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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N61030 | Cessna 150J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733BC | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ps N733Bc LLC Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734UW | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98360 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jts Aircraft LLC Rock Hill, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N154FT | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1914H | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2135B | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2236W | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43408 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5437J | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8097H | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8135G | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8137U | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81981 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82075 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8405B | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8409R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9062K | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9358C | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9740W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D14 Flight Club INC Manteno, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3997Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4405Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6319R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rj Aviation LLC Hurricane, Utah |
Standard | 2023-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7200J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78354 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9481K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hepp Investments LLC Warrens, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2130C | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36335 | Bellanca 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N813WK | American AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8142J | Ferriell K E COZZI III |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1872J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30158 | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1207P | Piper PA-23 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N73481 LLC Ault, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N406TP | Robert R Gates AVID MAGNUM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Experimental | 2023-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N425CB | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Summit Flight Academy LLC Peculiar, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5025D | Bellanca 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cal-Aerofab Flight Academy INC Chino, California |
Standard | 2023-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7123G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2023-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9017H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N223HW | Champion 7GCB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2255E | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5113Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tri-County Aviation LLC Lawrenceburg, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N666RB | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Olam Holdings LLC Honolulu, Hawaii |
Standard | 2023-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2694P | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32490 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Multiple | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5123W | Piper PA-28 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5439W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N664FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elon Aviation LLC Burlington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N826B | Newhall George VANS RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9226H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Debt LLC Yuma, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3088Z | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ravens Rebuilders INC Ellenboro, West Virginia |
Standard | 2023-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46616 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47653 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fat Chance Airlines LLC Hillsville, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5733F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2023-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9223H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9687S | Champion 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N151RS | Mattson Ronald N S.H. GLASAIR RG I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sonoma Valley Aircraft INC Vineburg, California |
Experimental | 2023-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8578D | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N860PA | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Re Elite Aviation LLC Hialeah, Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9824U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Purpose Flight International LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15556 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1848J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Frozen Aero Enteprises LLC Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300JL | Beech A23-19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3504Z | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4180J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63WT | American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N819MW | Weber Mark S RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pussy Galore Aviation LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Experimental | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83579 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mak Air Ventures LLC Smithfield, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8930M | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1008X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3339T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Britt and Ashley Kieffer Farms Weiner, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733ZN | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Atmospheric Vehicle & Spacecraft Flt Exploration Rch Palos Vrd, California |
Standard | 2023-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N131HS | Slinker Al RV-4#230 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1777J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2417P | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Multiple | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32767 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35446 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3759P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4387A | Piper PA-18S-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5656E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N2893E LLC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6208L | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6433W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7121P | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75788 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hawk Air LLC Parma, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7665D | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82332 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Euroair Consultants LLC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9419D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64442 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Goodspeed Air Services LLC Oxford, Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6464D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Honey B LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6739J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7164R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Multiple | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76019 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9881V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Shackleford Developments of Sc LLC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N125S | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1712J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Twelvejuliet LLC Moberly, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2765Q | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Honey B LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5067G | Bellanca 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5889R | Cessna 172G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N157TA | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Space Coast Aircraft CO Meritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N217LM | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35609 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Unruly Passengers LLC Piedmont, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-05 | 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.
