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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N296TW | Winstead Tom H RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N296Tw LLC Murrieta, California |
Experimental | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30TS | Shanks Theodore E VANS RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Av8Rs LLC Gig Harbor, Washington |
Experimental | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5127V | Morrisey 2150A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7152Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyrealms LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75943 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Savage Island Airport (Vt15) LLC Burlington, Vermont |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N818DV | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95105 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airbud Aviation LLC Morristown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9876G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kentucky Lake Aviation LLC Huntingdon, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3287E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Off Course Aero Ventures LLC Mechanicsville, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4073E | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46440 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5908W | Piper PA-28-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N606RF | Robert David Fitts EXP 12-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6268W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7781G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kelley Aircraft LLC Weyers Cave, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8450E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1025X | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crosswind Aviation of Oklahoma LLC Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2618P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31JB | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lucian Aviation LLC Modesto, California |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61962 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7327J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N803BT | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Louisville Aircraft Leasing LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N809AP | Phillips Edward W RV6-A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82947 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N851LW | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 578 Airplane Leasing INC Kissimmee, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9611C | Stubbs Raymond L RV4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Samrat Prithviraj INC Miami, Florida |
Experimental | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7438R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83411 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | State of Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Helena, Montana |
Multiple | 2025-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9630Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kelley Aircraft LLC Weyers Cave, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3215T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38861 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4221J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Keystone Aviation LLC Melrose, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5027K | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6817L | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8015N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Patton Aviation LLC Billings, Montana |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8494R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cactus Air Gold LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9847G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pilot In Command Academy Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99104 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dury Aviation Services INC De Soto, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2265Y | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26100 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Carey International Aviation Services LLC Rockville Centre, New York |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2941L | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35423 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3979Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Carey International Aviation Services LLC Rockville Centre, New York |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43125 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alpha 1 Aviation LLC Helena, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4692R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N712D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alpha Aviation LLC Dalhart, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79312 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8860D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9242H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Roland Aviation LLC Gualala, California |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7463D | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Raising Cain Farms Partnership Leland, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9521W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flap Happy LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13268 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Empire Aviators LLC Long Island City, New York |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18GL | Holloway Bernard A GREAT LAKES 2T1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5074X | Champion 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5910W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6694W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733FX | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cynthiana Flying Group CORP Cynthiana, Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79488 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8133J | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Warrior Aviation LLC Stanford, Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86TH | Hill Stanley D THORP T-18CW |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N940SS | Carey James D WAG AERO SUPERSPORT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9760W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N115NS | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16468 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Am Aviation LLC University City, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1743V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N244DA | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Prairie Winds Aviation LLC Overland Park, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6326F | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airtime Holdings LLC Charleston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6958W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70225 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southeast Flight Leasing LLC Cumming, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7077D | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Multiple | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77KF | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8264N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N91255 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quay Ventures LLC Alto, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9571K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Otter Fly LLC Maricopa, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1173Y | Carmean Ralph R R1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1524J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4386A | Piper PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5218G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55880 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Up LLC Saint Augustine, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7372J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N949W | South Florida Ultralights Inc VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Experimental | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1882T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3746Z | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5772U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N587PA | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7487K | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13810 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Charlie Lima 1 LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20789 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N223PS | Perhay James C RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Experimental | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N229KB | Beaty Robert B GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boeing Employees Flying Club St Louis Saint Charles, Missouri |
Experimental | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28SE | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | SR Holdings LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33763 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elon Aviation LLC Burlington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4555R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eagle Aeronautical Company LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4576F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dakota Aviation LLC Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5656W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57322 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N57322 LLC Spout Spring, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7269Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92471 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99765 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tactical Intergriated Training Solutions LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1591E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | 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.
