The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 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

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

02555107661,02119301940195019601970198019902000201062020

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators

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 modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N2571A Piper
PA-20-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3727A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 2024-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9818Y Champion
7HC
Fixed-wing, single engine Riseaero LLC
Hartsville, South Carolina
Standard 2024-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3445A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Pennington Airmed Logistics LLC
Calhoun, Louisiana
Standard 2024-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40KK Knapp
PITTS SPECIAL S-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Experimental 2024-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24152 Funk
B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4224M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2024-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205GM Mihlebach Gustav
HATZ CB-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2024-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N136H Hamiter Harold W
WAG-AERO WAG-A-BOND
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Experimental 2024-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8250C Piper
PA-18-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Acme Cub Training INC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2024-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7371K Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8818C Piper
PA-22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2024-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1251A Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69JC Childress James E
CHILDRESS PLAYBOY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2024-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4449C Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Bell Investments LLC
Wasilla, Alaska
Standard 2024-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5937Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2024-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8492B Chaney Russell A
HATZ CB-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2024-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5049Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2024-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71WS Smith D Wayne
CORNELL-26
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2024-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8837C Piper
PA-22S-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2024-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8003C Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4139M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2024-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7609K Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8906R Champion
AERONCA 7HC
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2024-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N848X Champion
7GC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2101A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2024-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4229M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1592A Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2024-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3846M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1659A Piper
PA-22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15MT Stahl Edgar M
THORP T-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2024-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4292 Basil E Winch
SA11A STITS PLAYBOY
Fixed-wing, single engine Cppetersonrvtoys LLC
Lander, Wyoming
Experimental 2024-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4169N Cessna
140
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2024-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8629C Piper
PA-20-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1602P Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1830A Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2024-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2505A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8225C Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Restricted 2024-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1198 Piper
PA-18-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2024-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N818TR Clayton Robert F
THORP T-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Badger Land Aero LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Experimental 2024-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11793 Monocoupe
90A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2294A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2300A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3761M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8871C Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2024-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1652P Piper
PA-18A-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Ccf Ventures INC
Bangor, Maine
Standard 2024-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N208H Hansen Fredrick M
HATZ CB-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Bair Sky LLC
Lovell, Wyoming
Experimental 2024-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N616A Piper
PA-22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1662P Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Ryan Dietrich Farms INC
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Standard 2024-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7491K Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2024-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36KG Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2024-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6931K Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Limited CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2024-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N909JD Woods J D
RV-3A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2024-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2961M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2024-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8820C Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7043K Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N640JF Ford Jeffery
OUTBACK
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2024-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8681C Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98303 Piper
J-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Restricted 2024-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8676C Piper
PA-18-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Multiple 2024-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8515E Champion
AERONCA 7GC
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Multiple 2024-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89492 Cessna
140
Fixed-wing, single engine Pilot Farm LLC
Grant, Nebraska
Standard 2024-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2419A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2024-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3375A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8902R Champion
7HC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2024-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3335A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Twotards Aviation LLC
Moses Lake, Washington
Standard 2024-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6926K Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Red Wolf Aviation LLC
Venice, Florida
Standard 2024-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N961LW Piper
PA-20-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Grassroots Aviation
Starkville, Mississippi
Standard 2024-02-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2418A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7618K Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8145C Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2024-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7823B Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1914A Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
West Virginia
Standard 2024-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6864K Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Puerto Rico
Standard 2024-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6932K Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2024-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1957A Piper
PA-18-125
Fixed-wing, single engine Skywagon Aero LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Multiple 2024-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2139A Piper
PA-18-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero Seat INC
Sterling, Colorado
Standard 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3339B Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2024-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N731MA Mann-Allen
EAA BIPLANE P-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2024-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8505G Norman C Y
SMITH DSA1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2024-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8647C Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8801C Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Chip Aviation LLC
Falling Waters, West Virginia
Standard 2024-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1344C Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16PD Piper
J-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Restricted 2024-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8761C Piper
PA-18-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Multiple 2024-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21NK Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3374A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3527A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1089A Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Reeder Julian S JR
Nenana, Alaska
Standard 2023-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8020C Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2023-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77971 Luscombe
8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Ricol Aviation LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2023-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1577P Piper
PA-18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8729C Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Qrh LLC
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N675MM Meuer Mark
SA900 V STAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2023-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1771A Piper
PA-22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1457A Piper
PA-22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2023-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N530KW Winship Kent S
DOGGER CRAFT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Experimental 2023-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7029K Piper
PA-20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3669A Piper
PA-22-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2023-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5102H Piper
PA-14
Fixed-wing, single engine Cizek Joseph e
Wasilla, Alaska
Standard 2023-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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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.