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
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 Textron Lycoming 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
Certificates and bulletins
E-229Type certificate held by Textron Lycoming Avco Corporation · 11 models listed · revised June 15, 1963
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1160H | Smith MINIPLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2023-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2330A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2246A | Piper PA-20S-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5229H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2325A | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8527C | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5482G | Denson Roy M WAG-A-BOND |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2023-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2214 | Jungster 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2023-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92JM | William E Siperek SPEZIO SPORT DAL-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1563P | Piper PA-18A-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2023-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5363H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2361A | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19GM | Trimble-Shannon THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2023-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3341A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N679A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3388B | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N430KP | Peterson Keith L RV-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2023-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200TF | Farmin SONERAI II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N501PW | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flywerx LLC Anchor Point, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8740C | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8863C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clearsky II LLC Tyler Hill, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8991C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N699A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2023-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7353K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8186C | Piper PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45870 | Hutson BREEZY 1978 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2023-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8705C | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4986V | Rude-Owen BUSHBY MUSTANG MII |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2023-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1097A | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ranch Aero LLC Sterling City, Texas |
Restricted | 2023-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3802M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99031 | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Diamond X LLC Elko, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16688 | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Water Wings LLC Buckley, Washington |
Standard | 2023-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2479A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3346B | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79RB | Ott NOSTALGIA OMS |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2023-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N597GC | Champion 7GC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ag-Av8R Flying Services LLC Brookline, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1474A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Richard Waldren LLC Newberg, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1034A | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1109A | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Orton Aviation LLC Walker, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2123B | Luscombe T-8F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3659A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4280M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC Cape May Ch, New Jersey |
Restricted | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2585A | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Multiple | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3557M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7574B | Champion 7EC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Multiple | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7449K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37SM | Mckeon Stephen F HATZ CB-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Experimental | 2023-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1107C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3328A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1153A | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8857C | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2381M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23784 | Stinson HW75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2633A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6913K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8928C | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4844E | Champion 7GC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3580A | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3370A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1996A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27ME | Mills Merle E BAKENG DUCE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2023-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3351B | Piper PA-18A-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Restricted | 2023-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10572 | Piper PA-18-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7350K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N981RM | Mccaldin Roy O B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2023-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5044K | Eaa Biplane BIPLANE 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2023-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2968G | Pitts Special LHN |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2023-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1350C | Piper PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8534C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7098K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6993K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2128A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4086M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1460C | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Multiple | 2023-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1324C | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711Q | Rimmer-Davis PITTS S1-C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411LA | Ashpaugh Larry D HATZ CB-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8066C | Piper PA-18A-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8128 | Pitts Special S-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2023-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1103Y | Brigman Walter R SA-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mays Kevin e West Liberty, Kentucky |
Experimental | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2309A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1248A | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N655HE | Piper PA-18AS-125 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9253A | Krokker Kermit KROKKER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Utah |
Experimental | 2023-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3250B | Piper PA-18A-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Multiple | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8201C | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1224C | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Idaho Airplanes LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2023-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161BT | Todd Elmer L RV-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2P | Milton PAZMANY PL-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8744C | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N110F | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3310B | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7649K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Haldeman Enterprises LLC Vancouver, Washington |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7745K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161RB | Burt SPECIAL MODEL A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2022-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3468A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2022-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4949M | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Corben Sport Planes Museum LLC Toccoa, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99042 | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1154C | Piper PA-18A-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2470M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-12-26 | 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.