Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 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

Model families, as a table

	aircraft
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt	587
Piper PA-18 Super Cub	388
Piper PA-20 Pacer	255
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser	119
Champion 7 Citabria and Champ	43
Piper L-21	19
Piper PA-14	15
Piper J-3 Cub	15
Piper PA-16 Clipper	13
Stinson 10	12
Cessna 140	11
Champion AERONCA 7	10

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

By state, as a table

	aircraft
Alaska	281
Texas	172
California	144
Washington	121
Montana	76
Florida	73
Oregon	68
Minnesota	57
New York	55
Wisconsin	52

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles2,118 (100%)Piston twins5 (0.2%)Helicopters1 (0.0%)Airships1 (0.0%)

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%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1930	10
1940	190
1950	1,021
1960	87
1970	122
1980	81
1990	94
2000	47
2010	4
2020	6

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

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

All orders naming the Lycoming O-290 series

Certificates and bulletins

E-229Type certificate held by Lycoming Division Avco Corporation · 10 models listed · revised January 31, 2020

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
N78706	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2022-04-20	Valid
N3597A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	N3597A LLC Rockford, Michigan	Restricted	2022-04-19	Valid
N2918M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Provisional	2022-04-09	Valid
N3557A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-04-08	Valid
N6972K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2022-04-06	Valid
N80571	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Western Carolina Aviation LLC Andrews, North Carolina	Standard	2022-04-06	Valid
N30P	Peck JODEL-F12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Experimental	2022-04-02	Valid
N8053C	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Multiple	2022-03-31	Valid
N3342B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2022-03-30	Valid
N3585A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-03-24	Valid
N93WV	William A Rose LONG-EZ	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Experimental	2022-03-24	Valid
N8190C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-03-22	Valid
N3383B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2022-03-17	Valid
N1437C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-03-15	Valid
N3464A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-03-14	Valid
N245KW	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Carson Cubs LLC Yelm, Washington	Standard	2022-03-10	Valid
N3271B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2022-02-26	Valid
N33350	Callair A-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Experimental Acft Assoc Farthest N Chapter 1129 In Fairbanks, Alaska	None on file	2022-02-26	Valid
N4843	Smith Miniplane DSA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2022-02-19	Valid
N6191U	Mayfield 2	Fixed-wing, single engine	4 Rc LLC Kenedy, Texas	Experimental	2022-02-19	Valid
N1164C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Standard	2022-02-15	Valid
N1648A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2022-02-15	Valid
N3297B	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-02-11	Valid
N7458K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	My Piper Pacer LLC Everett, Washington	Standard	2022-02-11	Valid
N403TS	Seratt Timothy G STOL 1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Experimental	2022-02-10	Valid
N14FH	Hemphill SPEZIO SPORT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Experimental	2022-01-29	Valid
N81DE	Elder Dennis R HATZ	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2022-01-27	Valid
N8677C	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2022-01-27	Valid
N7784H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-01-25	Valid
N101F	Champion 7HC	Fixed-wing, single engine	5G Air LLC Rhome, Texas	Standard	2022-01-22	Valid
N18JQ	Cragin John Q THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Experimental	2022-01-22	Valid
N246LD	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-01-22	Valid
N59DG	Damm RV-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2022-01-19	Valid
N8248C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-01-18	Valid
N2366A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-01-11	Valid
N110TJ	Severson T K HATZ CB-1 BIPLANE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Experimental	2022-01-07	Valid
N2491M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-01-07	Valid
N8038C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-01-06	Valid
N137EP	Pernic Edward THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	2022-01-03	Valid
N2515A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-12-28	Valid
N7469K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2021-12-27	Valid
N8798C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-12-18	Valid
N1466C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Restricted	2021-12-04	Valid
N1602A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Multiple	2021-12-04	Valid
N16JL	Edwards Julius L STOLP-ADAMS STRDSTR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2021-11-17	Valid
N2512A	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-11-17	Valid
N80557	Roberts John G KODIAK CUB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	2021-11-12	Valid
N7026K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-11-08	Valid
N8022C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ml Aviation Consulting LLC Zephyrhills, Florida	Standard	2021-11-08	Valid
N833A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-11-05	Valid
N44PD	Dimascio MIDGET MUSTANG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2021-11-03	Valid
N4292M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-11-02	Valid
N3419A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2021-10-28	Valid
N8031Z	Teeter Gregory Eugene SA-3B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2021-10-26	Valid
N1365C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2021-10-20	Valid
N50363	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2021-10-18	Valid
N7010K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2021-10-16	Valid
N1136	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-10-14	Valid
N3155K	Karp Larry PA-18 SUPER CUB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2021-10-12	Valid
N22JH	Hockenbrock James G THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2021-10-08	Valid
N2540A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2021-10-06	Valid
N1371C	Piper PA-18S-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Multiple	2021-10-05	Valid
N4758	Grove COUGAR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2021-10-04	Valid
N6994K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2021-09-28	Valid
N3439A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-09-23	Valid
N1108D	Cessna 140A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Experimental	2021-09-22	Valid
N78DW	Mantooth THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2021-09-20	Valid
N2472M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-09-15	Valid
N1596A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-09-14	Valid
N1878A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Napa Taildraggers INC Napa, California	Standard	2021-09-08	Valid
N3416A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-09-02	Valid
N8050C	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-08-31	Valid
N7326K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-08-24	Valid
N5646H	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2021-08-23	Valid
N18JZ	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Acv Group LLC Mckinleyville, California	Standard	2021-08-21	Valid
N90392	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-08-20	Valid
N1258A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lake Country Lodge INC Port Alsworth, Alaska	Standard	2021-08-19	Valid
N1124	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Experimental	2021-08-17	Valid
N2165A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2021-08-16	Valid
N3519A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-08-11	Valid
N3378A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-08-05	Valid
N1192C	Piper PA-18A-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2021-08-04	Valid
N4237H	Piper PA-14	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-08-03	Valid
N7JA	Austin THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2021-08-03	Valid
N6803K	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2021-07-20	Valid
N3273B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-07-19	Valid
N102LE	Burks Lynn Wayne LONGEZ	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2021-07-10	Valid
N30VF	Dickey Harold N MIDGET MUSTANG 1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Experimental	2021-07-10	Valid
N1123C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2021-07-08	Valid
N93CS	Sempirek Charles R LANCAIR 235	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Experimental	2021-07-08	Valid
N639A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-07-07	Valid
N1387G	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-06-29	Valid
N11CL	Lowry MOD. CL-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	2021-06-28	Valid
N138RS	Smelser Robert W 18 SUPER SPORT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Experimental	2021-06-24	Valid
N1441C	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2021-06-23	Valid
N8547E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2021-06-23	Valid
N3425A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2021-06-15	Valid
N2151A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2021-06-14	Valid
N7627K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-06-09	Valid
N8941R	Champion AERONCA 7HC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-06-08	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.