Lycoming O-320 series
27,316 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 (9,463 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
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
When the aircraft were built by decade
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 Textron Lycoming Avco Corporation). 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
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
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 9,463 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 2,349 of these aircraft
- California 2,123 of these aircraft
- Florida 2,075 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
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-320-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 27,316
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6250W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cummings Property Restoration LLC Bullard, Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2620M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2026-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N534WC | Carter William R O RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2026-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78242 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 176Fps LLC Marthasville, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3290Q | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cape Fear Aviation Maintenance LLC Fayetteville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5732E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7275J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N836CR | Adams Calvin Rex LONG-EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2026-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2390W | Beech A23-19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ngk Aviation LLC West Point, Nebraska |
Standard | 2026-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61990 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4136P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N4136P LLC Titusville, Florida |
Standard | 2026-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54PP | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6796J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arcila Daniel Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2026-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N147ML | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2814M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3076Q | Maule MX-7-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3964P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4360Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5860D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64160 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Glide Slope LLC East Hampton, New York |
Standard | 2026-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90HA | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N417GP | Batton Robert L SH-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Furkin Custom Marine LLC DBA Tompkinsville, Kentucky |
Experimental | 2026-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N162AC | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20528 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vfr Aviation LLC Clayton, New York |
Standard | 2026-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734DG | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riverside Flight Academy LLC Riverside, California |
Standard | 2026-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8768N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43375 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Super Fly Aero LLC Lynn, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733HH | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733UF | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2026-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734UM | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sweet Sunshine Produce CO LLC Ocala, Florida |
Standard | 2026-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8480R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2026-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N8987V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Piper Capital Growth Fund LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20364 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Piper Capital Growth Fund LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2128E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly for Fun LLC Rockville, Maryland |
Standard | 2026-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400MA | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8931V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Williams Aviation Group LLC Mt Carmel, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172WM | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32702 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eagle Air Group LLC Stafford, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4331X | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | S e D Air LLC Kimball, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51871 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Az2026 LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2026-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6187W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7170G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ss Skyways LLC Becker, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8049N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2026-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9895V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Togo Aviation Services LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12365 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15955 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Wings Enterprise LLC Roca, Nebraska |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172TD | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N224MM | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4134Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5716D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N656BF | Fairchild William R GLASAIR I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6695J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73579 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Officer Properties LLC Broken Arrow, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84897 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Independent Aviation Services LLC Sachse, Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9009D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8764J | American AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 374Dk Aviation LLC Sand Springs, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9904W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1079Y | Piper PA-28-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19NJ | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N19Nj LLC Manassas, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2055K | Collier Delbert ACRO SPORT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N347RA | S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 150 ST |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4885D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spartan National Holdings LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5467L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61707 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spartan National Holdings LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63WM | Collum Aviation Inc OSPREY II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6616R | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7319D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N7319D LLC Port Saint Lucie, Florida |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739UM | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spartan National Holdings LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8173E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Equity LLC Woodbury, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9391D | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9934D | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13887 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jkg LLC Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30WH | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Acme Aerosports INC Huntsville, Alabama |
Standard | 2026-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44536 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N469JJ | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7156D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9678W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dependable Aviation LLC Cartersville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9742W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97MW | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rudderworks Aviation LLC Fairfax Station, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5008T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | S e D Air LLC Kimball, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6968W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Midgard Aviation LLC Colton, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4542R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Skies Flying Club LLC Painesville, Ohio |
Standard | 2026-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48DX | Zimmerman Gary GLASAIR I FT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2026-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4910P | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6135D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Super Pacer LLC San Tan Valley, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6427R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northeast Texas Aviation LLC Chandler, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7023R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pushpull LLC Montgomery, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73041 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Max Air Aviation LLC Carrollton, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327AK | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4428Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2026-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N46091 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pilot Instructional Center LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5191H | Piper PA-14 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55121 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lifetime Adventures LLC Bellevue, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1341R | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tmp Aviation LLC Altamonte Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2026-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1802J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2026-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2886P | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62891 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80517 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9592W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dreamcatcher Aviation LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41927 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-05-24 | 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
