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

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-290-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 2,125

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N7435K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hickey Aero Services LLC White Hills, Arizona	Standard	2021-06-07	Valid
N8831C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2021-06-07	Valid
N55GR	Giffin Harry L LONG EZ	Fixed-wing, single engine	55 Golf Romeo LLC North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Experimental	2021-06-03	Valid
N7473K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-06-02	Valid
N8214C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Restricted	2021-06-02	Valid
N8631C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-05-22	Valid
N1579A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-05-20	Valid
N8601X	Wing D-1	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Huff Air LLC Uvalde, Texas	Standard	2021-05-15	Valid
N23703	Stinson HW75	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-05-11	Valid
N392	Stits Playboy SA3A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2021-05-11	Valid
N1364C	Piper PA-18A 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-05-08	Valid
N609N	Miller-Marvin PITTS SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2021-05-04	Valid
N3360P	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-05-03	Valid
N3599A	Piper PA-18A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-05-03	Valid
N954PC	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Finding Water LLC Schwertner, Texas	Multiple	2021-05-03	Valid
N2614A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-05-01	Valid
N260JE	Elashik-Spezio TU-HOLER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	2021-04-29	Valid
N3689M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Utah	Standard	2021-04-29	Valid
N1576A	Piper PA-20-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-04-26	Valid
N8500Q	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-04-23	Valid
N110P	Phillips CAVALIER SA-102.5	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2021-04-22	Valid
N7742K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-04-21	Valid
N380G	Thorp T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2021-04-19	Valid
N419AK	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Spats Aviation LLC Toledo, Ohio	Standard	2021-04-14	Valid
N8699R	Stits Playboy SA3A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Experimental	2021-04-14	Valid
N269J	Jochmans Claude R HATZ CB-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2021-04-13	Valid
N290JH	Hunt Jimmy LANCAIR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Experimental	2021-04-13	Valid
N4250H	Piper PA-14	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-04-12	Valid
N3337B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2021-04-07	Valid
N6950K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-04-06	Valid
N97Y	Monocoupe 90AL-115	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2021-03-30	Valid
N2652P	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2021-03-26	Valid
N1549A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2021-03-24	Valid
N3478A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2021-03-24	Valid
N125MC	Tomash James MT COYOTE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sky Guy LLC Frankenmuth, Michigan	Experimental	2021-03-23	Valid
N4433M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Alberco LLC Northport, Maine	Standard	2021-03-20	Valid
N2357V	Cessna 140	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2021-03-18	Valid
N4876E	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Multiple	2021-03-12	Valid
N62506	Flynn Joseph Kevin WAG-AERO SUPER SP TR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Experimental	2021-03-11	Valid
N567KK	Watson Jeff S CASSUTT 111M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Experimental	2021-03-09	Valid
N3336B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-02-24	Valid
N1679A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-02-20	Valid
N34D	Clinton Joseph D EAA BIPLANE MODEL P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	2021-02-19	Valid
N1336A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2021-02-17	Valid
N7665K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-02-09	Valid
N24DJ	Rise Donald J Jr LONG EZ	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	2021-02-05	Valid
N8559C	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Guam	Restricted	2021-02-05	Valid
N7054K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2021-01-27	Valid
N8183C	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Restricted	2021-01-26	Valid
N8934C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-01-26	Valid
N8947R	Champion 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2021-01-25	Valid
N636A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2021-01-21	Valid
N1869A	Piper PA-18AS-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tiberius Rex Aviation LLC Carson City, Nevada	Multiple	2021-01-20	Valid
N3450A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Scootair LLC Alburgh, Vermont	Standard	2021-01-20	Valid
N3452A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-01-20	Valid
N7797K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Scootair LLC Alburgh, Vermont	Standard	2021-01-20	Valid
N777HV	Piper L-21B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skyline Air Tours LLC Crown Point, Indiana	Standard	2021-01-16	Valid
N130DB	Brettrager Donald WAG AERO SUPER CUBY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	2021-01-11	Valid
N78476	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-01-11	Valid
N3369G	Clark-Dollar M-MA4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2021-01-07	Valid
N3676A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-01-06	Valid
N2494A	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-12-29	Valid
N290WM	Madison William T SA-100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Experimental	2020-12-29	Valid
N1538P	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-12-19	Valid
N8001C	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-12-19	Valid
N1522A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-12-16	Valid
N8640C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-12-16	Valid
N49WV	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-12-12	Valid
N9392S	Seabase Eric SEABASE KITFOX 5 SF	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Experimental	2020-12-12	Valid
N7417K	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2020-12-11	Valid
N1673A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-12-03	Valid
N63935	Hansen Kip C SUPER CUBY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-12-03	Valid
N1651H	Hunt Jimmie A SUPER J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Experimental	2020-11-21	Valid
N2471A	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2020-11-21	Valid
N8600C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2020-11-21	Valid
N369H	Monocoupe 90AL-115	Fixed-wing, single engine	Old Style Aircraft LLC Ellsinore, Missouri	Standard	2020-11-17	Valid
N5311	Shull/Pitts Special S1C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Experimental	2020-11-16	Valid
N8091C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-11-14	Valid
N14GM	Morse Norman G THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	2020-11-12	Valid
N574X	Piper PA-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-11-12	Valid
N116MS	Stohler Marvin CHARGER MA-5	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Experimental	2020-11-10	Valid
N1836A	Piper PA-20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bhl Aviation LLC Denver, Colorado	Standard	2020-11-10	Valid
N5430	Schlueter CA65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	2020-11-03	Valid
N1857P	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Multiple	2020-11-02	Valid
N26275	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-11-02	Valid
N4248M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-10-24	Valid
N4784G	Thorp T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2020-10-24	Valid
N4112M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2020-10-22	Valid
N185J	Smith Miniplane J-SMITH	Fixed-wing, single engine	Midfield Aviation LLC Caldwell, Idaho	Experimental	2020-10-21	Valid
N8194C	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-10-20	Valid
N296H	Howell L V Jr KIT FOX VIXEN SER 5	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2020-10-17	Valid
N2344A	Piper PA-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-10-05	Valid
N219PS	Piper PA-18-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Standard	2020-10-02	Valid
N4856E	Champion AERONCA 7GC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Riggin Flight Service INC Madison, South Dakota	Restricted	2020-09-28	Valid
N3340B	Piper PA-22-135	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hao Hangar Rats LLC Fairfield, Ohio	Standard	2020-09-25	Valid
N4464D	Funkhouser Richard L LANCAIR 235	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2020-09-24	Valid
N1103A	Piper PA-18-125	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N336F	Fuller George A Jr ACROSPORT SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Experimental	2020-09-10	Valid
N3226F	Snyder Donald C Sr SNYDER CUBY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Twin Lakes Lodge LLC Brookton, Maine	Experimental	2020-09-09	Valid
N5003U	Simpson Warren G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Experimental	2020-09-01	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.