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

Lycoming O-320-E2A

98 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320-E2A engine, rated at about 150 horsepower. The Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow is the model most often fitted with it (9 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1952 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-E2A. FAA spelling: O-320-E2A.

Fitted to model families

Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow9Cessna 1503Anders J Carlson AJC CUB1Beasley Keith R RV-9A1Bergdoll John A RV-9A1Billie Rex Taylor RV-41Brown Dennis L RV-41Busenitz Clinton Lee BADLANDS TRAVELER1Callan Bryan P RV-71Carl W Eslinger SCOOTER1Carpency Joseph T GLASTAR1Cessna Aircraft Co F172M1

Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Cessna 150 · Anders J Carlson AJC CUB · Beasley Keith R RV-9A · Bergdoll John A RV-9A · Billie Rex Taylor RV-4 · Brown Dennis L RV-4 · Busenitz Clinton Lee BADLANDS TRAVELER · Callan Bryan P RV-7 · Carl W Eslinger SCOOTER

Where they are owner's state

Texas18California11Wisconsin4Washington4Alaska4Utah3South Carolina3Montana3Michigan3Kansas3

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles98 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

081726341195081960519702198041990232000342010162020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-320-E2A the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-274, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 21 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 83 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 4 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 21 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-E2A

Failure reports 83 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

02581095000512224

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Exhaust Valve6Hose5Crankshaft4Cylinder4Spar4Valve3Bolt2Bracket2Carburetor2Engine2

Latest reports

2024-10-05Engine: faulted
2024-06-06Exhaust Valve: broken
2021-11-08None: failed
2015-05-28Gasket: leaking
2014-09-05Outlet: eroded

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-e2a.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 98

