Lycoming O-145B series
538 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-145B series engine, rated at about 65 horsepower. The Piper J-3 Cub is the model most often fitted with it (120 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1937 and 2002.
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-145B series. FAA spelling: 0-145B SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Piper J-3 Cub120Piper PA-15108Taylorcraft BL-65100Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief62Mooney M-1831Porterfield LP-6519Luscombe 8 Silvaire15Taylorcraft BL1210Piper J4 Cub Coupe5Taylorcraft BC-655Aeronca K4Northwestern PORTERFIELD LP-652
Piper J-3 Cub · Piper PA-15 · Taylorcraft BL-65 · Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief · Mooney M-18 · Porterfield LP-65 · Luscombe 8 Silvaire · Taylorcraft BL12 · Piper J4 Cub Coupe · Taylorcraft BC-65
Where they are owner's state
Texas59California36Ohio35Wisconsin28Florida27Washington25New York24Missouri20Michigan20Pennsylvania19
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles537 (100%)Piston twins1 (0.2%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-145B series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 3 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 3 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 3 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Battery Pack1Skin1Wire1
Latest reports
2012-06-14Battery Pack: discharged
2004-10-08Skin: scratched
2003-05-25Wire: broken
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
- Piper J-3 Cub 120 with this engine series
- Piper PA-15 108 with this engine series
- Taylorcraft BL-65 100 with this engine series
- Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief 62 with this engine series
- Mooney M-18 31 with this engine series
- Porterfield LP-65 19 with this engine series
- Luscombe 8 Silvaire 15 with this engine series
- Taylorcraft BL12 10 with this engine series
Where they are
- Texas 59 of these aircraft
- California 36 of these aircraft
- Ohio 35 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 28 of these aircraft
- Florida 27 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 2 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 2 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-145B series 3 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-145b-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 538
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N18GS | Mooney M-18LA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4141H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bizy Eves Enterprises LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23970 | Aeronca 65-LA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4304H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2026-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5042G | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Propwash Company LLC Monroe, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4129H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28864 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
None on file | 2026-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33713 | Aeronca 65-LB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4542H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32530 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36927 | Aeronca L-3B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30838 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42052 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23151 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Winsors Wings LLC Walnut Shade, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59359 | J. P. Special 2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2026-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23132 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32839 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32835 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38270 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26769 | Piper J3L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cascade Aerial Services LLC Chehalis, Washington |
Standard | 2026-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27281 | Porterfield LP-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40632 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31931 | Aeronca 65-LB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39062 | Luscombe 8B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22884 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17XT | Crousore Terry KR-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2026-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31741 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28042 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sas Aviation LLC Carroll, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4318H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4088 | Mooney M-18LA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33704 | Aeronca 65-LB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4402H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4386H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Orf Aviation LLC Wentzville, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24500 | Piper J3L-65S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ophelia Air LLC Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23420 | Piper J-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33105 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38470 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4571H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Costa Felipe R Winston Salem, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81KW | Pitts Special S1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2025-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22958 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Primary Flight Control LLC Fleming Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28089 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clive Consulting LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4317H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34520 | Aeronca 65-TL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32814 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26377 | Aeronca 65-LA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38223 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4648H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31845 | Aeronca 65-LB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Walls Sales LLC Poplar Bluff, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4055 | Mooney M-18LA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32374 | Northwestern PORTERFIELD LP-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29755 | Taylorcraft BL12-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | B & S Aviation LLC Sylvania, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4147H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29683 | Taylorcraft BL-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mountain Top Aviation INC Ebensburg, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33734 | Aeronca LB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bauer Aviation LLC Reese, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4345H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27967 | Piper J3L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dirigo Aerospace Solutions LLC Sumner, Maine |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24434 | Taylorcraft BL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mountain Top Aviation INC Ebensburg, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23696 | Taylorcraft BL-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aspire Aviation Knoxville, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4530H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jed Aire Aviation LLC Benson, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4380H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32664 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Aviation II LLC Peyton, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24367 | Taylorcraft BL-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38612 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2024-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100GR | Robertson George SKY SKEETER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2024-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27206 | Porterfield LP-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31963 | Aeronca 65-LB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N383A | Mooney M-18L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N663KS | Suby Kirk A SONERAI II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2024-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35226 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22375 | Aeronca 65-LA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31382 | Aeronca 65-TL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24073 | Taylorcraft BL-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24086 | Taylorcraft BL-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elder Matthew L Quinter, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21659 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4425H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30810 | Piper J4F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cecs LLC Lakewood, New York |
Standard | 2024-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N386M | Witt Leroy A SLP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2024-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33RQ | Piper J3C-85 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4354H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29684 | Taylorcraft BL-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38318 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2024-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10U | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34819 | Porterfield LP-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4469H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Slinger LLC Randolph, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35081 | Piper J3L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31488 | Aeronca 65-LB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N378A | Mooney M-18L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20447 | Taylorcraft BF |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33102 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4670H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3523 | Scarborough LINCOLN REPLICA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27302 | Aeronca 65-LA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32852 | Piper J-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36090 | Taylorcraft BL-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29575 | Taylorcraft BL-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32328 | Porterfield LP-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Nostalgia LTD Mooresville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27684 | Taylorcraft BL-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69273 | Baby Ace D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27461 | Taylorcraft BL-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31091 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
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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.