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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N81999 | Ayers PITTS SPECIAL MA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1476C | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8140C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N937A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N169HR | Holliston Bob KINGFISHER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Strategic Aircraft Management LLC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Experimental | 2023-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2368A | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50GF | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7089K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mz Aviation LLC Mason, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8624C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Panter Edwin M Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2829M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alaska Media LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N828A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160KP | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8614C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1264C | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21N | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9127R | Champion 7GC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Multiple | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49940 | Funk B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6115 | Moss Jim MT1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Woxof CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2023-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2282A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4073K | Reely Skycoupe SA7WR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7895H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1933 | Miglino Vincent J HATZ-C-B1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2023-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3658A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72650 | Cessna 120 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11760 | Monocoupe 90A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3528M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6906K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1078A | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3467A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40TL | Dooley Joseph D G MEYERS LITTLE TOOT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | August Aero LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Experimental | 2023-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7136 | Taylor AMIGO 2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2023-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N665A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6028C | Callair A-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1073A | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2128 | Stits SA7D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1861A | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Restricted | 2023-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1394Y | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N191AS | Spaulding Albert Lee TAILWIND W-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Experimental | 2023-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N145ER | Ramsdell Edmun L BREEZY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2358A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67240 | Dearing T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2023-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9172 | Spezio Sport DAL 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1565N | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mastodon Aero LLC American Fork, Utah |
Restricted | 2023-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N615A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3573A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6973K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N684SK | Skattum/Koontz LONG-EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2023-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N592S | Smith Terry L RV-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Experimental Aircraft Assoc Portland Chap 105 Canby, Oregon |
Experimental | 2023-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32798 | Beer Daniel SMITH MINIPLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Poor Mans Pitts LLC Waynesville, Ohio |
Experimental | 2023-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25JS | Stephens-James RV-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2023-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4131M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2179A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4012M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1112A | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3308A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N922PW | Carlton Martin Williams SUPER CHUBBER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2023-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4668T | Cougar MODIFIED |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2023-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3134M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N184WB | Watson Preston K WAG-A-BOND TRAVELER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2023-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3600M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Restricted | 2023-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5744 | Lindstrom Bruce C WAGABOND |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2023-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9211Z | Smith Miniplane SEL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8706C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8291C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2596A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78460 | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2023-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3KV | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airmax Charters LLC Lake Worth, Florida |
Standard | 2023-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1124C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53945 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N302SH | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3051M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying S INC Palestine, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5822M | Vangordon Jeffery L THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2023-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68490 | Piper J5C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18064 | Monocoupe G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heath Aircraft LLC Portland, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715JY | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airspace Aviation LLC Valleyford, Washington |
Standard | 2023-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N173F | John D Freeburg BUZZARD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2023-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2429M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7628K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N116U | Navar MINIPLANE DSA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2023-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1480C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7018K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2264C | Biddulph P.T.A. |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2023-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7683K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N700YS | John D Dimascio SUPER SPORT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2023-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7630H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3730 | Mccombs CASSUTT III M 125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spirit of Flight Foundation Nampa, Idaho |
Experimental | 2023-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N657MC | Allen Arnold R RUSTLER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2023-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N700AS | Athenian School SUPER SPORT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Experimental | 2023-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3756A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Caswell Insurance Services INC Yanceyville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7312K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N926A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1253A | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2960Z | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8687C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3961 | Potter PITTS SPECIAL S-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Black LLC Wheat Ridge, Colorado |
Experimental | 2023-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7JS | Piper J5C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26SN | Nickell Wendell Kay SPEZIO SPORT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2023-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3509A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N507MM | Webster Robert H SMITH M'PLANE DSA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2023-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1045B | Val J Bigger KELLY-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2023-05-08 | 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.