Lycoming O-320 series
27,315 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-320 series engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the model most often fitted with it (9,462 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1949 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 series (2 codes). FAA spellings: 0-320 SERIES · O-320 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Piper PA-18 Super Cub · Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt · Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 Traveler, Cheetah and Tiger · Bellanca 7 Citabria · Cessna 177 Cardinal · Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec · Robinson R22 · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 26,597 | 97% |
| Piston twins | 414 | 2% |
| Helicopters | 303 | 1% |
| Gliders | 1 | 0.0% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-320 series the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-274, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 29 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 349 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 19 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 29 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 349 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 2 |
| 96 | 1 |
| 97 | 2 |
| 98 | 6 |
| 00 | 7 |
| 01 | 39 |
| 02 | 24 |
| 03 | 39 |
| 04 | 30 |
| 05 | 41 |
| 06 | 23 |
| 07 | 32 |
| 08 | 18 |
| 09 | 15 |
| 10 | 13 |
| 11 | 7 |
| 12 | 10 |
| 13 | 4 |
| 14 | 6 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 9 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 18 | 6 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 20 | 3 |
| 21 | 1 |
| 23 | 2 |
| 25 | 1 |
| 26 | 4 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Spar | 18 |
| Tube | 17 |
| Cylinder | 15 |
| Bulkhead | 9 |
| Alternator | 8 |
| Control Cable | 8 |
| Bolt | 7 |
| Carburetor | 7 |
| Fitting | 6 |
| Float | 6 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 17 · 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
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk 9,462 with this engine series
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 6,844 with this engine series
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 2,393 with this engine series
- Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt 1,660 with this engine series
- Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 Traveler, Cheetah and Tiger 566 with this engine series
- Bellanca 7 Citabria 563 with this engine series
- Cessna 177 Cardinal 398 with this engine series
- Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec 347 with this engine series
- Texas 2,351 of these aircraft
- California 2,123 of these aircraft
- Florida 2,077 of these aircraft
- Alaska 1,796 of these aircraft
- Washington 1,004 of these aircraft
- Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC 107 of these aircraft
- American Patrols INC 61 of these aircraft
- Paris Air INC 33 of these aircraft
- Civil Air Patrol INC 33 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 30 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-320 series 29 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-320 series 349 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-series.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 27,315
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8249N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Club Aviation LLC Apollo Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N942FL | Lamb Frank Adelbert LAMB RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2021-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9549H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12600 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kelley Aircraft LLC Weyers Cave, Virginia |
Standard | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12LG | Gosselin Leonard Joseph RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lapiair LLC Vergennes, Vermont |
Experimental | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5297W | Piper PA-28 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64192 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyhawk Transport LLC Hazel Green, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7634C | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78302 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78490 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82325 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9118L | Champion 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2021-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2635Q | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air-Mods Flight Academy Robbinsville, New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3492T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3989K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5117Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5457S | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8039D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9060H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J&S Flying Enterprises LLC Zanesville, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18DT | American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kit Air LLC Waconia, Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33674 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2021-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4323R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | My Flight LLC Cypress, Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4434Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Water INC Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4990P | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crux Logistics & Consulting LTD Las Vegas, Nevada |
Multiple | 2021-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6929D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8076C | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N818TA | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Foothill Aviation LLC Iliamna, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N211BA | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4178J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41790 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43141 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43559 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5554E | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limited Company Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55930 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N625FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Foxtrot Lima LLC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7170R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733SK | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rcs Services LLC California, Maryland |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7659F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Charles City Aeronautics INC DBA Charles City, Iowa |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8958D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3507F | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerial Oklahoma LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4836G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Evolo Aviation LLC Worthington, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6755W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aeroqualite Maintenance Cumberland, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7037G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N7037G INC Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70380 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mindy LTD LLC Muscatine, Iowa |
Standard | 2021-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120MF | Omf OMF-100-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35CK | Blackmore Richard H RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N521LD | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Star Marianas Air INC Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5239K | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Smoketown Flight Center LLC Smoketown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61901 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64140 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C64140 LLC Bloomington, Indiana |
Multiple | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N713WK | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Legends Air Center LLC Bentonville, Arkansas |
Multiple | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7318G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75733 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Red Door Aviation LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78MJ | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8632D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3241P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bravo Partners LLC Payson, Arizona |
Standard | 2021-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5823W | Piper PA-28-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6801W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71128 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2021-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26768 | Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cheetah268 LLC Kailua Kona, Hawaii |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73170 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jahawk Leasing LLC Sugar Grove, Illinois |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75608 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9171H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2894P | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49MB | O'Brien Michael PITTS SPECIAL S-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6364D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Suburban Aircraft Leasing and Sales LLC Sylvania, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73784 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dsr Cherokee 180 LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1437T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2087E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pcs Aviation LLC La Canada, California |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33030 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N424RW | Westphal Reuben G LONGEZE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4329Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4334J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Best Equipment Leasing LLC Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46293 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4845J | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | L&J Aviation INC Atwater, California |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57320 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Resley Village Aero LLC Carlton, Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734CP | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 5280 Flying Club LLC Castle Pines, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7665S | Bellanca 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8128X | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9891G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1425X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2640M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6743F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hollywood Biplane LLC DBA Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7179D | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75976 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Suburban Aircraft Leasing and Sales LLC Sylvania, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78526 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8166B | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bouchard Dustin Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9357D | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N956MD | Piper PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Digit Aviation LLC Hampton, New Hampshire |
Multiple | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9701D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172NF | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1759V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2833F | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3133Q | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Learn 2 Fly Ct LLC Simsbury, Connecticut |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46287 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N46287 LLC Chehalis, Washington |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56288 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65057 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Good Winds LLC Waterville, Maine |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1417T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79095 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hole In the Clouds Rentals LLC Montgomery, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N177XP | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-03-31 | 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 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