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N437WT Anders J Carlson
AJC CUB
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2026-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4430U Cessna
150D
Fixed-wing, single engine Lfm Aviation LLC
Bozeman, Montana
Multiple 2026-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333DY Palmer Frank J
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2026-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6302R Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2026-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N228WF Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2026-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787N Duenas C
ACRO SPORT I
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2025-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N331MD James M Doss
VANS AIRCRAFT RV-9
Fixed-wing, single engine Medmission Supplies LLC
Escondido, California
Experimental 2025-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3062S Cessna
150G
Fixed-wing, single engine River City Aviation LLC
Carmichael, California
Multiple 2025-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2711P Dustin Alexander Padrta
PA-18 EXPERIMENTAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Experimental 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205WT Frisbie John N
WITTMAN W10 TAILWIND
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2025-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N907PK Hood Johnny
JS9NW
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2025-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86TF Vallee Trent Flemming
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2025-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7787 Cessna Aircraft Co
F172M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Standard 2025-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N693JB Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Multiple 2025-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42920 Carpency Joseph T
GLASTAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2025-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N985BD Callan Bryan P
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Experimental 2025-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5650U Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyways Group LLC
Greensboro, North Carolina
Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N713EG Philip J Palmisano
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2024-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N140GB Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2024-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N322WH Thurmond Robert Lee
HATZ CLASSIC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2024-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N716JJ Keenum Jc
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2024-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N492RV James M Fogarty
FOGARTY VANS RV9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2024-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N614JT James Thurman
RV7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2024-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224FN Charles Martel
SPORTSMAN 2 + 2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2024-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50RJ Yerian Richard T
GLASTAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2024-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N485GB Billie Rex Taylor
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2024-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N810SW Coastal Alabama Composites Llc
SABERWING
Fixed-wing, single engine Coastal Alabama Composities LLC
Daphne, Alabama
Experimental 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N323ES Kevin Shannon
SUPERCUB
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2024-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N730FN Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2023-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N295JJ Elliott Jimmy F
VANS RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Experimental 2023-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79ED Dunn Edmund
GLASTAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2023-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N517WD Lee R Amundson
S-21 OUTBOUND
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96GF Fife Glade W
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2023-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N168DL Bergdoll John A
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2023-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4243J Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2023-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N612TM Mcdermott James Timothy
PA-18 REPLICA
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Experimental 2023-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1167 Pazmany
PL1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Experimental 2022-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N253LP Lazo Aitor
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2022-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N440DB Brown Dennis L
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2022-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5921P Ryan Fiscus
SPA PANTHER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2022-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6179P Woods Charles T
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2022-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820RC Richard H Coles
ZENITH 750 CRUZER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2022-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9236K Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N886TV Nault Thomas R
FIBER FIGHTER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2022-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26YA Lewis D Michael
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2021-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N393RV Paul E Bell
VANS RV-9
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2021-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N618RL Lynn Robert W
HATZ CB-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Experimental 2021-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94MB Pepper Dale D
RV4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2021-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N428DD Engen David Lars
WAG AERO SPORTSMAN 2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2020-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N998WP Reifers Todd R
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2020-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37EL Beasley Keith R
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2020-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5525W Gary M Clayton
PA-18-160 REP
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2020-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N718BV Waidner Andrew W
VAN'S RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2020-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N605WC Busenitz Clinton Lee
BADLANDS TRAVELER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2020-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N406WY Jeffery Houston Mcbirnie
VANS RV7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2019-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N471MH Hughes Michael J/Hughes Mark C
GLASAIR 1FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2019-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N704BR Cessna
150M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Primary 2019-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N533JC J Collins/C Beasley
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2019-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N487WB Wayne Baker
KITFOX S7 SUPER SPOR
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Experimental 2019-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N456HL Hakan Langebro
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2019-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9622W Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2019-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747K John Klink / Dale Lochinger
VANS RV9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2018-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N915JB Karl Kruger
VANS RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2018-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N989DW Wagner Daniel R
LONG EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Experimental 2018-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50733 Wilson W Dean
DW10
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2017-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N702RV Whipple Bruce F
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2017-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N318EB Edwards Robert G
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2017-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N831NQ Carl W Eslinger
SCOOTER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2017-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36DX Obreiter Jr Robert W
LONG-EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2017-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2744 Jeff P Morgan
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2016-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7046Y Cuglievan Fernando C
VANS AIRCRAFT RV9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Experimental 2016-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N721EF Fjerstad Erik A
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2016-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100DF Ryan Christopher C
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2015-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N651RB Weathers Thomas
RV-8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2015-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5965P Ricky A Pearce
CHRISTAVIA MK4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2015-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N225DT Hendershott Thomas E
MURPHY REBEL ELITE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2015-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N494DW Waldo David W
KODIAK CUB
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2015-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N131DB Donald D Berlin
DB LONG EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2014-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11286 Lindall Joe Baker
MURPHY REBEL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2014-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N725RV Stephens Richard L
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2013-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N942PT Garboden Patrick N
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2013-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N716LW Eddie G Wigley
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2012-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7977 Raymond T Sievers
RV-9
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2012-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N173MM Mickey E Duyck
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Experimental 2011-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N307EZ Tifft Frank A
LONGEZE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2010-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N207LT Freitag William W Jr
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2010-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4132J Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Dubois Aviation INC
Chino, California
Standard 2010-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102DD Dubuis Michael A
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2010-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N911YL Sunrise Aviation Inc
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2009-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121VT Williams Ralph J
WITTMAN TAILWIND
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Vermont
Experimental 2007-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N535WP Mcmillin Robert E
VANS RV-9
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2007-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N722KJ Craddock Kevin D
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2006-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N762BH Hennessy T F/Hennessy B C
LONG EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2006-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N853LC Cox Leon F
RV7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2006-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N431SS Smith Simon K
REBEL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2002-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N816JP Piper
PA-18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2002-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N150JP Youland David R/Youland Kurt R
PA-18 REPLICA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N160MT Jones Darwin L
MUSTANG II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 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.