The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming O-320-D2J

96 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320-D2J engine, rated at about 160 horsepower. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the model most often fitted with it (38 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1960 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-D2J. FAA spelling: O-320-D2J.

Fitted to model families

Cessna 172 Skyhawk38Arnold Sidney VANS RV-41Atwell Gregory B RV-61Beedy Lyle G RV-61Belsaas R/Petersen J VANS RV-9A1Bergner Lee Stewart RV41Boatright Kyle W RV-61Brown Mark R VANS RV-6A1Carlson Anders James CUBBY1Cassell Robert W GLASTAR1Cathriner Richard J LANCAIR 3201Cessna 177 Cardinal1

Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Arnold Sidney VANS RV-4 · Atwell Gregory B RV-6 · Beedy Lyle G RV-6 · Belsaas R/Petersen J VANS RV-9A · Bergner Lee Stewart RV4 · Boatright Kyle W RV-6 · Brown Mark R VANS RV-6A · Carlson Anders James CUBBY · Cassell Robert W GLASTAR

Where they are owner's state

California15Florida10Texas9Georgia6Delaware5Alaska5Wyoming4Colorado4Washington3Arkansas3

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles95 (99%)Helicopters1 (1%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0816233121960619703119807199029200011201012020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-320-D2J the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-274, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 17 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 291 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 36 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 17 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2017-08-152017-16-11 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · 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

All orders naming the Lycoming O-320-D2J

Failure reports 291 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0491418950005101520125

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bulkhead24Cylinder20Magneto19Crankshaft11Carburetor10Control Cable10Cylinder Head8Line6Piston6Skin6

Latest reports

2025-10-10Exhaust Valve: failed
2024-09-12Pulley: damaged
2024-09-09Control Cable: frayed
2024-09-04Bearing: brinelled
2024-08-07Gear: damaged

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
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 96

