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
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt587Piper PA-18 Super Cub388Piper PA-20 Pacer255Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser119Champion 7 Citabria and Champ43Piper L-2119Piper PA-1415Piper J-3 Cub15Piper PA-16 Clipper13Stinson 1012Cessna 14011Champion AERONCA 710
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
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles2,118 (100%)Piston twins5 (0.2%)Helicopters1 (0.0%)Airships1 (0.0%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
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
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-290-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2,125
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9838Q | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200FG | Piper L-21B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | O'Brien Aviation INC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4539 | Haus EAA BIPLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2025-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61694 | Batchelder Richard W WITMAN TAILWIND W8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2025-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N858A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7072K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2025-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57679 | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | SW Aviation Services INC Queen Creek, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4108A | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1217C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1604A | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2025-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11992 | Stits Playboy SA3B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2025-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2610A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Green-Way Essentials LLC Arkansas City, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18UN | Speicher Raymond D PITTS SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Carello Aerospace LLC Deltona, Florida |
Experimental | 2025-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2921V | Callair A-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N282M | Wiggins James C WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N290DB | Byers Walter D BYERS VARIEZE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525TS | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6990K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3301A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3380A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1532V | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sutton Aviation LLC Maunaloa, Hawaii |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15JK | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N924A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1984A | Piper PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Super D Group LLC Hanoverton, Ohio |
Multiple | 2025-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2433A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235RV | Owens Howard E VANS RV-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2025-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1952A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2735M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5656H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78474 | Piper PA-12S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Musiara LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4439M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25002 | Thorp T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3699N | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7009K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N717CA | Adkins Cliff W 8 TAILWIND |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2024-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1411A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N841A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1793A | Piper PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2024-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3716A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Point Construction Lbk LLC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2024-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90084 | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7378K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Been Flyin LLC Colchester, Connecticut |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8GD | De Lort WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 9Sixteen Motorsports Lusby, Maryland |
Experimental | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2808M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1405C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gbq LLC New Prague, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30BT | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71404 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N457Jh LLC Meridian, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4666M | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northstar Aerospray INC Clara City, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1469A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11JK | Timothy Howen PITTS S-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2103A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rooftop Aviation LLC Westminster, Maryland |
Standard | 2024-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83R | Richbourg STARDUSTER SA100 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2024-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3001M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blank Slate Enterprises LLC Pendleton, Oregon |
Experimental | 2024-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N446DL | Lavender David E PAZMANY PL-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3531A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2024-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9872Y | Champion 7EC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4076K | Benjamin Cleveland SA-3B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2024-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N831A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98043 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Restricted | 2024-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1555N | Elliott MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2024-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3278B | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3808A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N394AC | Crichton THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Experimental | 2024-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8290C | Piper PA-20-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1544A | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85MN | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mack Air LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7614K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Goering Rodney Hutchinson, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7384K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37WP | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1378A | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dray LLC Bridgeport, Nebraska |
Multiple | 2024-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2127C | Champion 7GC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4985E | Stitts Playboy SA-3A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
None on file | 2024-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2287Y | Piper PA-18 105 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jetran LLC Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8607C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8684C | Piper PA-20-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8746C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8566C | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2243H | Shambaugh Robert D CUBY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14059 | Wright James F HATZ LB-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Experimental | 2024-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N587 | Dewberry THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Management LLC Conroe, Texas |
Experimental | 2024-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7027K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1130A | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2024-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N957A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N818BB | Fergus SC-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2024-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36779 | Stinson 10A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1502P | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Multiple | 2024-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2416A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69DA | Warner Aerocraft Corp WARNER ACFT SPRTSTR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2024-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33PD | Dimascio PIETENPOL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2024-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49MP | Phelps Thomas H PAZMANY PL 2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2024-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8683C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dirt Strip LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1050A | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N283UB | Bagwill Wayne SUPER T40A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2024-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3506M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6319D | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7732K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21LR | Ruby Louis J LONG-EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2024-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8095C | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1691A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Chase 13 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8560C | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2024-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3545A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rp Sky Ranch LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.