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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4461A | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7069R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8062E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation Specialized Services LLC Lewisville, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9996U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1588E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Geaux Giddum 1 LLC Brandon, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2358Z | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5AA | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6111D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adventure Flight LLC Duchesne, Utah |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82676 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Accelerated Aviation Instruction LLC Owatonna, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8763E | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9187M | Mcumber Donald H VANS RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98AM | Piper/Meyer Alfred R PA 18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12FM | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Delaware State University Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1918V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1920W | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20413 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Restricted | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2856T | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44507 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5423E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skywarrior Flight Training LLC Pensacola, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56149 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lets Fly LLC Albemarle, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56SJ | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738HS | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flycarolina LLC Concord, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N750K | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ogk Aviation LLC Mandan, North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8276J | Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9939U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N162DS | Key Clarence W O-320 EXP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172FP | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oceanic Air LLC Key West, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41547 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Grassroots Aviation INC Starkville, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44PF | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vaayu Aviation LLC Newark, California |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N522F | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N522F LLC Titusville, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68553 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7133L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7228G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79966 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N79966 LLC Titusville, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8286N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96751 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dsr Cherokee 180 LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32376 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Delaware State University Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8724N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sea 2 Sea LLC Cantonment, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34DN | American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4346R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flyhnz LLC Oxford, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6407W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1051X | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13SK | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flydreams Aircraft Group INC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5741W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2838F | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N316NF | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Steenland Mark R II Killeen, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32400 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4206H | Piper PA-14 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Leonard James P Eagle River, Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56943 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5752U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riggin Flight Service Madison, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6884H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74ST | Woods Richard I BUSHBY M-II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234LE | Hightower James H RUTAN LONG E Z |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29509 | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Empty Nest Aviation LLC Mckinney, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N298RW | Whittridge Richard D TWINSTARR |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3566E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4443Z | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4586A | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Multiple | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4629D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Orion Aviation Aircraft LLC Carlsbad, California |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47674 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5414L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5679S | Beech A23-19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N639SA | Symphony Aircraft Ind Inc SA 160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8732D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mgs Ventures LTD Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20626 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8314M | Cessna A150K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8452B | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K & K Commercial Leasing LLC Indiana, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91024 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Water Consulting LLC Dorchester, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1207U | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121GB | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation Academy LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26360 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4328N | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5005T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Weekend Air LLC Incline Village, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78408 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | On the Fly Aero LLC Ocean City, New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9466D | Piper PA-18A 150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Multiple | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9725D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16RG | Champion 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Homer Ace INC DBA Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20014 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2729X | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Moeplanes CO Boynton Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2834X | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Etown Powersports Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N286YM | Young Robin GLASAIR-WRY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bug Smasher LLC Mitchell, South Dakota |
Experimental | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2929X | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35486 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Metz Air LLC Little Rock, Arkansas |
Experimental | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3685A | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Restricted | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4167L | Piper PA-28-181 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Nonsense INC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44167 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sound Technology Matters LLC Zeeland, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47391 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crown Heights Footcare Plc Brooklyn, New York |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5114K | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Parrillo Development and Real Estate LLC Moorestown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54812 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | E & e Aviation LLC Kingshill, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5701F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5848W | Piper PA-28-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6457W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7422R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75536 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N75536 LLC Palm City, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75795 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8895N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9714L | Beech B19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Webaire LLC Slidell, Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112VV | Darland Charles B RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2022-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121MS | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Darcy Aviation LLC Danbury, Connecticut |
Standard | 2022-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1559P | Piper PA-18-135 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Snatchaday LLC Carabaset Vly, Maine |
Standard | 2022-12-31 | 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.
