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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2898T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R P M Flying Club INC South Holland, Illinois |
Standard | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2933V | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4227J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4233Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4456Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5360W | Piper PA-28-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61739 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aero LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6624A | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67HH | Heck Howell H RV4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7032M | Campbell Collin RV6-A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7164B | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8518C | Piper PA-20-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26094 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32181 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2021-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64479 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 64479 LLC Cortland, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9822Y | Champion AERONCA 7GCB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Montana Aviation Tryst LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Experimental | 2021-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9895G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2021-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6602D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Land of Liberty LLC Seminole, Florida |
Standard | 2021-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20320 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Seabreeze Aero Club LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2302A | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, New York |
Standard | 2021-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30117 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D & S Aviation LLC Spring, Texas |
Standard | 2021-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3073U | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jla Aero LLC State College, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39731 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | F5 Industries LLC Tacoma, Washington |
Standard | 2021-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6446L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79873 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9564H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2021-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N985W | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20382 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300WY | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35318 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3592K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3985Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N543RV | Sandor Robert P VANS RV6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5480L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5715D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Scootair LLC Alburgh, Vermont |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N644FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aty Aviation INC Watertown, South Dakota |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6787T | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Star Aerobatics LLC Columbia City, Indiana |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7289K | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7714D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8445H | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oracle Aviation LLC Omaha, Nebraska |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8480L | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Miss Rebecka LLC Hancock, Maine |
Multiple | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N990DS | Stewart Daniel E GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Experimental | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N172PF | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2307P | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7597V | Wing D-1 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mulligan Shawn P Santa Rosa, California |
Standard | 2021-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78558 | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1161A | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2021-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1241U | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pensacola Navy Flying Club INC Pensacola, Florida |
Multiple | 2021-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1931T | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7189R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2021-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738TX | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lavalley Asset Management INC Potsdam, New York |
Standard | 2021-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8338C | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8997V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Husker-Hawkeye Distributing INC DBA Omaha, Nebraska |
Standard | 2021-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N131R | Cribbin Peter M VANS RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2021-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140PC | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Navigation Leasing LLC Castle Rock, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16348 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1934P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2021-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20399 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Total Flight Aircraft Leasing LLC Apex, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6323W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Medicine By Design INC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2021-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9572L | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jav Air Services LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N597DM | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brandon Air LLC Valley Stream, New York |
Standard | 2021-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N725HE | American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737MY | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N737My LLC Mccall, Idaho |
Standard | 2021-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80921 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Conerly Group LLC Denham Springs, Louisiana |
Standard | 2021-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N959HC | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwest Wings LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2021-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3508K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4961T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7307J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739GU | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80597 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9709Q | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97NT | Childs Tom D TC1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2391W | Beech A23-19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3872Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3896Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2021-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4881E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fulltron Aviation LLC Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2021-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7210G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739JD | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bergstrom Aircraft INC Pasco, Washington |
Restricted | 2021-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8064R | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N8064R LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2021-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8473R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99715 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N99715 LLC Wheeling, Illinois |
Standard | 2021-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5158W | Piper PA-28 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9747W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2021-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2167E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2832M | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N285MK | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Nonsense INC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N291MK | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Nonsense INC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3816Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Goli Aviation LLC Raleigh, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4428J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6020L | American AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7535H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9021L | Champion 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2836X | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3442M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79191 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2562K | Halverson Greg THORP T 18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2021-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5397R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville, Iowa |
Standard | 2021-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9916D | Piper PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2021-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1424V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rtd Aviation LLC Hillsborough, New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33847 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2021-01-06 | 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.
