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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N36417 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2022-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N453HZ | Danford Gary R HATZ CB-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2022-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734XD | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2022-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79531 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8866Y | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2022-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13391 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brazos Valley Flight Services LLC College Station, Texas |
Standard | 2022-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172GC | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dairy Air INC Wyoming, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52FS | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6823H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3914Q | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Patrol INC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2022-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57412 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | North County Flight Training INC Carlsbad, California |
Standard | 2022-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6517D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2022-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N722FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2022-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78441 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 444.Com LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93WP | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hbfc INC Tehachapi, California |
Standard | 2022-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N494FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Williams Mark J Ojai, California |
Standard | 2022-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5144W | Piper PA-28 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hub City Aviation Academy LLC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2022-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5569W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2022-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5878W | Piper PA-28-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2022-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6852H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2022-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6861W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73172 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Patrols INC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2022-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7431D | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83038 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zimin Transportation LLC South Naknek, Alaska |
Standard | 2022-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N831AK | Voss Albert GLASAIR I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2022-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92704 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2396Z | Beech 23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2022-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26718 | Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311HB | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Christiansen Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52279 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6507C | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2022-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727AJ | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2022-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80454 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tadao LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2022-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8RR | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2391Y | Cessna 177 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2022-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26872 | Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hughes Tool & Die LLC Norfolk, Virginia |
Standard | 2022-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41510 | Maule MX-7-160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clemente Motor INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7062G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwoods Aviation LLC Eagle River, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2022-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75744 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue River Aviation LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2022-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N913LK | Richard W Witt AVID MAGNUM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2022-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13HA | Anderson Howard Herbert RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2022-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1755P | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2937P | Piper PA-22-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4360J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2022-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733HT | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brazos Valley Flight Services LLC College Station, Texas |
Standard | 2022-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21841 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N421PT | Thomas Fitzgerald P VANS AIRCRAFT RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4301J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73605 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jkg LLC Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
Multiple | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75615 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Star Av8R LLC Austell, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8640V | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9596H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3115 | Eaa Biplane P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bravo Charlie LLC Johnston, Iowa |
Experimental | 2022-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444PP | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2022-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N648SA | Symphony Aircraft Ind Inc SA 160 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Four Delta Tango LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N775TA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2022-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9091D | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2022-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N953DY | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2022-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7541R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N150ND | Socata TB 9 TAMPICO |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clear Skies Avionics INC Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20018 | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerofeather Aviation INC Suffolk, Virginia |
Standard | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20MU | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oracle Aviation LLC Omaha, Nebraska |
Standard | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4276J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5462L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7053G | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spare Change Enterprises LLC Atlantic, Iowa |
Standard | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8275J | Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flabob Airport LLC Riverside, California |
Standard | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87621 | Monocoupe 90AL-115 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9366H | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N916AV | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2926T | Aero Commander 100 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R and L Aero LLC Dyersburg, Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3287Q | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jase Aircraft Leasing LLC Lenexa, Kansas |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N392EC | Edmond Compton BEARHAWK 4-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4561X | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Bhnb LLC Statesboro, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6140W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64493 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Neron II LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739KF | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Five Two Investments LLC Oconomowoc, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7569G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airborne LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75845 | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9702U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75JW | Wayne John K PITTS SPECIAL S-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2022-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78221 | Cessna 172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2022-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9051F | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2022-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N951KC | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | N951Kc LLC Rehoboth Beach, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2651Z | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2022-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678JW | Piper PA-28-161 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2022-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7872G | Cessna 172L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Classic Flying Club LLC Waterville, Maine |
Standard | 2022-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3986X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2022-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5365Q | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200MB | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Purple Plane LLC Granbury, Texas |
Standard | 2022-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3293V | Gray David M COZY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2022-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5221R | Cessna 172M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53977 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56996 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6412D | Cessna 172N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Port Aero Club INC Gold River, California |
Standard | 2022-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91246 | Piper PA-18-150 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9805W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54947 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Christiansen Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121CR | Heisdorffer Roger GLASAIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2022-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N131FR | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Optic Air LLC Sioux Center, Iowa |
Standard | 2022-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64129 | Cessna 172P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Atlanta Aviation Academy INC Lawrenceville, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-07-21 | 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.
