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 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8747M | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15CH | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Orlando Flight Academy INC Apopka, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4864G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lazy Eights Holdings LLC Greenwood, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5125W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elyon Holdings LLC Gulf Shores, Alabama |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N544CA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jet Air INC Iowa City, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55242 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hills Holding Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9656D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2354E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Garuda Flight Training LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2894Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5198E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Garuda Flight Training LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6176G | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Garuda Flight Training LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6971J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733WM | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N811W | Petty Bradley H MUSTANG-II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8857M | Beech A23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40776 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Third Coast Aircraft LLC Mobile, Alabama |
Standard | 2026-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4815F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air 2 Sea LLC Martin, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1563J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N193CP | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stillwater Aviation LLC Winter Haven, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35713 | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 35713 LLC Kitty Hawk, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N382MA | American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly To Sea LLC Stanford, California |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41657 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6883J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Robbins John L Crossville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734XK | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8372L | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Red Sky Aviation LLC Livermore, California |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33595 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N33595 Cherokee LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80487 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2026-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84567 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86838 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90984 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Multiple | 2026-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2365Q | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N276T | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35Z | Zauner Otto RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4399A | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500BE | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5857V | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7008R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733MZ | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97MS | Schlarb Michael SCHLARB PITTS S1S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N991BJ | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Silver Express CO Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1720T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lumi Wings CORP Goodyear, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20065 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aero LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23EL | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2823Z | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3327T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4410E | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6157W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Laminar Skies Aviation LLC Broken Arrow, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9117Q | Hladky Richard L HLADKY RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15037 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ace Aircraft Leasing INC Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1897T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mortgage Experts LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21743 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55264 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ace Aircraft Leasing INC Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N586FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ace Aircraft Leasing INC Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7157D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8543E | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ace Aircraft Leasing INC Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6363W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kvidera N6363W LLC Webster, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7031B | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mason Crosby H Zebulon, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8386L | Cessna 172I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8449E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jprg Aviation INC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2085V | Piper PA-28-181 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Forbes Aviation LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3404T | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4692Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zulu Aircraft Leasing LLC Grants Pass, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5958W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wise Aviation Solutions LLC Rio Vista, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64266 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733GS | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7977V | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8189S | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airplanes Unlimited LLC Jackson, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9552H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zulu Aircraft Leasing LLC Grants Pass, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9702D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N989DA | Phillips Gerald SUPER SPORT 18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N610JH | Hammons John M VANS RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2026-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1093X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Roseville Aviation LLC Roxboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11JP | Payne Jack PITTS SPECIAL S-1S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2026-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N564FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flyguys Cessna 182 LLC Royal Palm Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733HK | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Anda Aviation LLC Apopka, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789BM | Mcauliffe William J GLASTAR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2026-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9286 | Ard BD-4F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2026-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N115BY | American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3967K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lakes Area Aero LLC Pelican Rapids, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5641V | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight Leasing CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7018R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46550 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75712 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2847Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Multiple | 2026-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3511K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192AC | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4155J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5570F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cherokee Adventure CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6098N | Beech 19A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64328 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Compass Aviation INC Shelby, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N886EC | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Up and Up Aviation LLC Magnolia, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7342J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100M | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Odyssey Aviation LLC Gulf Breeze, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1732V | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elk & Ram Aviation Group LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4456R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4750A | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 22Av Group LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5068X | Champion 7KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82743 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Up and Away Aviation LLC Poughkeepsie, New York |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9421E | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9764W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | 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.
