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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5227E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ace of Spades Aviation LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55144 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bell Air LLC Las Cruces, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5517F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7296Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rich Aviation Services LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73365 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8732M | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Musketeer Mike LLC Yukon, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2968P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3608Z | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4400R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bophades LLC Fort Pierce, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6072W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hillman Maritime Services LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738LG | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N754GA | Grumman American Avn. Corp. GA-7 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Quest Technical Sales and Marketing INC Camarillo, California |
Standard | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8040D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Reboot Charity INC West Palm Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26664 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Grumman N26664 LLC Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N442HB | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airborne LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7676F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nationwide Aviation LLC Hudson Oaks, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7998G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101RK | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12776 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20504 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Yoanna Flight School INC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N26172 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Tigers Flight School LTD Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2841X | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29442 | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3847P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N417FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41AM | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7269F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733JM | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Thunderbird Aviation LLC Littleton, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84400 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N84400 LLC Chamblee, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920CJ | Champion 7GCB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9596L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9968V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cynthiana Flying Group CORP Cynthiana, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9989W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dnr Solutions LLC Idaho Falls, Idaho |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2562F | Champion 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41623 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airplanesusa LLC Schaumburg, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4810G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5107H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flyit LLC Camas, Washington |
Standard | 2023-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8341R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1379U | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Flight Academy LLC Allison Park, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N336DB | Botens David F RV9-A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39RF | Fraga Roland M FRAGA GLASSAIR SH-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N456CB | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4789E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phil Weber Investments LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3544P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738EG | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jeff Air Pilot Services LLC Shelbyville, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739UB | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying H LLC Lake Placid, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1741P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2244V | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Colorado Flight Professionals LLC Pueblo, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2389W | Beech A23-19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2856H | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight School 101 LLC Winter Haven, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2876K | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29619 | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5027R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5105W | Piper PA-28 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5407L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61671 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Charlotte Flyers INC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6242C | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight School 101 LLC Winter Haven, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66908 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80554 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1213F | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight Answers LLC Miami Lakes, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1232U | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals INC Westchester, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13469 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Angels Over Atlanta INC Fayetteville, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1458P | Piper PA-23-150 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16288 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1923H | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2152J | Worgull Robert C RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4325J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jpsc LLC College Station, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4418Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Wind Aviation Service LLC Ludlow, Vermont |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N501AH | Beech A23-19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5159W | Piper PA-28 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5527F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5879L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N5879L LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60RB | Piper PA-22-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73330 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739ET | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 2035 Holdings LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N744M | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78640 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8213C | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Faucon LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8282J | Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91154 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97921 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flywell Aviation LLC Bowling Green, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1352U | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N19630 LLC Fort Collins, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N154T | Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172RF | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2160Z | Avions Pierre Robin PIERRE ROBIN R2160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodger Aircraft LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2954X | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3411Q | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5821W | Piper PA-28-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5882U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7226G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N838MB | Harris William F GLASAIR RG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9415D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9679P | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2838Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adriatic Holdings LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N291JB | Brannon Sidney K Jr VANS RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3250Z | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44236 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4452R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zitting Fredrick J Colorado City, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6364R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8259G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | 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.
