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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1115J | Piper PA-23-150 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N224V | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Up and Up Aviation LLC Magnolia, Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23GD | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phoenix Composite Solutions LLC Oscoda, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2961X | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311AW | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3574C | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Atd Pilot Training LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4464Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mcinelly Leon Fairbanks, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4664R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rd Aire LLC Opelika, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5091E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Asset Leasing LLC Aurora, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5897L | American AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59EA | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Horizon Aviation LLC Brooks, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61943 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phoenix Composite Solutions LLC Oscoda, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6589R | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86574 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N191SH | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N269BJ | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N2893E LLC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55606 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Falcon Aviation Academy CORP Chino, California |
Standard | 2024-11-05 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N7134C | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | US Flight Academy International INC Post, Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N907M | John M Patterson MIKE'S SPECIAL #1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2024-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3113P | Piper PA-23-150 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32318 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32700 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mob Aviation USA LLC Auburndale, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3559Z | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9392H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vc Flights LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5167E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jkg LLC Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6654H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2024-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1693T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26988 | Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31581 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4159X | Aero Commander 100 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5331D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Purdue Aviation LLC West Lafayette, Indiana |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N548MW | Wonder Michael S RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7395G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84271 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Anderson Operations LLC Fallon, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95244 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2720E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Patrols INC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3481T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5985W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sterling West CORP Camden, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N71PK | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bob Hoover Academy Salinas, California |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71PM | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Anderson Aviation LLC Bulverde, Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733PD | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Three Tree Aviation LLC Natchez, Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100LD | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13741 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15962 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2350E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Melbourne Flight Training LLC Melbourne, Florida |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3361T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3831Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Floats N Hoes LLC Umatilla, Florida |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4242Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6263G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Perfect Aircraft LLC Ocala, Florida |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N636CX | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Newton Property Leasing LLC Greene, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6443R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68567 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84001 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Darcy Aviation LLC Danbury, Connecticut |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8EJ | Jankow Edward W MUSTANG II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9402K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cash Management Consulting LLC Granite Springs, New York |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96DC | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vertical Horizon Aviation LLC Sandown, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29441 | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42404 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Millennium Airways LLC Valencia, California |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N454Q | Piper PA-18A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Twin Buttes Ranch INC Shawnee, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739HX | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 739Hx LLC Jackson, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7581G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Manasco INC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7603G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15682 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bold Pipe Dream LLC Los Angeles, California |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1828 | Champion 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N272AC | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Radish LLC Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32069 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adb Investments LLC Duncan, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3852Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4110X | Aero Commander 100 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41507 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N622KS | Smith Emmett E VANS RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Experimental | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737TF | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Thrifty Comercio INC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7934G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 7550G LLC Birmingham, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80928 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bellingham Aviation Services LLC Bellingham, Washington |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87RC | Cox Rondal R COX PITTS S1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Time To Fly Meseum Burleson, Texas |
Experimental | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12181 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Great Landings Aircraft LLC Arlington, Indiana |
Standard | 2024-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2000H | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7453D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77222 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3842V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N3842V LLC Wainscott, New York |
Standard | 2024-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61557 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Angle of Attack LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8283N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ruth Joyce Aviation LLC Henderson, Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2229E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Six Pack Aviation LLC Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222BV | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bb Air LLC Chesapeake, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N257SD | Sagaert Ren MURPHY REBEL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4663R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7347D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757LE | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lake Elmo Aero LLC Lake Elmo, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7736G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Knudson Aviation LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80507 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Flight Academy LLC Allison Park, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84511 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88306 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N914RR | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9819U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20187 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4159P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4399X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4953G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mcfly LLC Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N595K | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Harvey Air LLC Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78371 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12GC | Contner Gary E RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2024-10-22 | 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.
