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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 30, 2026

Lycoming O-320-C3B

1 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320-C3B engine, rated at about 150 horsepower. The Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1 Yankee and Trainer is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft).

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-C3B. FAA spelling: O-320-C3B.

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Ohio1

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Piston singles1100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

0001111970
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19701

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-320-C3B the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-274, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 19 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 19 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2008-10-202008-19-05 · Parallel Valve'' reciprocating engines · engine
2006-01-312005-26-10 · ECi cylinder assemblies. · engine
2004-06-252004-10-14 · Crankshaft gear · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-320-C3B

Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals

Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:

Most often: magneto (2), harness (1).

Certificates and bulletins

E-274Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 60 models listed · revised April 30, 2013

Safety bulletins 6 · advice, not orders

2019-05-02NE-19-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders
2016-05-13NE-08-32R1 · Propeller Governor Idler Gear Shaft Set Screw
2014-03-24NE-14-13 · Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs
2012-11-21NE-13-06 · Pushrod Shroud Spring Retainers, Engine Components Part No. AEL14995, for Lycoming Engines 320,...
2008-09-10NE-06-32R1 · Reciprocating Engine - Crankshaft

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
Where they are
  • Ohio 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-c3b.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N1974Y Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-03-30 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 30, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.