Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming O-235 series

6,134 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-235 series engine, rated at about 115 horsepower. The Cessna 152 is the model most often fitted with it (1,545 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1945 and 2025.

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 series. FAA spelling: 0-235 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Cessna 1521,545Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser878Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt552Piper PA-38 Tomahawk409Bellanca 7 Citabria318Champion 7 Citabria and Champ311Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1 Yankee and Trainer305Piper PA-16 Clipper252American Aviation AA-1198American AA-1165Piper PA-18 Super Cub165Beechcraft 77 Skipper106

Cessna 152 · Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser · Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt · Piper PA-38 Tomahawk · Bellanca 7 Citabria · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ · Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1 Yankee and Trainer · Piper PA-16 Clipper · American Aviation AA-1 · American AA-1

Where they are owner's state

Texas571California547Florida484Alaska383Washington217Minnesota186North Carolina185Michigan180Oregon179New York166

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles6,132 (100%)Helicopters1 (0.0%)Gliders1 (0.0%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to

Cessna 152 1,545 with this engine series
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser 878 with this engine series
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt 552 with this engine series
Piper PA-38 Tomahawk 409 with this engine series
Bellanca 7 Citabria 318 with this engine series
Champion 7 Citabria and Champ 311 with this engine series
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1 Yankee and Trainer 305 with this engine series
Piper PA-16 Clipper 252 with this engine series

Where they are

Texas 571 of these aircraft
California 547 of these aircraft
Florida 484 of these aircraft
Alaska 383 of these aircraft
Washington 217 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC 52 of these aircraft
Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC 42 of these aircraft
Sunrise Aviation INC 36 of these aircraft
Piper Aircraft INC 16 of these aircraft
Pea-Wayman Flight LLC 14 of these aircraft

