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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5757F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5813W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N616FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight Gear Aviation LLC Pickerington, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816L | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ballard Expert Services LLC Bowersville, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9313C | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1736T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N1736T LLC Lake Point, Utah |
Standard | 2024-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7207D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95329 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jay Stylz Trucking LLC Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111JH | Powell K D/Powell D T RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blazie Marketing Service INC Street, Maryland |
Experimental | 2024-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3293Z | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Straight and Leve Aeromedical LLC Billings, Montana |
Standard | 2024-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N243CM | Masengill Scott C MURPHY ELITE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2024-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2449P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38373 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Outbound Aviation LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44771 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5123R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Giving Wings Aviation LLC Traverse City, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734BU | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airplanes and Attitude LLC Mckinney, Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8757N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 57 November LLC Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122AK | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172MR | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gorge Winds Aviation INC Fairview, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20503 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2677Z | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Willkris Aviation Services LLC Smithfield, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27WK | Bellanca 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Willkris Aviation Services LLC Smithfield, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35810 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61884 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73732 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Midway Capital Aviation INC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738LM | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Black Bear Aviation LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7837G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8393L | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1324U | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1379B | Hannasch Leonard H RV-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N250WF | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gita Aviation LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62367 | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737ZN | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Equinoxx Flight Systems LLC Lawrenceville, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9587S | Champion 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9679A | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Equinoxx Flight Systems LLC Lawrenceville, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26894 | Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Moore Altitude LLC Lake Saint Louis, Missouri |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3PL | Anthony-Pazmany PL-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4130J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Our Space Properties LLC Camdenton, Missouri |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N522B | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61574 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73020 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ajf Enterprises LLC Des Moines, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736JB | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78WG | Giffin THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Experimental | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9597V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13353 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32361 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5186X | Champion 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7100F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738SR | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rise Aviation LLC Auburn, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1076A | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tri City Airframe LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12584 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140AM | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26165 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3027Z | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6203J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76HJ | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8443R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kor Aviation LLC Piedmont, South Dakota |
Standard | 2024-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1625J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N272KS | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2918P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5729U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N728FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Falcon Aviation Academy CORP Chino, California |
Standard | 2024-11-19 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N744CW | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4465A | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55955 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84657 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2024-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N898P | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Titus Aviation LLC Fresno, California |
Standard | 2024-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1072E | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2024-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5712F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N622FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6507R | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36861 | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4321J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46254 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5222J | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flywyo LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56281 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N749MC | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N193JS | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ryan Moore LLC Fayetteville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N923KM | Miller Keith W RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2024-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12704 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Charlie Lima 1 LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4090E | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerodrome LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734NK | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Sky Aviation LLC El Cajon, California |
Standard | 2024-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N838JW | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32781 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arends Aviation and Instruction LLC Mahomet, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3853P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lambert Aviation LLC Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4851G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eye Candy Aviation LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65BM | Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Volatilis LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82KP | Doug A Carter MURPHY ACFT REBEL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2024-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9612H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5657W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6718W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N791RW | Wagner-Robert BUSHBY MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2024-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19771 | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2197W | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41678 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14FT | Terrell Franklin Pierce RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2024-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40506 | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5760D | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2024-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59CE | Escallon/Stottlemyer S1S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2024-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6336E | Linsenbach Harry H RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Experimental | 2024-11-07 | 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
