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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1790J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1870J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20093 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2239L | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2628P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4154A | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | San Saba Management CO LLC Lakeway, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41AW | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Walker James A Birmingham, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4346A | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Delaware |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54955 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Space 5 LLC Fayetteville, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7314G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kittle Aviation LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734JN | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73917 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81LS | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9733D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12550 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N12550 LLC Greenville, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N132JF | Fox James E GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N378AK | Mark Mitzel PA-18 EXP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4290H | Piper PA-14 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N519TC | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6486W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7012R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7109L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N723RV | Hackney Harry A RV-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Smith Stuart T Murrieta, California |
Experimental | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73319 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | My Way Aviation LLC Weston, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79975 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N819WW | Weber Wallace W ACRO SPORT II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9582D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98428 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | T&W Aviation LLC Pinehurst, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13659 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pilot Instructional Center LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32258 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wing Rentals LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N512TM | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Flight Aviation LLC Bainbridge, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5472H | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6506D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Whitefish Mountain Acft Rentals & Flt School LLC Whitefish, Montana |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6843H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Whitefish Mountain Acft Rentals and Flt School LLC Whitefish, Montana |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72WL | Cochran Charles J RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747SZ | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N747Sz LLC Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8727F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vancura Aviation LLC Seffner, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98251 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111BE | Champion 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 7Gcbeec LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123FC | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15671 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | On Final Aviation LLC Brookland, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3933Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Multiple | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42024 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | White Wings Air INC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5464D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jprg Aviation INC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5926U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Iron Flyer of Cuzamil LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6711J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Firecrest LLC Holly Springs, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83642 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N717WN | Noonan Warren RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2025-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5185Q | Mendenhall David D COZY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Experimental | 2025-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N6026G | Lucko George GLASAIR II S FT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ace Pdr LLC Lewisville, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9610U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122H | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Safeline Aviation LLC Apache Junction, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1487P | Piper PA-23-150 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36351 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5283K | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwest Wings LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N537JH | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5536U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pittman Discover Flight LLC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727WM | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | MD Air Ops LLC High Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3706Z | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46731 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy LLC Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4888G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 578 Airplane Leasing INC Kissimmee, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5542F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2384Q | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tailwind Ventures LLC Three Rivers, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2830J | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3684Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N416SD | Champion 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tailwheel Adventures LLC Celebration, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4271J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Double P Creative LLC Pleasanton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73063 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oregon State Flying Club Corvallis, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734RT | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8014N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8115H | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98151 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N207DM | Mckenna Hugh E MCKENNA CHARGER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2254P | Piper PA-23 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28L | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arkad Ventures LLC Coral Gables, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29643 | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N365PC | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4606R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aiken Pilot Training LLC Johnston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4637R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Me LLC Sparta, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1376T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1387U | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cp Aircraft Leasing LLC Danville, California |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N150KS | Piper PA-20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3957Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rwm Aviation LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6326E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kevin Formica INC Boca Raton, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7355D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7912L | Beech A23-19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84582 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Luxaire Center INC Deland, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8463L | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N931JB | Box James E Jr RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pyxis Volare LLC Winter Garden, Florida |
Experimental | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172TX | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D & L Innovations LLC Hendersonville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2433M | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Harkey Aviation LLC Sherrills Ford, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3952K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61411 | Blanchard STOLP STARDUSTER SA- |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vincent Tarissa Westminster, Colorado |
Experimental | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6470R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N725AC | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77FS | Shewmake Floyd E Jr RV4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78538 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N814JM | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lake Country Lodge Port Alsworth, Alaska |
Multiple | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N900FY | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | 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.
