The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

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.

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19305
1940234
19502,383
19605,444
197011,405
19801,935
19901,132
2000831
201099
202055

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

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2008-10-202008-19-05 · Parallel Valve'' reciprocating engines · engine
2006-01-312005-26-10 · ECi cylinder assemblies. · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-320 series

Failure reports 349 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

010203141950106111621426
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
952
961
972
986
007
0139
0224
0339
0430
0541
0623
0732
0818
0915
1013
117
1210
134
146
152
169
171
186
191
203
211
232
251
264

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Spar18Tube17Cylinder15Bulkhead9Alternator8Control Cable8Bolt7Carburetor7Fitting6Float6
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Spar18
Tube17
Cylinder15
Bulkhead9
Alternator8
Control Cable8
Bolt7
Carburetor7
Fitting6
Float6

Latest reports

2026-09-03Gascolator: dirty
2026-05-19Impulse Coupling: unserviceable
2026-03-10Cylinder Head: cracked
2026-03-05Cylinder: cracked
2025-11-24Cylinder: cracked

Certificates and bulletins

E-274Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 60 models listed · revised April 30, 2013

Safety bulletins 17 · advice, not orders

2022-09-26NE-06-31R6 · Engine Lubricating Oils
2019-05-02NE-19-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders
2016-05-13NE-08-32R1 · Propeller Governor Idler Gear Shaft Set Screw
2014-03-24NE-14-13 · Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs
2012-11-21NE-13-06 · Pushrod Shroud Spring Retainers, Engine Components Part No. AEL14995, for Lycoming Engines 320,...

