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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N29HL | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2020-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3273E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2020-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5660S | Beech A23-19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64309 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2020-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81250 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24CV | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pacific Air Flight School LLC Long Beach, California |
Standard | 2019-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4209Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lakeland Aviation of Minocqua INC Minocqua, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4402R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avel Aircraft INC West Chicago, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5789D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tripacer Bretheren LLC Longview, Washington |
Standard | 2019-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6204W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2019-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N626BA | Sloan Alex RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2019-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97DJ | Baker Douglas H VANS RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2019-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15741 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jps Flight School LLC Salem, Oregon |
Standard | 2019-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2396Y | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2019-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4505R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2019-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5508L | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2019-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8098N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3116 | Proctor-Varner-Austin CLIP WING DART |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2019-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4908P | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2019-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6791W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172WA | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2019-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18141 | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3551Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83359 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2019-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N894RV | Benedict W R/Morton S R RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2019-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5552E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Above and Beyond Aviation LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5964F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2019-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62502 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739MJ | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Nuts Aviation LLC Livingston, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8284J | Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2019-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92356 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hub City Aviation Academy LLC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9514L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1487U | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160T | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N228AR | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hurricane Creek Flying Club LLC Walla Walla, Washington |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54470 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5855L | American AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6301W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kap Title INC Tucker, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6371W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73398 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wintons Wings LLC Bardstown, Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8081D | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N134JB | Bengston Jim RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2084P | Piper PA-23 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4100Y | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5158Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5402E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Osprey Holding Company LLC Foley, Alabama |
Standard | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65180 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8058V | Weyant Charles RV9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9347H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Like Eagles LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96792 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N96792 LLC Shrewsbury, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2348J | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2019-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N257FK | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 257Fk LLC Marathon, Florida |
Standard | 2019-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3157Z | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7034G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fat Tyre Flyers LLC Moses Lake, Washington |
Standard | 2019-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738FA | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Maui LLC Puunene, Hawaii |
Standard | 2019-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88214 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89TG | Graham Terry STARDUSTER SA-100 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2019-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N989RV | Benjamin Samuel H RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Experimental | 2019-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20560 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2019-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33520 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2019-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N422WG | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2019-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558J | Vetterman Larry D RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2019-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6313W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight Plan LLC Friendswood, Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N642WZ | Wallace Donald A RV9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Map Enterprises INC Mayfield, Kentucky |
Experimental | 2019-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6587E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | G & M Aircraft INC Wheat Ridge, Colorado |
Standard | 2019-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N883C | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2019-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57309 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3572Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90839 | Craver EAA BIPLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2019-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N990B | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight Academy LLC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2019-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N107RA | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rl Aviation LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2019-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2501G | Champion 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N2501G LLC Columbia, California |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345LH | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Smoketown Helicopters LLC Smoketown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3669N | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3875Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerial Scouting Solutions LLC Sioux Center, Iowa |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3919Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Minot Aero Center Minot, North Dakota |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5399 | Fleming Ray J GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5405L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738WE | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bray Aviation LLC Calera, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7680G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79NA | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northampton Aeronautics INC Northampton, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9385L | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fixed Wing Holding CO INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9745W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9749D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9843W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9925V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2510H | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5799F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2019-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7194Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ozarks Auto Show INC Hollister, Missouri |
Standard | 2019-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738WG | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8909 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N8909 LLC Minden, Nevada |
Standard | 2019-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9649V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172WP | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviair LLC Wilmington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7082G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bbt INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9665V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraftsmen LLC Heber City, Utah |
Standard | 2019-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3411Z | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3806Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2019-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4657Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Saddle Mountain LLC Cave Creek, Arizona |
Standard | 2019-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7061Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-12-05 | 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.
