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
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
Kind of aircraft
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% |
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
Certificates and bulletins
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-290 series 7 airworthiness directives
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1545P | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N179VP | Smith Miniplane DSA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado |
Experimental | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N2547 | Reinhardt EAA BIPLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes | |
| N2616A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N2915V | Callair A-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N3262B | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | No owner on file | Standard | Assigned, not yet registeredFAA registration status code 2: N-number assigned but not yet registered. All codes | |
| N3312A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N3372B | Piper PA-18A-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | CanceledFAA registration status code 18: Sale reported, canceled. All codes | |
| N3391 | Pitts Special SRIC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N341JM | Mclellan James R PITTS S-1D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Experimental | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N3616A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N3651A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Cowboy LLC Roca, Nebraska |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N3664A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N3772A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N37DR | Rees SPEZIO DAL-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N418BS | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N6540D | Collon-John VARIEZE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
None on file | RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes | |
| N70BD | Bakeng DUCE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N7404K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N8832C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | CanceledFAA registration status code 18: Sale reported, canceled. All codes | |
| N88EH | Hooper EAA BIPLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes | |
| N898A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | RevokedFAA registration status code 22: Revoked, canceled. All codes | |
| N917RC | Breezy Club BREEZY 125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N918TF | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N9323A | Aldridge-George THROP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes |
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.