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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2820Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bush Steven B Lago Vista, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N409MM | Ruble BUSHBY MUSTANG M-II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43530 | Sprague Joseph W VANS RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44714 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N621BF | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boldflight LLC Danville, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6622D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arq Aviation LLC Wilmington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7337G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7694F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N842BJ | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Master Trade LLC Detroit, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9652V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brown Keno Athens, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9717C | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N189RA | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2546P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3152Z | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3718P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4452J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Around Alaska LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6126W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6495W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N694P | Gutierrez RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739XC | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9682H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cloutblazer LLC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40858 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dicey Aviation LLC Somerset, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8161D | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dicey Aviation LLC Somerset, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3077E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blackhawk Holding CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64103 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737DJ | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Youngs Farm Blue Mountain Ranch LLC Paulina, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8368R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Live and Give Foundation Management Group LLC Huntsville, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3320Z | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37NE | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Rotor Technologies INC Nashua, New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2023-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737VB | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84515 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2023-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8707D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Orton Aviation LLC Walker, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91793 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1027M | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Loomis Aviation LLC Gahanna, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N104RV | Hansen Richard C RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Experimental | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2448E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pwc Engine Air INC Manorville, New York |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2914M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3257E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flycarolina LLC Concord, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33676 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4782G | Luther Sunderland THORP T-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6897B | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC Cape May Ch, New Jersey |
Restricted | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7271D | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC Cape May Ch, New Jersey |
Restricted | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8173N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91854 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9566D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9802U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1204T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Sky LLC Ellensburg, Washington |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1857J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20041 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21791 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2904M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3118T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N315H | Nesmith COUGAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N315MT | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Mt LLP Charlo, Montana |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N317DS | Altenhofen Gregory Thomas RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N583FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6174D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62531 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lg Holdings LLC Gretna, Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6501 | Phillips COUGAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7138B | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jlg3 LLC Wentworth, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75134 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N75134 LLC Honolulu, Hawaii |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76015 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aldea Aviation Partners LLC Encino, California |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7611G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83480 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1751J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4361M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC Cape May Ch, New Jersey |
Restricted | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4830G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hawaii Pacific Aviation INC Kailua Kona, Hawaii |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7338F | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kyle Aviation Services LLC North Charleston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7846D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79905 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N907WM | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Restricted | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172HT | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Auto Outlet of Irvington LLC Irvington, New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20133 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Creative Strategies INC Proctorville, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26003 | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Bay Lux Ventures LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2723E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Marshals Technology LLC Martinez, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2815Z | Bellanca 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N289WD | Dunn William M LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4659G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 4659G LLC Wheeling, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5075W | Piper PA-28 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56JU | Joe A Underwood Llc RV6.5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Experimental | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5847U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Vermont LLC Swanton, Vermont |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N599DL | Karl David J RV-6 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64217 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Simplifly LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73433 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Salvation Neighborhood Development CORP Riverside, California |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3113A | Maule MX-7-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N Maple LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41606 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | My Flight LLC Cypress, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53865 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Larder Aviation LLC Charlotte, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74968 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88MD | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1017E | Bellanca 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123GJ | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aftcloud INC Ontario, California |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1784J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1791P | Piper PA-22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2583P | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2952P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327MS | Staudacher Jon DC 11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35669 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Selkirk Seaplanes LLC Hayden, Idaho |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3891Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43636 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5060C | Wagner Colman L BANDIT 4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Experimental | 2023-03-18 | 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 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
