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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N26456 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4363J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4982E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Devrnja Aero LLC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57352 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dewalt Colt Aerospace LLC Logan, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61937 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Simplifly LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65DP | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733WL | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734FA | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lima-001 LLC Muscatine, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78112 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79001 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pau Hana Enterprises LLC Series IV Boulder City, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88055 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lake Air Academy LLC Richland, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1835P | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vintage Restorers LTD LLC Windsor, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29469 | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gem Property Investments LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4983F | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyventure Avaition LLC Battle Creek, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79241 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stanley Aero Club Gastonia INC Belmont, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8TR | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation Academy LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1514T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214ER | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lima-001 LLC Muscatine, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5044M | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mojocreatives INC Avondale Estates, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7146R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738CG | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eastwest Holdings LLC Dover, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738MK | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Obrien Aviation INC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78312 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80149 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cielos Serenos LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9989V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1255U | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2559S | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | True Altitude LLC Isola, Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32942 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33001 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peak Builders INC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N523JC | Mcbride Richard L RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N609DC | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Barber Aircraft LLC Topping, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64020 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bend Aircraft Mechanics LLC Bend, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6671W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6873B | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Restricted | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737ET | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Optima Aviation LLC DBA Lewisville, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738UY | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Optima Aviation LLC DBA Lewisville, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81BA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ascent Aviation INC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9220D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ellis Harvey Airport INC Guthrie, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9782W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35383 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55SH | Hartzell Richard E WAG AERO TRAINER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2024-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5B | Morton Roscoe D GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2024-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64543 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rcr Aviation LLC Mansfield, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9957Q | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2024-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1814D | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Andover Flight School INC Andover, New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5374K | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Apex Aircraft Leasing LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54420 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N771RA | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | National Aviation Academy of Mississippi INC Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8243E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Macon Air LLC Franklin, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1474U | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N216DS | Avions Pierre Robin PIERRE ROBIN R2160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12207 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21GW | American AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N313HT | Tepolt Henry HC 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2024-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5485K | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Barr Air Patrol LLC Mesquite, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6660H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Barr Air Patrol LLC Mesquite, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3087T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4984T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boggs Investments Air Div LLC Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2378T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N787EB | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18FG | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2384J | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N315EF | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Matherne Aviation Houma, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65192 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tactical Integrated Training Solutions LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73407 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wxly Aviat LLC Gastonia, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7347G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N7347G LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78367 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9670W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105PD | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N105Pd LLC Ulysses, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1900U | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bismarck Aero Center Bismarck, North Dakota |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2264T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2340S | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3572P | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43JS | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Tamiry Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4776J | Beech A23-19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64335 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6452R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1750J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2024-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26784 | Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Texas Cheetah LLC Sugar Land, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4333K | Champion 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6289F | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sbk Aviation LLC Festus, Missouri |
Standard | 2024-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6916Q | Beech A23-19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2313P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35680 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pilot Studio LLC Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico |
Multiple | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4188J | Nys John M VANS RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N685FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dadson Tach LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8398R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84224 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90996 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9503D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9695H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9811W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Above the Best Consulting LLC Clarksville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172PZ | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | First Class Aviation LLC Galena, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2245K | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4285H | Piper PA-14 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2024-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6561W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7331F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2024-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8287N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87015 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Legacy Lsa LLC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2540F | American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mcguires Flying Service LLC Obion, Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-01-05 | 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.
