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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4404J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Like A Girl LLC Friday Harbor, Washington |
Standard | 2017-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54CS | Sanderson C E STARDUSTER II SA300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2017-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739CZ | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2017-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7775G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N827WT | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Csu Aviation LLC Plainfield, Indiana |
Standard | 2017-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8842D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98371 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N102LS | Smith Louis Elton Jr RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2017-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40549 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2017-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49RZ | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Happy Airplanes LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2017-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6796E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78341 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N841JA | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2017-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98167 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15484 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2017-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4384J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2017-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N481DM | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Edgewood Capital LLC Joplin, Missouri |
Standard | 2017-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7173B | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1013E | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2017-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7075R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2017-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N805JS | Beegles BREEZY EB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2017-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95R | Oas Harry PITTS S1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2017-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N966HS | Haener Henry F VANS RV9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2017-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20123 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26298 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2017-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4359X | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2017-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5416L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2017-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5541M | Aero Commander 100 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | District School Board of Pasco County Land O Lakes, Florida |
Standard | 2017-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7051G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2017-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734TW | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Zone LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9970W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19657 | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29481 | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35629 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N35629 LLC Brunswick, Georgia |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4066E | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nelson Flyers INC Louise, Texas |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5386F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N666TT | Burns Gerald A BII |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9460D | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9567D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99PG | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1179M | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3356T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2017-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5767F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739NN | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75724 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N791L | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2017-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127VA | Schindler M M/Schindler B L RV9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Experimental | 2016-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47953 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mountain Aviation Associates LLC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2016-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5114H | Piper PA-14 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2016-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6203W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coastal Valley Aviation INC Santa Maria, California |
Standard | 2016-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7044R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2016-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901TG | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Westland Aviation LLC Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
Standard | 2016-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9280M | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2016-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20233 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2016-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N264SA | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sundance Airport LLC Yukon, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2016-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35441 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2016-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6109W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | City of Westfield Westfield, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2016-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6928W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hammons Daniel G Vadnais Heights, Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79054 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N18228 INC Williamsburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2016-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8293E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2016-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N262SA | Piper PA-28-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sundance Airport LLC Yukon, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2016-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29220 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paris Air INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2016-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98208 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2016-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13447 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2016-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300PS | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Right Coast Ventures LLC Royse City, Texas |
Standard | 2016-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5092E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2016-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6629W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2016-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13YP | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2016-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3144Z | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2016-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3315T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16446 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cash Management Consulting LLC Granite Springs, New York |
Standard | 2016-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20JD | Piper PA-28 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2016-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57RV | Hancock Seth E RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2016-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65191 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2016-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84887 | Wade RV4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2016-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9896Y | Champion 7GCB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Frisby James A Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2016-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9141R | Parks Richard A RV 4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Experimental | 2016-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N479AC | American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2016-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6049Z | Piper PA-25 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2016-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6950D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2016-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733ZZ | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N762SS | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2016-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8601D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2016-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12387 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2109B | Luscombe 8F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Schilling Aviation LLC Britton, Michigan |
Standard | 2016-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79014 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2016-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8996Y | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner | Multiple | 2016-12-15 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N172W | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2016-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N330FT | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Suwannee Arrow LLC Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 2016-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32542 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2016-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47525 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2DA | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3729M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2016-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6183W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2016-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7343D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734DN | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Seven 4 Zulu LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2016-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7936G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2016-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8862N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2016-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9490H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5125G | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-12-09 | 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.
