Lycoming O-320-E1A
3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320-E1A engine, rated at about 150 horsepower. The Kornelsen G RV-6 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1957 and 2007.
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-E1A. FAA spelling: O-320-E1A.
Fitted to model families
Kornelsen G RV-6 · Piper PA-18 Super Cub · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow
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-E1A the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-274, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 20 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 20 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 1 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
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 1 with this engine series
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 1 with this engine series
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-320-E1A 20 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-320-E1A 1 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-e1a.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 3
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N92CZ | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bluebirdaero INC Magnolia, Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N286PS | Kornelsen G RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rocky Mountain Airsports LLC Salida, Colorado |
Experimental | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7796B | Piper PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N7796B LLC Coeur D Alene, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-12-09 | 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.