Lycoming O-320-B2C
55 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320-B2C engine, rated at about 160 horsepower. The Robinson R22 is the model most often fitted with it (30 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1978 and 2026.
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-B2C. FAA spelling: O-320-B2C.
Fitted to model families
Robinson R2230Piper PA-18 Super Cub2Cizek Mike R VANS ACFT INC RV-41Devildog3 Aviation Consulting COZY-31Dixson Michael E SAFARI1Dubois Robin COZY1Evans Chase C RV-91Gill Audie E ACRO SPORT II1James Timothy H EXPERIMENTAL CUB1Jonathan R Vos JV-21Judy Louis JUDY FAST ONE1Mathias M Rybarczyk PITTS S1C1
Robinson R22 · Piper PA-18 Super Cub · Cizek Mike R VANS ACFT INC RV-4 · Devildog3 Aviation Consulting COZY-3 · Dixson Michael E SAFARI · Dubois Robin COZY · Evans Chase C RV-9 · Gill Audie E ACRO SPORT II · James Timothy H EXPERIMENTAL CUB · Jonathan R Vos JV-2
Where they are owner's state
Texas6Delaware6Illinois4Florida4South Dakota3Oregon3Virginia2Pennsylvania2Ohio2North Carolina2
Kind of aircraft
Helicopters31 (56%)Piston singles23 (42%)Gyroplanes1 (2%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-320-B2C the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 171 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 22 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 171 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Belt10Frame10Bearing9Gearbox8Drive Belt6Gear6Oil Cooler6Crankshaft5Retainer5Blade4
Latest reports
2022-10-18Warning Unit: inoperative
2022-04-22None: defective
2021-05-27Sheave: corroded
2021-05-27Sheave: defective
2020-12-09Motor: failed
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
- Robinson R22 30 with this engine series
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 2 with this engine series
Where they are
- Texas 6 of these aircraft
- Delaware 6 of these aircraft
- Illinois 4 of these aircraft
- Florida 4 of these aircraft
- South Dakota 3 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Higher Ground Helicopters Of Cincinnati LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Summerskyz INC 1 of these aircraft
- Stefenelli Aviation N Tr INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-320-B2C 171 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2c.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 55
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N941LF | Naegele Charles M VANS RV6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N367W | Evans Chase C RV-9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N643MD | Richardson Michael J WITTMAN TAILWIND W10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Experimental | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N346VH | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2025-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N744ES | Robinson Helicopter R22 |
Helicopter | Usaircraft INC Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43266 | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Sky High Helicopters LLC Camarillo, California |
Standard | 2025-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76BK | Taylor Kevin B MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2025-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65SA | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Akin & Son INC Texarkana, Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N476JH | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Bills Helicopter Service LLC Woodlawn, Virginia |
Restricted | 2025-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N501HL | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Aarow Aircraft Leasing LLC Mcminnville, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N229MH | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Bwm Holding Group INC Greenwich, Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3636W | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Altitude Aviation Services LLC Mountain Home, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N334VH | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Fly Fly Fly LLC Dover, Delaware |
Restricted | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N985TG | Thomas E Gregorski VANS RV9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2024-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N909BW | Robert Charles Wendolek RV9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Experimental | 2024-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N627GS | Devildog3 Aviation Consulting COZY-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2024-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767KL | Piper Aircraft Corp PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N504KC | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Nordwald Aviation Services LLC Mexico, Missouri |
Standard | 2024-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26225 | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Individual owner Oregon |
Multiple | 2024-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40VZ | Cizek Mike R VANS ACFT INC RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jump Jet LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Experimental | 2023-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106EH | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N452CT | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Main Rotor Enterprises LLP Scottsville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22AQ | Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER |
Helicopter | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N224HG | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Higher Ground Helicopters of Cincinnati LLC Miamisburg, Ohio |
Standard | 2022-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9WU | James Timothy H EXPERIMENTAL CUB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Experimental | 2022-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N301BP | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Precision Aviators LLC Iuka, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32LK | Wilson Duane C RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Experimental | 2022-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525VD | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Stefenelli Aviation N Tr INC Trustee Attersee, |
Standard | 2021-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N269RV | Millhouse D Scott VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2020-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N139AG | Robinson Helicopter R22 |
Helicopter | School Board of Seminole CO Florida Sanford, Florida |
Standard | 2020-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N209MK | Dixson Michael E SAFARI |
Rotorcraft | Tampa Helicopter Services LLC Dover, Florida |
Experimental | 2019-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7754V | Jonathan R Vos JV-2 |
Gyroplane | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2018-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80645 | Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER |
Helicopter | N80645 LLC Rehoboth Beach, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N441AP | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N152AG | Gill Audie E ACRO SPORT II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2018-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N384RC | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2018-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N223HG | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Higher Ground Helicopters of Cincinnati LLC Miamisburg, Ohio |
Standard | 2017-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N876CM | Mathias M Rybarczyk PITTS S1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2017-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N254MM | Meacham Bruce E RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2017-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103BJ | Judy Louis JUDY FAST ONE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2016-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96CW | Wilcox Jeffrey Craig WILCOX BAKENG DUCE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Harger Aviation LLC Richmond, Texas |
Experimental | 2016-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N922DD | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2014-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36HS | Savary Herve VANS AIRCRAFT RV7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2014-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N377CP | May Charles R Sr RV7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2014-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22AZ | Dubois Robin COZY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Experimental | 2013-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N542G | Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER |
Helicopter | Atlantic Helicopters International INC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2013-12-16 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N8042B | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Summerskyz INC Saint Joseph, Illinois |
Standard | 2013-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N452JP | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Brushpopper Aviation LLC Annona, Texas |
Restricted | 2012-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2340D | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Individual owner New York |
Restricted | 2011-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46PN | Paul E Nuss Sr TAILWIND W-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2011-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N231TM | Robinson Helicopter R22 |
Helicopter | Casablanca Helicopter LLC Rehoboth Beach, Delaware |
Standard | 2011-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N377BM | Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER |
Helicopter | Quebec Helicopter LLC Rehoboth Beach, Delaware |
Standard | 2011-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11364 | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Emerald City Aircraft Leasing INC Port Orchard, Washington |
Standard | 2009-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4525G | Mcdonald Jo/Mackey W SQ III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Experimental | 2008-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26WH | Robinson Helicopter R22 |
Helicopter | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2007-02-13 | 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.