Lycoming O-320-B1A
17 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320-B1A engine, rated at about 160 horsepower. The Black Larry L BLACK FALCO F8 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1950 and 2023.
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-320-B1A. FAA spelling: O-320-B1A.
Fitted to model families
Black Larry L BLACK FALCO F8 · Cessna 150 · Donald A Goodrich VANS RV 9A · Geissler Francis C MAGNUS 20 · Gerald E Kinman VANS RV-9A · Greener Richard M RV-8 · Herrington William N GS-1 GLASTAR · Lawrence J Ruth VANS RV-6A · Letcher Andrew T VANS RV9A · Mcintyre John PA-18 REPLICA
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-320-B1A the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-274, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 21 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 3 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 3 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 21 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 3 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 6 · advice, not orders
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
- Cessna 150 1 with this engine series
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 1 with this engine series
- Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec 1 with this engine series
- Michigan 2 of these aircraft
- Idaho 2 of these aircraft
- Arkansas 2 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Pennsylvania 1 of these aircraft
- Mcphillips Flying Service INC 1 of these aircraft
- Kerzen Properties LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Airtime LLC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-320-B1A 21 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-320-B1A 3 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-b1a.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 17
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N770TC | Underland Gary E SPARTES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2026-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1950Y | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N674FU | Ungerer Fred R GLASAIR RG1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2025-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62969 | Piper PA-23-160 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ls Aviation LLC Searcy, Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N863E | Greener Richard M RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2022-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N459PW | Spitaels Walter RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2022-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N572AB | Black Larry L BLACK FALCO F8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2021-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5079A | Geissler Francis C MAGNUS 20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2021-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N225J | Mcintyre John PA-18 REPLICA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airtime LLC Dayton, Idaho |
Experimental | 2020-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32GU | Underland Gary E SPARTES II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kerzen Properties LLC Fayetteville, Arkansas |
Experimental | 2018-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N188GK | Gerald E Kinman VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2017-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10961 | Cessna 150L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mcphillips Flying Service INC Beaver Island, Michigan |
Restricted | 2015-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64LR | Lawrence J Ruth VANS RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2015-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63VL | Letcher Andrew T VANS RV9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pulsar Investments INC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Experimental | 2014-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N626DG | Donald A Goodrich VANS RV 9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2013-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9YA | Royse Ralph L GLASAIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2008-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N177AG | Herrington William N GS-1 GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2007-04-19 | 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.