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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming GO-435-C2A2

5 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming GO-435-C2A2 engine, rated at about 260 horsepower. The Pilatus P-3 is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1958 and 1959.

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 GO-435-C2A2. FAA spelling: GO-435-C2A2.

Fitted to model families

Pilatus P-35

Pilatus P-3

Where they are owner's state

Washington1Virginia1New Mexico1Idaho1California1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles5 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0123441950

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming GO-435-C2A2 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-228, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 8 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 8 airworthiness directives · newest first

2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2004-06-252004-10-14 · Crankshaft gear · engine
2003-08-142003-14-03 · Rotary fuel pumps · engine
1998-09-2898-18-12 · Fuel Pump · engine
1991-05-2890-04-06 R1 · Propeller Governor External Oil Line · engine
1970-02-1969-25-08 · Reduction Gear Assemblies · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming GO-435-C2A2

Certificates and bulletins

E-228Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 20 models listed · revised June 23, 2010

Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders

2019-05-02NE-19-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders
2014-03-24NE-14-13 · Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs

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

Fitted to
Where they are
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-go-435-c2a2.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 5

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N707MF Pilatus
P3-05
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2024-01-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N849MD Pilatus
P3-05
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2022-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N853P Pilatus
P3-05
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2016-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N830AD Pilatus
P3-05
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2005-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N838KP Pilatus
P3-05
Fixed-wing, single engine Kapa International
Santa Monica, California
Experimental 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.