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N427SB Kenneth Richard
VAN'S RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine N16Rn LLC
Lakewood, Colorado
Experimental 2026-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N120KT Higginbotham Timothy W
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Sense LLC
Helena, Montana
Experimental 2026-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99HZ Hamm
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Smoke Master Aero LLC
Tehachapi, California
Experimental 2026-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4828P Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Nam LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2026-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N532BD Reims Aviation S A
CESSNA F172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Sam Aviation LLC
Long Beach, California
Standard 2026-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52248 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight School of Gwinnett
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Standard 2026-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1724P Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Nighthawk N8231G LLC
Pompano Beach, Florida
Standard 2025-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820JN John Krug
VANS RV9-A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40TP Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Draco Flight School DBA
Chino, California
Standard 2025-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N280CA Tinckler G/Tinckler A
VANS RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Skies Flight Club LLC
Cameron Park, California
Experimental 2025-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4021 Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Nighthawk N8231G LLC
Pompano Beach, Florida
Standard 2025-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N692AC Marshall Allen L
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2025-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N147BR Rich Beryl G
RV4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2025-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5352K Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Pea-Wayman Flight LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2025-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3985 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Nighthawk N8231G LLC
Pompano Beach, Florida
Standard 2025-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61DX Larsen Dale
RV9-A
Fixed-wing, single engine Hunt Thomas A
Brush Prairie, Washington
Experimental 2025-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162HD Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Wolfenden Enterprises INC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2025-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3943 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Nighthawk N8231G LLC
Pompano Beach, Florida
Standard 2025-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64012 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Jin Jin Aviation LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N614DH Hall Wilburn H
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2024-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52168 Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Jin Jin Aviation LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2024-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90763 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Apex Aircraft Leasing LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2024-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N511MP Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine N511Mp LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64611 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Great North Air LLC
Shelburne, New Hampshire
Standard 2023-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N564MM Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine L A M Capital Management LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2023-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31183 Carlson Anders James
CUBBY
Fixed-wing, single engine Ial CORP
Lewes, Delaware
Experimental 2023-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N273SB Bergner Lee Stewart
RV4
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero White LLC
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Experimental 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N141JG Cessna
177
Fixed-wing, single engine Cardinal 1Jg LLC
Bakersfield, California
Standard 2023-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N291RP Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Gtr Aero LLC
Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Standard 2023-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N810JL Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly Cessna LLC
Peoria, Arizona
Standard 2023-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N488TW Wilcox Thomas
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2023-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95ZM Mason W B/Mason P E
GLASTAR GS-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9914L Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Flex Air Holdings INC
Manhattan, Kansas
Restricted 2022-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N166A Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Rebel Blade Aviation INC
Helendale, California
Standard 2022-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62209 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52516 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N128CE Karasti Frank D
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2022-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65789 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25TY Holiday G Kent
RV-4 SOLUTION
Fixed-wing, single engine Stratus Consulting LLC
Warrenton, Virginia
Experimental 2022-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12045 Dean Allen Franklin
VANS ACFT INC RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2021-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N536MM Harper Malcom L
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2021-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N349CW Wilson Charlie H
RV9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2021-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N228AN Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine California In Nice INC
San Jose, California
Standard 2021-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7071J Arnold Sidney
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 2021-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7538F Champion
7GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2021-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N864E Rodger Nigel P
TR-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2020-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N167RV Thomas Kuklo
RV-9
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2020-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64815 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Channel Islands Aviation INC
Camarillo, California
Standard 2020-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N677DT Freeman Matthew D
GLASTAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Experimental 2020-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N225AN Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine California In Nice INC
San Jose, California
Standard 2020-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N229AN Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine California In Nice INC
San Jose, California
Standard 2020-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51582 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight School of Gwinnett INC
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Standard 2020-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N149DM Mendenhall Dave
COZY MK IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2020-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N925MM Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine L A M Capital Management LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2019-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N642BM Moline Brian L
MOLINE RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2019-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7WY Douglass James D
HATZ JD-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2019-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N739CN Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerobiz LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Multiple 2019-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64GR Juan Pablo Garzon-Ruiz
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2018-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224GA Atwell Gregory B
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2018-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3929 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Lani Lea Sky Tours LLC
Honolulu, Hawaii
Standard 2017-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3927 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Lani Lea Sky Tours LLC
Honolulu, Hawaii
Standard 2017-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N169WH Clement James
WITTMAN TAILWIND
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2017-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N408BW Ingle Benny
VANS RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2017-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N323EH Belsaas R/Petersen J
VANS RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Experimental 2017-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8466E Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2016-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N724RV Van Kesteren Glen R
VANS RV4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2016-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91WD Durkee William D
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine M&K Flying Service INC
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Experimental 2016-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N126CK Craighead Kenneth R
HATZ CB-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2015-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66XE Herbert James J
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2014-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64SF Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Safe Flight Instrument CORP
White Plains, New York
Experimental 2014-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26TR Ragonese Timothy
LONG EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine N26Tr LLC
Tucson, Arizona
Experimental 2013-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N614RF Fletcher Ray N
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2013-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N908DR Rhodes Dennis R
RV-9
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2013-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N221CV Mears Robert A
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2011-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500MB Brown Mark R
VANS RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2011-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52701 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2010-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41LA Cathriner Richard J
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2009-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N879RV Najarian Stephen N
VANS RV9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2008-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115GL Hollandsworth Jerry A
GLASSAIR I GL 20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2008-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999TX Piper
PA-25
Fixed-wing, single engine Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas
Experimental 2007-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N470JK Hill Kenneth R
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2006-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N642MD Stewart M/Skogman D
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Skydog Aviation LLC
Gainesville, Georgia
Experimental 2006-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55350 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Haps Air INC
Ames, Iowa
Standard 2005-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52440 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Hap'S Air INC
Ames, Iowa
Standard 2005-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N372DL Lebarron David A
RV-9-A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2003-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N617AR Reeves Douglas Glenn
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2002-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80GS Cassell Robert W
GLASTAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Experimental 2002-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N353BH Heath R F
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2002-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46KB Boatright Kyle W
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2000-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333MH Merritt Hal S
RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2000-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51810 Madison Richard
COZY
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 2000-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N250ZH Hatzenbeller James M
GLASTAR GS1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 1999-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N458LB Beedy Lyle G
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 1997-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N173LL Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Guam
Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N410FR Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N68460 Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. 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.