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
N633A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2000-08-08	Valid
N3796A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Spinner Family Limited Partnership White City, Oregon	Standard	2000-07-26	Valid
N73AG	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-07-24	Valid
N8267C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-07-24	Valid
N202MS	Shiver James H CAVALIER SA102	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2000-07-13	Valid
N8097R	Icarus Enterprises Llc WAG-AERO SUPERCUB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	2000-07-10	Valid
N836A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2000-05-24	Valid
N60177	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2000-05-23	Valid
N954A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2000-05-18	Valid
N8757C	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Restricted	2000-05-09	Valid
N1252C	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Davis Doyle M Clancy, Montana	Multiple	2000-04-25	Valid
N80568	Freet D A FREET LITTLE TOOT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Experimental	2000-03-09	Valid
N7590K	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-03-03	Valid
N604A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2000-01-12	Valid
N290MM	Batchelor Mark S THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2000-01-11	Valid
N17RV	Vangrunsven RV-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eaa Aviation Foundation INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Experimental	2000-01-07	Valid
N9967Q	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Taildragon LLC Boise, Idaho	Standard	2000-01-07	Valid
N1232C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1999-11-23	Valid
N8324	Piper PA-18 105	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1999-11-10	Valid
N7211K	Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Multiple	1999-10-25	Valid
N54LP	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1999-10-20	Valid
N3HC	Christianson JODEL F 12 3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Experimental	1999-09-17	Valid
N887PM	Piper PA-39	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1999-08-26	Valid
N4459	Dunning-Stits Playboy SA3B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	1999-07-13	Valid
N84CD	Derocco-Clement TAILWIND W8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	1999-06-18	Valid
N1636A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hilliard John Olympia, Washington	Standard	1999-06-10	Valid
N10792	Franklin 90	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wingnut INC Wilmington, Delaware	Experimental	1999-05-26	Valid
N6431	Pitts Special S-1C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	1999-05-14	Valid
N7447K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1999-05-13	Valid
N1440C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1999-04-30	Valid
N1246A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gay Ranch INC Broadus, Montana	Standard	1999-02-10	Valid
N8910C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1999-02-02	Valid
N7565K	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1999-01-27	Valid
N3656A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	1999-01-25	Valid
N8810C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1999-01-06	Valid
N165T	Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-11-06	Valid
N328DG	Goodwin David Carl Iv CP328	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Experimental	1998-10-29	Valid
N8662C	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Killen Land & Livestock Angela, Montana	Restricted	1998-10-23	Valid
N6948K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1998-09-15	Valid
N2475A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1998-09-08	Valid
N8873C	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-08-27	Valid
N1259C	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Restricted	1998-08-26	Valid
N90293	Macauley Thomas J CUBY L21B-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Grasshopper Aviation INC Geneseo, New York	Experimental	1998-08-25	Valid
N2505M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1998-07-27	Valid
N7517H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1998-07-24	Valid
N2576A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	1998-07-15	Valid
N7W	Watson Tailwind W8-L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Experimental	1998-07-06	Valid
N55WW	Moler-Read BREEZY RLU-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	1998-05-26	Valid
N2444A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	1998-05-15	Valid
N3491A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kendrick Jack O Weatherford, Texas	Standard	1998-05-07	Valid
N8789C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1998-04-27	Valid
N4879E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-04-18	Valid
N4756G	Smith Miniplane DSA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Experimental	1998-04-10	Valid
N284T	Piper PA-18 105	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Restricted	1998-03-25	Valid
N24859	Moore Jeffrey B HTZ BI-PL LB-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	1998-01-26	Valid
N7308K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1998-01-13	Valid
N1636E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1997-11-26	Valid
N3842M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1997-11-13	Valid
N8553C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Next Flight Out LTD Wilmington, Delaware	Restricted	1997-10-27	Valid
N3683M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1997-08-19	Valid
N1722V	Cessna 140	Fixed-wing, single engine	Little Bird Aviation Abiquiu, New Mexico	Standard	1997-08-12	Valid
N101RZ	Ray Roger C MIDGET MUSTANG (M-1)	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	1997-07-22	Valid
N1494A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-06-26	Valid
N3506A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rjr Airdrome INC Dover, Delaware	Standard	1997-05-30	Valid
N623JH	Wegman THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Experimental	1997-05-16	Valid
N8605C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1997-04-15	Valid
N25309	Bellanca 14-9	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1997-02-13	Valid
N32252	Stinson 10A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1997-01-15	Valid
N4882E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Multiple	1996-11-15	Valid
N12312	Smith MINIPLANE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	1996-10-31	Valid
N3613A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1996-10-11	Valid
N2164A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1996-10-01	Valid
N47JK	Kerr Jerry T JUNGSTER 1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	1996-09-19	Valid
N1724A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	1996-09-09	Valid
N2565A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1996-08-30	Valid
N144DN	Simmons Donald L VANS ACFT RV-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Experimental	1996-08-20	Valid
N80796	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1996-08-19	Valid
N225MR	Holstein Collin MURPHY REBEL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	1996-08-12	Valid
N1394R	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	1996-08-08	Valid
N8637C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1996-07-30	Valid
N652A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1996-07-25	Valid
N1471A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1996-05-23	Valid
N7544U	Henderson-Doherty-Mueller STITTS SA7D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Experimental	1996-05-20	Valid
N7597K	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1996-04-29	Valid
N36278	Taylorcraft BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1996-03-27	Valid
N9971Q	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1996-03-02	Valid
N8976C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	1996-02-08	Valid
N1130C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1996-02-06	Valid
N6324D	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	1996-01-25	Valid
N7391	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	1996-01-17	Valid
N10593	Piper L-21A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-01-12	Valid
N6960K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1995-12-06	Valid
N2625A	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Restricted	1995-12-05	Valid
N7650K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1995-11-27	Valid
N3688A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Multiple	1995-11-14	Valid
N86UF	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1995-10-11	Valid
N26EB	Browning STARDUSTER SA-100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	1995-09-28	Valid
N224M	Morris Charles Lee STEPCHILD 22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Experimental	1995-08-28	Valid
N753T	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Big Bend Soaring INC Port Orange, Florida	Multiple	1995-08-19	Valid
N7551H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Delta Management Corporation Las Vegas, Nevada	Standard	1995-08-11	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.