Lycoming O-145-B2
5 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-145-B2 engine, rated at about 65 horsepower. The Cowell PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1939 and 2012.
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-145-B2. FAA spelling: O-145-B2.
Fitted to model families
Cowell PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER · Kyle R Bradford BRADFORD SKY SCOUT · Mooney M-18 · Porterfield LP-65 · Taylorcraft BL-65
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-145-B2 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (TC 210, held by Textron Lycoming Avco Corporation). The FAA has issued 3 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 3 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 1 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
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
- Mooney M-18 1 with this engine series
- Porterfield LP-65 1 with this engine series
- Taylorcraft BL-65 1 with this engine series
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Michigan 1 of these aircraft
- Maryland 1 of these aircraft
- Florida 1 of these aircraft
- California 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-145-B2 3 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-145-B2 1 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-145-b2.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N120C | Mooney M-18L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2024-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37856 | Porterfield LP-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14836 | Kyle R Bradford BRADFORD SKY SCOUT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2017-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20442 | Taylorcraft BL-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2015-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48248 | Cowell PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2009-06-09 | 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.