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

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

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 modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N75907 Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Rmb Leasing INC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2024-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1327R Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2024-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75762 Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine 208 Aviation LLC
Richmond, Virginia
Standard 2024-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26969 Gulfstream American Corp
AA-5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44624 Piper
PA-28-151
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51012 Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Better Connect Systems LLC
Manheim, Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61982 Cessna
172M
Fixed-wing, single engine Airwatch LLC
Santa Rosa, California
Standard 2024-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6617J Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Jeffries Holdings LLC
Bargersville, Indiana
Standard 2024-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8102B Piper
PA-28-161
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2024-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8622D Piper
PA-22-160
Fixed-wing, single engine Grass Strip Life LLC
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Standard 2024-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9692P Piper
PA-18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Glass City Aviation Services LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Restricted 2024-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12339 Cessna
172M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N645AW Piper
PA-28-161
Fixed-wing, single engine Hobart Aviation INC
Akron, Ohio
Standard 2024-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787WT Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Semper Supra Air LLC
Ashland City, Tennessee
Standard 2024-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98901 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Multiple 2024-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N265AC American Champion Aircraft
7GCAA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2024-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2803X Cessna
177
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3672P Piper
PA-18A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4333P Piper
PA-23-160
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tinny Twister Aviation LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2024-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4394Z Piper
PA-18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Restricted 2024-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98116 Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2024-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9831W Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2024-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N191DM American Champion Aircraft
7GCAA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2150A Piper
PA-18-135
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerial Sign North
Lakewood, New Jersey
Restricted 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2393J Beech
23
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315GE Pitrone Sam
LONG EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Experimental 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4983G Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5127Z Piper
PA-18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N516SC Campbell S R Iii
GLASTAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5453K Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
Multiple 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N738QE Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero Aviation Transportion INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8890V Cessna
172M
Fixed-wing, single engine Big Q Aviation
Helena, Montana
Standard 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N264MA American Champion Aircraft
7GCAA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3032T Piper
PA-28-161
Fixed-wing, single engine Green Canyon Aviation LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2024-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5227B Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2024-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5558W Piper
PA-28-160
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N997SG Piper
PA-28-161
Fixed-wing, single engine Ras Aviation LLC
Elyria, Ohio
Standard 2024-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31LL Deyoung John
MUSTANG MII
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Experimental 2024-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3750P Piper
PA-22-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2024-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4143P Piper
PA-23-160
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sparrowhawk Aviation
Manvel, Texas
Standard 2024-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79300 Cessna
172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Cook Aero Services LLC
Tremonton, Utah
Standard 2024-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8198Z Piper
PA-28-161
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3851P Piper
PA-22-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4780A Piper
PA-22-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Penn Flyers LLC
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6487D Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Wayne County Airport Board
Monticello, Kentucky
Standard 2024-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N733TX Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Kelley Aircraft LLC
Weyers Cave, Virginia
Standard 2024-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7410R Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Elon Aviation LLC
Burlington, North Carolina
Standard 2024-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79428 Cessna
172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Mindset Dynamics LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2024-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4312Z Piper
PA-18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Algona Aero Service INC
Algona, Iowa
Restricted 2024-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44132 Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Punta Gorda Flying Club LLC
Cape Coral, Florida
Standard 2024-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5223W Piper
PA-28-160
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2024-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8060N Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Wind Island LLC
Darien, Illinois
Standard 2024-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82452 Piper
PA-18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2898X Cessna
177
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N373BS Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4530E Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Aig Aeronautics LLC
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Standard 2024-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4559R Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2024-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46226 Cessna
172I
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4847G Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Daze
Batavia, Ohio
Standard 2024-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N737SA Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine N737Sa LLC
Lantana, Florida
Standard 2024-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43243 Piper
PA-28-151
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2024-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4527R Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Gmk Aviation LLC
Brighton, Michigan
Standard 2024-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5096G Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Riya Aviation LLC
Tracy, California
Standard 2024-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5108J Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Restricted 2024-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61645 Cessna
172M
Fixed-wing, single engine Lima-001 LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2024-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66MM Cessna
172M
Fixed-wing, single engine Take Flyt LLC
Eagle Lake, Minnesota
Standard 2024-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78626 Cessna
172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Ycm Solutions INC
Mechanicsville, Virginia
Standard 2024-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79184 Cessna
172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Kearns Capital Holdings LLC
Nampa, Idaho
Standard 2024-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N155AP Piper
PA-28-161
Fixed-wing, single engine Space Coast Aircraft CO
Merritt Island, Florida
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3143Z Piper
PA-22-160
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4897E Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Sig Flights LLC
Hickory, North Carolina
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4898F Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Lima-001 LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N516PC Piper
PA-28-161
Fixed-wing, single engine Space Coast Aircraft CO
Merritt Island, Florida
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6418E Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Lima-001 LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7108G Cessna
172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Lakes Area Aviation LLC
Little Falls, Minnesota
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7266Q Cessna
172L
Fixed-wing, single engine Lima-001 LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N734UT Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Sky Aviation LLC
Menominee, Michigan
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73755 Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Lima 001 LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2509D Dillman David
VANS RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3527 Pitts
S-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N443JG Pessel Garnett H
RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5260R Cessna
172M
Fixed-wing, single engine Southern Aero LLC
Homestead, Florida
Standard 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5548F Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7292G Cessna
172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Marquette County Flying Club
Marquette, Michigan
Standard 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80469 Cessna
172M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8154N Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Armosa Studios LLC
Franklin, Tennessee
Standard 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N137AT Piper
PA-28-161
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2024-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1466F Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Goody Birds LLC
Prattville, Alabama
Standard 2024-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40005 Piper
PA-28-161
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2024-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424W Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Skywarrior Flight Training LLC
Pensacola, Florida
Standard 2024-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4962G Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Versteeg Martin
San Antonio, Texas
Standard 2024-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55179 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Rick Aviation INC
Newport News, Virginia
Standard 2024-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56966 Piper
PA-28-140
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2024-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8427D Piper
PA-22-160
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9920L Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111CG Starduster Too
SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Pegasus Aviation LLC
Rogersville, Missouri
Experimental 2024-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1424U Cessna
172M
Fixed-wing, single engine Cavern City Flight School LLC
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Standard 2024-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1426X Piper
PA-28-151
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N184GL Meyer George C W
ZENITH CH-250M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2024-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1887A Piper
PA-18-125
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Restricted 2024-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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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.