Lycoming GSO-435 SERIE
7 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming GSO-435 SERIE engine, rated at about 300 horsepower. The Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft).
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 GSO-435 SERIE. FAA spelling: GSO-435 SERIE.
Fitted to model families
Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout · Great Lakes 2 · Aerotek PITTS S-2A
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 GSO-435 SERIE the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-276, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 5 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 5 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 2 · 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
- Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout 4 with this engine series
- Great Lakes 2 2 with this engine series
- Aerotek PITTS S-2A 1 with this engine series
- California 2 of these aircraft
- Washington 1 of these aircraft
- Virginia 1 of these aircraft
- Montana 1 of these aircraft
- Maryland 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming GSO-435 SERIE 5 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-gso-435-serie.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 7
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2778Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2896Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3673L | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M&M Shipshape LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2984Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stitch Aero LLC Sunnyvale, California |
Standard | 2024-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2944Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2021-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3564L | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 1992-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44LH | Aerotek PITTS S-2A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 1986-08-22 | 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.