Analytics

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

Aircraft newest certificates first · 6,134

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N4350E	Piper PA-38-112	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-10-01	Valid
N5705H	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hangar 13 LLC Winchester, Virginia	Standard	2026-10-01	Valid
N194BA	Piper PA-38-112	Fixed-wing, single engine	Unruly Passengers LLC Piedmont, South Carolina	Standard	2026-09-30	Valid
N48768	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	General Aviation Support CORP Rosamond, California	Standard	2026-09-30	Valid
N243SA	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2026-09-29	Valid
N4824P	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2026-09-29	Valid
N7740H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-09-29	Valid
N46134	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida	Standard	2026-09-26	Valid
N3762U	Piper J5A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-09-25	Valid
N5313Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-09-25	Valid
N2818G	Champion 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-09-23	Valid
N39021	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2026-09-23	Valid
N970SE	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida	Standard	2026-09-23	Valid
N3541M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-09-22	Valid
N4278L	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Iron Compass Aviation LLC Gallatin, Tennessee	Standard	2026-09-20	Valid
N5195T	Champion 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rainbow Flying Service LLC Moses Lake, Washington	Standard	2026-09-18	Valid
N92748	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-09-18	Valid
N9266T	Piper PA-38-112	Fixed-wing, single engine	Crosswind Aviation INC Oakley, Kansas	Standard	2026-09-16	Valid
N96EJ	Schickli Edward J Jr PIEL EMERAUDE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	2026-09-15	Valid
N5291Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bay Area Recreational Flyers LLC Midland, Michigan	Standard	2026-09-14	Valid
N2592F	Champion 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-09-12	Valid
N6165L	American AA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-09-12	Valid
N304DW	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2026-09-10	Valid
N215KY	Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sparrow Aviation LLC Marietta, Georgia	Standard	2026-09-09	Valid
N757RN	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sky Aviation & Maintenance INC Wildomar, California	Standard	2026-09-09	Valid
N9915L	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-09-09	Valid
N10GR	Read G D + G READ MINI-JINI	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2026-09-08	Valid
N47587	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Neel Aviation LLC Lakeland, Florida	Standard	2026-09-08	Valid
N3860B	Beech 77	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flight Club LLC Middle River, Maryland	Standard	2026-09-05	Valid
N5600H	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-09-02	Valid
N7758H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2026-09-02	Valid
N9733A	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cloud Dancer Aviation INC Deland, Florida	Standard	2026-09-02	Valid
N338SJ	Piper PA-38-112	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-09-01	Valid
N212MB	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Euro 2000 INC Merritt Island, Florida	Restricted	2026-08-31	Valid
N4721B	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Euro 2000 INC Merritt Island, Florida	Standard	2026-08-31	Valid
N4723B	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Euro 2000 INC Merritt Island, Florida	Standard	2026-08-31	Valid
N6134L	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Euro 2000 INC Merritt Island, Florida	Standard	2026-08-31	Valid
N25610	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-08-29	Valid
N4473Y	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-08-29	Valid
N67651	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-08-27	Valid
N1174E	Bellanca 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-08-26	Valid
N25860	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sorbi Aviation INC El Cajon, California	Standard	2026-08-26	Valid
N3911M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2026-08-26	Valid
N8564V	Bellanca 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2026-08-25	Valid
N109RW	American Aviation AA-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-08-24	Valid
N2491C	Piper PA-38-112	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2026-08-23	Valid
N9709U	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mvm Flyers LLC East Quogue, New York	Standard	2026-08-23	Valid
N3935M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2026-08-19	Valid
N53769	Bellanca 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-08-19	Valid
N7691H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2026-08-19	Valid
N42297	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2026-08-14	Valid
N5088Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2026-08-14	Valid
N7743H	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-08-14	Valid
N1047X	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2026-08-13	Valid
N4013M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2026-08-13	Valid
N25976	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skylogix Aircraft LLC La Verne, California	Standard	2026-08-12	Valid
N5254Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-08-12	Valid
N5745H	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2026-08-12	Valid
N6503H	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-08-12	Valid
N688CM	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ican Solutions LLC Fargo, North Dakota	Standard	2026-08-10	Valid
N9979U	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2026-08-10	Valid
N68485	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dkg Cessna LLC Flagler Beach, Florida	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N82604	Aeronca 7DC-CONV	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N42LE	Ostergren Leland LONG EZ	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mason County Aero Club Ludington, Michigan	Experimental	2026-08-04	Valid
N2489	Kitz DER JAGER DIX	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2026-08-03	Valid
N37KT	Terrio Kenneth POBER JR ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	JR Ace LLC Indianapolis, Indiana	Experimental	2026-08-03	Valid
N9428L	American Aviation AA-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-08-01	Valid
N5495Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2026-07-31	Valid
N2722M	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Infinity Aviation LLC Piedmont, South Dakota	Standard	2026-07-29	Valid
N5290Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2026-07-29	Valid
N78496	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2026-07-29	Valid
N889M	Otcasek-Volmer Sportsman V-J-22	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	2026-07-29	Valid
N89800	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-07-29	Valid
N49202	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skylogix Aircraft LLC La Verne, California	Standard	2026-07-28	Valid
N49769	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2026-07-28	Valid
N5754H	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-07-28	Valid
N6272L	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerospace Trust Managment LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2026-07-27	Valid
N38251	Piper J5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-07-26	Valid
N73DC	American Aviation AA-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Twin Aviation LLC Liberty Hill, Texas	Standard	2026-07-25	Valid
N5665Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-07-24	Valid
N24611	Piper PA-38-112	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2026-07-23	Valid
N46725	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cloud Dancer Aviation INC Deland, Florida	Standard	2026-07-23	Valid
N47193	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cloud Dancer Aviation INC Deland, Florida	Standard	2026-07-23	Valid
N5144B	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cloud Dancer Aviation INC Deland, Florida	Standard	2026-07-23	Valid
N5388Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2026-07-23	Valid
N733MW	Champion 7GCBC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-07-23	Valid
N526GG	Grover EAA ACRO SPORT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Experimental	2026-07-22	Valid
N5432Z	Piper PA-22-108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bellinger AG Defense LLC Manhattan, Kansas	Standard	2026-07-22	Valid
N71YY	American Aviation AA-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Agl Flight LLC Callahan, Florida	Standard	2026-07-22	Valid
N9210L	American Aviation AA-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-07-22	Valid
N5738L	American AA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2026-07-21	Valid
N6104L	American AA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-07-21	Valid
N24214	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2026-07-20	Valid
N4806B	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2026-07-20	Valid
N49060	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skylogix Aircraft LLC La Habra, California	Standard	2026-07-18	Valid
N5140B	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-07-18	Valid
N5942H	Piper PA-16	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-07-18	Valid
N8668	Bellanca 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Freppon Farm Equipment LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2026-07-18	Valid
N91906	Piper PA-12	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2026-07-18	Valid
N89021	Cessna 152	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2026-07-17	Valid

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.