Lycoming O-235-L2C
84 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-235-L2C engine, rated at about 118 horsepower. The Cessna 152 is the model most often fitted with it (15 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1946 and 2021.
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-L2C. FAA spelling: O-235-L2C.
Fitted to model families
Cessna 15215Piper PA-38 Tomahawk4Beechcraft 77 Skipper3Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)1Anthony Klopp CW-111Baalman Roger H KR2S1Beda C Dondi POLLIWAGEN 0-2351Blackwell John D LANCAIR 2351Blum Ralph C ZODIAC CH601XL1Byrt-Passmore-Durand REBEL1Carter Jay M 750 CRUZER1Cessna 1501
Cessna 152 · Piper PA-38 Tomahawk · Beechcraft 77 Skipper · Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Anthony Klopp CW-11 · Baalman Roger H KR2S · Beda C Dondi POLLIWAGEN 0-235 · Blackwell John D LANCAIR 235 · Blum Ralph C ZODIAC CH601XL · Byrt-Passmore-Durand REBEL
Where they are owner's state
Florida15Ohio6Georgia6California6Illinois5Wisconsin4Texas4Pennsylvania3Oregon3Idaho3
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles84 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-235-L2C the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-223, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 15 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 520 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 32 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 15 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
2017-08-152017-16-11 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2004-06-252004-10-14 · Crankshaft gear · engine
Failure reports 520 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Cylinder37Bracket26Carburetor23Rib19Pushrod18Plug15Piston14Spar14Starter13Bolt11
Latest reports
2026-04-26Tappet: separated
2026-04-23Plug: worn
2026-01-15Ignition Lead: damaged
2025-09-26Magneto: mismanufactured
2025-09-26Magneto: mechanic error
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
- Cessna 152 15 with this engine series
- Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 4 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 77 Skipper 3 with this engine series
- Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 1 with this engine series
- Cessna 150 1 with this engine series
- Cessna A152 1 with this engine series
- Champion 7 Citabria and Champ 1 with this engine series
- Taylorcraft F21 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- Florida 15 of these aircraft
- Ohio 6 of these aircraft
- Georgia 6 of these aircraft
- California 6 of these aircraft
- Illinois 5 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Sunrise Aviation INC 1 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-235-L2C 15 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-235-L2C 520 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 84
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N72772 | Smith Terry M RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2026-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49SM | Mckeon Stephen F MINION M-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Experimental | 2026-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81EJ | Sardella V J V J SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Experimental | 2026-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39ES | Spangler Emery E CICUBSKY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2025-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N476PW | Ray L Hill WAGABOND |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95SW | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N313KF | Sitta Jordan S KITFOX SERIES 5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66JM | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N541PG | Garabedian John C CUB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Experimental | 2025-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N612ER | Richard Crawford ZODIAC CH650 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2025-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26CA | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234WY | James L Hanson KITFOX OUTBACK |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Experimental | 2025-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714ZY | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coco Aircraft INC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N324VR | Lewinski Roman R LE61 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brown Everett L Yuma, Arizona |
Experimental | 2025-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67GP | Peterson Gary ZODIAC 601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Good Impressions Aviation LLC Bedford, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N331GZ | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N331Gz LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714XJ | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Summit Aviation Holdings of Nwa INC Rogers, Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N275CW | Champion 7DC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N764HL | Byrt-Passmore-Durand REBEL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2024-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1170Y | Cessna 150B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2024-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164NA | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48167 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Aviation INC Brooksville, Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52MS | M L Shanklin S-19 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Experimental | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N418K | Anthony Klopp CW-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N418K LLC Jupiter, Florida |
Experimental | 2023-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48239 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N409WM | Mayo Robert L ZODIAC 601 XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2023-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738EM | Baalman Roger H KR2S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2023-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419YB | Blum Ralph C ZODIAC CH601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2023-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3915 | Lester Morton W BREEZY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crestair Air LLC Dover, Delaware |
Experimental | 2023-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16JB | Blackwell John D LANCAIR 235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N618KB | Robert Keith Brittle WITTMAN BUTTERCUP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2022-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N401VF | Victor L Finch RV9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2022-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N791DS | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2815T | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Norwest Ventures LLC Sagle, Idaho |
Standard | 2022-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N485PA | Sullivan Sean PANTHER LS |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2022-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601LP | Lawwill Ted ZODIAC 601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2022-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4818F | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1906L | William J Norton RUTAN MOD 61 LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2022-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N277LT | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beechnutz Aviation LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4224H | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2022-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N252SF | Zenith ZENITH 601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2021-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3663 | Carter Jay M 750 CRUZER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2021-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N145T | Newcomb Robert E ZODIAC CH601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2021-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N723KC | Robert Cornelius STOL KING |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2021-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N335E | Johansen Halvor U LANCAIR 235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2021-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757SC | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N942WG | Wiechman Mt/Garboden Pn RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2020-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8029M | Dixon Kenneth P KITFOX 5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2020-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N610TE | Tanner Ewing LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2020-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44WB | Cessna A152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49808 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88RX | Ronald L Wilson MIDGET MUSTANG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2019-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5821P | Hutton David L LANCAIR 235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2019-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114JK | Krueger Grant M KRUEG-AIRE 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2018-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1WR | Ryan William R VARI-EZE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2018-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161GB | Mark Barker/Bob Lee LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eagle Aviation LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Experimental | 2018-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5180B | Everett Elmo ZODIAC CH.601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2017-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84520 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2017-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5369H | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N241HR | Hickey Timothy J/Hickey Michae MURPHY REBEL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2015-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71KJ | Johnson Kenneth W SUPER CUB SPORT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2015-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58JB | Meyer John D LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2015-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N124LF | Lyle M Forsgren RV-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2015-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N357HA | Starr Stanley D LANCAIR 235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2014-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2552D | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2014-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N521QJ | Jacobi John W SPACEWALKER II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2014-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N969BC | Cohen Brad ZODIAC 601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2013-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N496UR | Jaime Rabins ZODIAC 650 B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2013-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65584 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | G and M Aircraft INC Wheat Ridge, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64EZ | Robert L Schrieber LONGE EZE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2013-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601AB | Fdr601 Llc ZODIAC 601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fdr601 LLC Lewiston, Idaho |
Experimental | 2012-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235K | Poberezny Paul H POBER JR ACE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2012-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235TJ | Timothy J Dickerson KITFOX 5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2012-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N168HW | Jim Clement CLEMENT BUTTERCUP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2012-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N814BJ | Jewett Brandon BREEZY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2011-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235BD | Beda C Dondi POLLIWAGEN 0-235 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2011-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N932JT | Mount William L VANS RV-9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2011-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N152BB | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2011-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N398JM | Rohrs Jack L LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2011-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N918U | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Griffith Aviation INC Griffith, Indiana |
Standard | 2009-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N933SA | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sunrise Aviation INC Ormond Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2008-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N213MK | Kwiatkowski Matthew A LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2008-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601XS | Spainhower Craig CH-601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2008-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4417H | Taylorcraft F21B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Restricted | 1998-03-16 | 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.