003-11-22	Valid
N8206C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2003-11-14	Valid
N4894E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plyler Aviation LP Sherman, Texas	Restricted	2003-11-08	Valid
N1911A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Multiple	2003-11-01	Valid
N2186A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2003-10-31	Valid
N2511A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2003-10-29	Valid
N3488A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2003-10-09	Valid
N1041A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2003-10-03	Valid
N4168G	Blaise Richard RV 4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-09-26	Valid
N85VA	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Avro LTD Grand Junction, Colorado	Standard	2003-09-22	Valid
N2140A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lloyd Davis INC Brackettville, Texas	Standard	2003-09-05	Valid
N7411B	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2003-09-04	Valid
N5150Q	Osborne Robert ZENITH CH-250	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2003-08-13	Valid
N47137	Ansen-Tombleson BAKENG DUCE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-07-17	Valid
N1765A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2003-07-11	Valid
N23FS	Schroeder Mark RV-3A-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2003-07-09	Valid
N321ML	Lamos Mark Allan THORPE T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2003-05-21	Valid
N2548A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2003-05-14	Valid
N2577A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2003-04-09	Valid
N2767S	Larsen Mark BUDDY BABY LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-04-03	Valid
N41672	Rawdon T1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kansas Aviation Museum Wichita, Kansas	Restricted	2003-02-26	Valid
N7053K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Matlad INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2003-02-04	Valid
N4866E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2002-11-14	Valid
N7145K	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2002-10-07	Valid
N5595H	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2002-09-24	Valid
N44MN	Miller SIDEWINDER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2002-08-30	Valid
N3673A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2002-07-29	Valid
N7606K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Standard	2002-06-25	Valid
N1412C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2002-06-11	Valid
N8636C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2002-06-06	Valid
N7477K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2002-05-01	Valid
N1243C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2002-04-30	Valid
N6CM	Matthews THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Schultz Christopher A Lake Forest, California	Experimental	2002-04-29	Valid
N105DM	Medcalf Danny J ZODIAC 601 HDS	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Experimental	2002-03-06	Valid
N1693A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2002-03-05	Valid
N7719K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2002-03-05	Valid
N93001	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2002-02-19	Valid
N7231K	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2002-02-15	Valid
N3242B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2002-01-25	Valid
N1424A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2001-12-13	Valid
N728KK	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2001-12-03	Valid
N8883C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2001-11-05	Valid
N1988A	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Restricted	2001-10-24	Valid
N7713K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2001-10-23	Valid
N7677K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2001-10-11	Valid
N2198A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2001-08-15	Valid
N144RD	Beeninga Ray L VANS RV-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Experimental	2001-08-03	Valid
N1590P	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2001-07-23	Valid
N801A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2001-07-23	Valid
N2359N	Cessna 120	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2001-07-18	Valid
N2122A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2001-07-11	Valid
N85HQ	Ray Paul D MURPHY REBEL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2001-07-11	Valid
N1342C	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2001-06-18	Valid
N3683	Damm BUSHBY MUSTANG I	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2001-05-11	Valid
N3371B	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Multiple	2001-05-04	Valid
N3487A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2001-04-12	Valid
N148GD	Dart Greg G HATZ CB-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Experimental	2001-03-26	Valid
N5657	Enloe EAA BIPLANE P2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	2001-03-23	Valid
N280T	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2001-02-10	Valid
N2496A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2001-02-08	Valid
N1539A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2001-02-02	Valid
N951EL	Piper PA-18S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2001-01-26	Valid
N68RR	Warner Albert E REVOLUTION II	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Experimental	2000-12-21	Valid
N48GW	Chapman CHAPMAN SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Experimental	2000-12-12	Valid
N3299B	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2000-09-12	Valid
N3689A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Restricted	2000-08-09	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.