The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming O-235-C2C

29 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-235-C2C engine, rated at about 115 horsepower. The American Aviation AA-1 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1969 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-235-C2C. FAA spelling: O-235-C2C.

Fitted to model families

American Aviation AA-12American AA-11Biggs Thomas G CHRISTAVIA MK11Billy Joe Ramsey 601XL-B1Boatright Leslie J PANTHER LS1Clowes Delbert CH 7501Hiner Kirk J ZENITH CH 7501Jason Barron BARRON REBEL1John H Boatman Jr BUTTERCUP1John Irvin Linder Jr PIETENPOL1Junior G Morrow BGL SPECIAL1Lutz Paul A RANS S-20.51

American Aviation AA-1 · American AA-1 · Biggs Thomas G CHRISTAVIA MK1 · Billy Joe Ramsey 601XL-B · Boatright Leslie J PANTHER LS · Clowes Delbert CH 750 · Hiner Kirk J ZENITH CH 750 · Jason Barron BARRON REBEL · John H Boatman Jr BUTTERCUP · John Irvin Linder Jr PIETENPOL

Where they are owner's state

Ohio4Texas3Florida3Tennessee2Pennsylvania2Missouri2Minnesota2Massachusetts2Washington1South Carolina1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles29 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

047101411960219702200014201052020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-235-C2C the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-223, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 12 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 9 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 2 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 12 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-09-142026-17-10 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section · engine
2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2004-06-252004-10-14 · Crankshaft gear · engine
1998-10-1998-17-11 · Crankshafts · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-235-C2C

Failure reports 9 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

00122295198100101102104107114

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bracket1Butterfly Valve1Carburetor1Cylinder1Exhaust Valve1Gasket1Gear1Oil Pump1Seal1

Latest reports

2014-03-10Bracket: corroded
2007-06-16Exhaust Valve: bent
2004-01-09Seal: worn
2002-07-03Butterfly Valve: separated
2001-06-18Gear: worn

Certificates and bulletins

E-223Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 43 models listed · revised January 31, 2020

Safety bulletins 3 · 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
2008-09-10NE-06-32R1 · Reciprocating Engine - Crankshaft

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
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-235-c2c.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 29

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N15BJ Billy Joe Ramsey
601XL-B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2026-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N669PM Paul Michaud
PROSTAR PT2-B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2025-11-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1224K Steven J Wyciechowski
ZODIAC 601 XLB
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2024-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3131C Oldham James J
ZODIAC 601 XL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2024-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1627 Junior G Morrow
BGL SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3473 John Irvin Linder Jr
PIETENPOL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2023-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3571V Lutz Paul A
RANS S-20.5
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Experimental 2023-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45VE Monroe Scott
VARIEZE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2023-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N991SW Peter M Leston
ZODIAC CH650
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2023-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N651TP Pender Terry R
ZENITH CH650B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2023-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N489BB John H Boatman Jr
BUTTERCUP
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2023-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N837TH Top Hatz Llc
HATZ CB-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2022-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N258DM Mellen Dale
BUTTERCUP
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2022-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80KJ Hiner Kirk J
ZENITH CH 750
Fixed-wing, single engine Albert Lea Airport INC
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Experimental 2021-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N235EC Randall Murray
RANDALL CUB
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2020-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6900 Wodack Aj
POBER SUPER ACE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N194B Jason Barron
BARRON REBEL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2019-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N933BP Stanley James U
LONG-EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Experimental 2018-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N317WS Wood Steven J
WAG-A-BOND
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2018-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N339EZ Paulsen Robert H
VARIEZE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2018-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9300L American Aviation
AA-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N866BR Boatright Leslie J
PANTHER LS
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Experimental 2017-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9485L American Aviation
AA-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2015-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95BT Tanner Barry L
MIDGET MUSTANG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2015-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N364DC Clowes Delbert
CH 750
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2014-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N731TD Thomas R Johnson
ZODIAC CH 650
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2012-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13375 Biggs Thomas G
CHRISTAVIA MK1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2011-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N905RS Seman Richard M
PIEL EMERAUDE CP328A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2009-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N748WH American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2003-04-09 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.