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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N98212 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alpha Aviation Group LLC Clawson, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1836J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333Y | Champion 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N420GB | Bruns Gregory LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Onemanconcrete LLC Thaxton, Virginia |
Experimental | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4622R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5081V | Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66MA | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cp Aviation Santa Paula, California |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73929 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jprg Aviation INC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7848D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9535H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwest Wings LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9924V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1955W | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lakeview Farm Foundation CORP Yukon, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2328Z | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6037L | American AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6573D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2024-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N713RE | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aks Aviation LLC Arroyo Grande, California |
Standard | 2024-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75565 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight 915 LLC El Paso, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7634D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38970 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Triple R Aviation LLC Cleburne, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54162 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Smtm Holdings INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66AU | Farmer Antony RV6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Experimental | 2024-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3019P | Piper PA-23 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3451T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39SJ | James Sammy E RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4038M | Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER |
Helicopter | Alyeska Helicopters LLC Girdwood, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4587T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Story'S Aviation Services LLC Webster, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5253R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Patrols INC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6432R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6557H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riverside Flight Academy LLC Riverside, California |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75721 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Propell Air LLC Deridder, Louisiana |
Restricted | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9861G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19813 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3003E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum Detroit, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41509 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jw Rew Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5754U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6322N | Champion 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6722W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79275 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N117JB | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Generations Flying Club LLC Washington, Missouri |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2684T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6065W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beyond Aviation LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N614AZ | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6833J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Humphries Aviation LLC Maysville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734RE | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Interspace Systems LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98009 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98080 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3171E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jprg Aviation INC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3188T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4145P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Blackhawk Holding CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N677M | Reed Mike SMITHS SUPER CUB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2024-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733JP | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Marc Aircraft Holding LLC Soldotna, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N925CB | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9540W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28FA | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4007E | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56887 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Leavitt Teyvin M Coeur D Alene, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N577FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7326D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80173 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Athens LLC Athens, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9748W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2828Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jack Dixon Haiku, Hawaii |
Standard | 2024-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N346CS | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N506RV | Gesele Scott RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2024-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N516JW | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerostar LLC Newport Beach, California |
Multiple | 2024-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7152D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1978N | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N177DK | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25T | George Tommy K GLASAIR I FT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2024-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4282Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5026R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5832J | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerial Advertising Services Livermore, California |
Multiple | 2024-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8918D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Papalote Ranches LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2024-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N827GS | Sharp Gary A RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2024-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9722H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quad Cities Aero LLC Bettendorf, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13236 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2024-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32334 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N32334 Aviation LLC Chandler, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73574 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737GC | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Diamond Aircraft Sales of Kentucky LLC Henderson, Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8619V | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Folks LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26675 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26781 | Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33017 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nationwide Aviation LLC Hudson Oaks, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N330A | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4204Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kansas Air LLC Linn, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4391F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Norcal Flight Club Vacaville, California |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44267 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7072R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7576R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79325 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79890 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8434R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8957V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N8957V LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2253Y | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation 2000 INC Fort Mill, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246SP | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300CM | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2024-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N422B | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2024-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75801 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hartland Aviation LLC New Smyrna Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8379L | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | San Fernando Aviation LLC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2024-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4669F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61628 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nationwide Aviation LLC Hudson Oaks, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-30 | 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.
