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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2555B | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66PT | Avions Pierre Robin PIERRE ROBIN R2160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Robin194 LLC Prescott Valley, Arizona |
Standard | 2017-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8459R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rickenbacker Air LLC Athens, Georgia |
Standard | 2017-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12343 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Albany Aviation Ny LLC Nassau, New York |
Standard | 2017-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5444J | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hm Aviation LLC Cape Fair, Missouri |
Standard | 2017-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6542H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Owens Flight Training LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2017-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9920V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skywarrior Flight Training INC Pensacola, Florida |
Standard | 2017-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113MS | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly2Walk LLC Loveland, Colorado |
Standard | 2017-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3522Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2017-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4875F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5400J | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6140J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2017-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739SH | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2017-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75950 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9935V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D & S Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13076 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2017-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1869T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2017-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N208AT | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4298L | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78463 | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96575 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172CJ | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3898Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41ME | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flydreams Aircraft Group INC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2017-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N593A | Pitts Special S-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2017-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6717W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83447 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Chandler Air Service INC Chandler, Arizona |
Standard | 2017-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3568Z | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2017-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3892Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kcn Aero Club INC Overland Park, Kansas |
Standard | 2017-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5297Y | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2017-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8029N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2017-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2735P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3666T | Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44FD | Piper PA-23 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2017-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5032T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Free Lutheran Association of Pilot Supporters INC Plymouth, Minnesota |
Standard | 2017-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80470 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coddiwomple LLC Newberg, Oregon |
Standard | 2017-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8157N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3159E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dinaland Aviation Vernal, Utah |
Standard | 2017-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739QB | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5270H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R & D Aircraft INC Jamestown, North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7665C | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, Iowa |
Standard | 2017-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106SM | Casa Vincent Matthew VANS RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114BC | Cabe Robert D WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20487 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Point To Point Air LLC Arlington, Washington |
Standard | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22SD | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3051W | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wong Direction LLC Lantana, Texas |
Standard | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3238Q | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Attitude and Configuration Indicator LLC Bedford, Texas |
Standard | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5283J | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Marianas Air Transfer INC Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands |
Standard | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6319N | Champion 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N673H | Hollingworth Dale J VANS RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N776AW | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kustatan Leasing LLC Nikiski, Alaska |
Standard | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N784GT | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Marianas Air Transfer INC Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands |
Standard | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9557W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2017-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1123E | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3359M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2017-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N560CP | Passeno C E/Bowman A H CHRISTAVIA MK 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2017-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5990E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Maneuvering Speed INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7806G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Management Services INC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2017-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1022B | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kustatan Leasing LLC Nikiski, Alaska |
Restricted | 2017-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2600Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5670U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nelson Bros Farms Hector, Minnesota |
Standard | 2017-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737GE | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Neutrons LLC Lebanon, Ohio |
Standard | 2017-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73934 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N818VM | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22DD | Davis Homer D VANS RV 4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Experimental | 2017-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5766J | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2017-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20058 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ballou Skies Aviation INC Bucyrus, Ohio |
Standard | 2017-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5786F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2017-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7661F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2017-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2845Y | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paris Air INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2017-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5721W | Piper PA-28-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2017-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1934H | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2017-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7594F | Champion 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62862 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Freeflight Aviation LLC Allentown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2017-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36031 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4158D | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boho LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9444H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Prestige Worldwide Aerospace LLC Panama City, Florida |
Standard | 2017-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9698S | Champion 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2017-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5946U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9493D | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jack Browns Seaplane Base INC Winter Haven, Florida |
Standard | 2017-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1020D | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2017-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1880G | Champion 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | School of Missionary Aviation Technology Ionia, Michigan |
Standard | 2017-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35449 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2017-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78193 | Globe GC-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2017-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9568V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2017-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999VL | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2017-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1717 | Beausoleil Barry R ACRO SPORT-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2017-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19797 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2017-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61699 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2017-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9926Y | Champion 7GCB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Maine |
Multiple | 2017-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3858Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Great Basin Aviation LLC Eagle River, Alaska |
Standard | 2017-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60JK | Hiner K J/Hiner J S HINER MURPHY REBEL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2017-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6175G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kimber 123 Holdings LLC Morgantown, West Virginia |
Standard | 2017-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73535 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2017-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9694V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2017-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7856G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2017-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34JT | Tison PITTS S-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2017-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4566R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Media Stew LLC Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2017-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611EA | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Endeavour Flight Training INC Opa Locka, Florida |
Standard | 2017-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8412L | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Addison Flying LLC Addison, New York |
Standard | 2017-06-22 | 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.
