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
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
When the aircraft were built by decade
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
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
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 2,350 of these aircraft
- California 2,123 of these aircraft
- Florida 2,076 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
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 27,315
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9534D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12661 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jb Aviation Flight School INC Wonder Lake, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2351L | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N292AC | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N437KF | Files Kenneth L RV6-A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N545FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N640MG | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviate LLC Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739DE | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8073N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kiwi Choppers LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1703J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N206SC | D Cybulski MURPHY REBEL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Splashin LLC White Lake, Michigan |
Experimental | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N228CJ | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Splashin LLC White Lake, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2640P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38AR | White Ronald E LONG EZE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6025W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Socal Flights LLC Simi Valley, California |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N625DM | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5094R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High View Air LLC Driftwood, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N520X | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Swaz Aviation LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64023 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rawson Aviation LLC Collinsville, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7240J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flytt LLC Naples, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N800LM | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N822RV | Conyers Stephen D VAN'S RV-3A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9718U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N130SR | Wood Steven O VANS RV 4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Limitless Aviation and Adventures LLC Tomball, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1765J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5949D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N675RF | Rodney F Foutch VANS RV6-A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7898G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Multiple | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98055 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N929CE | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Restricted | 2025-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2150S | Morrisey 2150A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N2150S LLC Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2485X | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9155D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13276 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N13276 LLC Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21374 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stratus Aviation LLC DBA Vacaville, California |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4288Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N4288Q LLC Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44575 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fit Overflow LLC Davidson, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5191J | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N5191J LLC Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5782J | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N5782J LLC Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Restricted | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7206Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N7206Q LLC Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N724TX | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stratus Aviation LLC DBA Vacaville, California |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80168 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stratus Aviation LLC DBA Vacaville, California |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8269E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9013D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9252H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stratus Aviation LLC DBA Vacaville, California |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9839K | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | P P I Consulting LLC Gladstone, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9904V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stratus Aviation LLC DBA Vacaville, California |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9964W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20353 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aspen Aviation LLC Ashland, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36626 | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4107P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tm Aero Marine INC North Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4377Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5136E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7382J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Minor Air LLC Joplin, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83452 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N141ER | Socata TB 9 TAMPICO |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stein Richard M Sierra Vista, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2117E | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31563 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hfd Aviation LLC Salem, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5449L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skycat Aviation LLC Asheville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55680 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Madsen Pest Management LLC Siren, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N626YC | Jenkins STARDUSTER TOO |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Experimental | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6941J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73401 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9160D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9516K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Delaware |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9666V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Media Stew LLC Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9977C | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1126S | Lombard Clinton P BUSHBY MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2874Z | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Advanced Aviation Concepts LLC Gainesville, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3777P | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7444R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N772KM | Armin D Tuma GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9904Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106KS | Stark Kenneth A VANS RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Docal Light Industries Llcname Redwood City, California |
Experimental | 2025-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2911X | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3336M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60WR | Rutherford William RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ambush One LLC Memphis, Tennessee |
Experimental | 2025-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7513R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Anderson Agency INC Racine, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9925W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7299Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1724J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2072Y | Conover Dale L TUNDRA PUP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32825 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Manning John e JR Sylacauga, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N348JW | Watjen John W VANS RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hupp Patrick Gladstone, Missouri |
Experimental | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6031D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6121W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Radius Aviation LLC Fort Rucker, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734CC | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734CJ | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734WS | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9899Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99PJ | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15435 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crown Aviation LLC Haltom City, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2515Z | Bellanca 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4454J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4501E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Optima Aviation LLC DBA Lewisville, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N507GL | Great Lakes 2T-1A-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6974W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79540 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888CM | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kelley Aircraft LLC Weyers Cave, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2245L | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
