Lycoming O-320-D2B
18 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320-D2B engine, rated at about 160 horsepower. The Alan D Gluff RV-9 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1988 and 2020.
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-D2B. FAA spelling: O-320-D2B.
Fitted to model families
Alan D Gluff RV-9 · Anderson Erik Hale LONG-EZ · Berkley Thomas S GLASAIR SHA · Butts Bruce E WITTMAN TAILWIND · Corson Richard E RV-4 · Elias Kenneth STOL CH750 · Glen David STOL KING · James T Palmer VANS RV 7A · Johs Robert W VANS RV8 · Manuel Estrada 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-D2B 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. Operators and repair shops have filed 2 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 19 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 2 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
- Utah 2 of these aircraft
- Louisiana 2 of these aircraft
- Washington 1 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- South Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-320-D2B 19 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-320-D2B 2 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2b.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 18
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1661N | Manuel Estrada PA-18 REPLICA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ss Farms Operating LLC Hydro, Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4943 | Corson Richard E RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 4943 LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Experimental | 2026-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N762KE | Nordsiek Henry F Jr RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N975GP | William C Albright Jr VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2025-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87PR | Rohrer Douglas D VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tango Flight LLC Thibodaux, Louisiana |
Experimental | 2024-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N199WW | Berkley Thomas S GLASAIR SHA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alton Glasair Flyers LLC Alton, Illinois |
Experimental | 2024-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18YT | Johs Robert W VANS RV8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5972C | James T Palmer VANS RV 7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2021-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87SV | Vaughn Montgomery VANS RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N338E | Noel Lawffer SUPER CUB EXP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2020-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N752ZA | Elias Kenneth STOL CH750 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2019-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N494AB | Alan D Gluff RV-9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2016-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34SP | Stephen J Pollard GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2016-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N568D | Glen David STOL KING |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2013-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525WT | Butts Bruce E WITTMAN TAILWIND |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2012-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50JP | Powell John R VANS RV6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2011-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N916MR | Reyes Michael RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2006-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27LZ | Anderson Erik Hale LONG-EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2006-06-26 | 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.