Lycoming O-320-B1B
3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320-B1B engine, rated at about 160 horsepower. The Donald M Aldridge/J Hatcher Fe BEARHAWK PATROL is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1987 and 2011.
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-B1B. FAA spelling: O-320-B1B.
Fitted to model families
Donald M Aldridge/J Hatcher Fe BEARHAWK PATROL · Fabiszak Stephen J RV-9A · Spicer Paul E PITTS S1C
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-B1B 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.
FAA orders 21 airworthiness directives · newest first
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
- California 2 of these aircraft
- Utah 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-320-B1B 21 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-b1b.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 3
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N774PK | Donald M Aldridge/J Hatcher Fe BEARHAWK PATROL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hcb Media LLC Los Angeles, California |
Experimental | 2022-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42PS | Spicer Paul E PITTS S1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2019-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345SF | Fabiszak Stephen J RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2008-03-20 | 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.