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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N102LC | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | My Technology Services LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172SN | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2744J | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ovation Cwa LLC Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32575 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mgps Aero LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35542 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4331M | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733LY | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Long Island Aviators LLC Seaford, New York |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734MN | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skynick Enterprises INC Tarzana, California |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N788TD | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98477 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1118A | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N118DT | Denham J W/Baker W M THORP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N272DR | Robl Greg RV-3A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30856 | Cessna 177B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3880Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J&J Hangars LLC Newnan, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5348D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Swaz Aviation LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5956U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7332J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733JH | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riverside Flight Academy INC Riverside, California |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739YR | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | F&O Flight LLC Calhoun, Georgia |
Multiple | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7764G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Triad Aviation Academy LLC Greensboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7970S | Sherman Albert SHERMAN |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84170 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8429D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20543 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sierra Delta Aircraft LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4075P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74843 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Lines Aerial Ads LLC North Hampton, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26380 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2024-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3211E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Apm Leasing LLC Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3542K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3592P | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41695 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Restricted | 2024-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4383P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5063H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5520D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9570U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N187LC | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53849 | Bellanca 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dm Aviation LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13770 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Countryside Academy Benton Harbor, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4264Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N927EL | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Emerald City Aircraft Leasing INC Port Orchard, Washington |
Standard | 2024-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N955PT | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cappe Investment Group LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12150 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N211PT | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cappe Investment Group LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305PT | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cappe Investment Group LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31GB | Bettis Gary W BETTIS 1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42161 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N511PT | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cappe Investment Group LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6068D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64157 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6ET | Grumman American Avn. Corp. GA-7 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733TE | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redtail Partners LLC Moab, Utah |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N793PT | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cappe Investment Group LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N979PT | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cappe Ivestment Group LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15715 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pilotronics LLC Bay Village, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N913F | Brott Marvin VAN GRUNSVEN |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2024-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N130WL | Luke Walter V-STAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2024-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2092X | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airx LLC Warwick, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2024-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25DH | Hultquist David DH-18-205 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2024-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N493SH | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N511JK | Knollenberg John D VANS RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2024-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737LK | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Total Flight Aircraft Leasing LLC Apex, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8145V | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ascend Aviation LLC Bountiful, Utah |
Standard | 2024-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1515J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2225D | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paphos Airways LLC Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26132 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Active Pilot Solutions INC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3092Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | E & K Feeders INC Emmet, Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N312LL | Thorp T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44929 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46495 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5450L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739EK | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80575 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8110C | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8131R | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paphos Airways LLC Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111CS | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Master Wings LLC Princeton, Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2907P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52106 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7274J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fairway Chalet LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7438D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7931V | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8135D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8440D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Akn INC Crystal, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92878 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2227Y | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N357RJ | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Multiple | 2024-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57456 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2024-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6232W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N6232W LLC Rushland, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8911V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Horizon Dreams LLC Homer, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99RN | Newman Robert C GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2024-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1694J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1JH | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2024-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32299 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2024-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N502TM | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Draco Flight School INC Chino, California |
Standard | 2024-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5243R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Draco Flight School INC Chino, California |
Standard | 2024-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1369R | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2695Z | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Restricted | 2024-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4520R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N546DK | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1910P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2024-05-16 | 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.
