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
Model families, as a table
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
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 6,132 | 100% |
| Helicopters | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gliders | 1 | 0.0% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-235 series the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-223, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 13 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 20 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 3 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 13 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 20 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 98 | 9 |
| 99 | 2 |
| 00 | 3 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 1 |
| 09 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 17 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Axle | 6 |
| Cylinder | 4 |
| Fork | 2 |
| Spark Plug | 2 |
| Balance Weight | 1 |
| Coil | 1 |
| Pin | 1 |
| Plug | 1 |
| Support | 1 |
| Tube | 1 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-235 series 13 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-235 series 20 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-235-series.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 6,134
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9302L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bffe INC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3622M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9880L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trinity Property Management LLC Corvallis, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2388M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5037Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4590P | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98959 | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Delaware CORP Topping, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31524 | Seblom Norbert C BAKENG DUCE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2023-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7598F | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86634 | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45FA | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Silver Express CO DBA Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2586D | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stay-Air-Borne LLC Locust Grove, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76048 | Cessna 120 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3XX | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9862U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4798Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1811G | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Yelle Flyers LLC Cashion, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3177M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4925Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5645L | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | T2Tc LLC Enka, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757PP | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90697 | Commonwealth 185 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mccreary Daniel R Bonney Lake, Washington |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11672 | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mooney Services LLC Greenbush, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69200 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Propel Air LLC Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9958L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2489K | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6419M | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N269AM | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4928B | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66948 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2428F | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Smtm Holdings INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N459ET | Terhune Thomas A LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46648 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5337L | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Father Son Ing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93214 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sundance Air Services INC Alameda, California |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9699S | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50358 | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lockhart 50R Partners LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5646L | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64LZ | Correia Joseph M LONG EZ (RUTAN) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2023-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67495 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cc Aviation INC Tracy, California |
Standard | 2023-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N369GB | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stork 1 LLC Green Cove Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44WE | Ellenberger Werner WERNER-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2023-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N621R | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bentley Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714TA | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7846H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Debilt Spraying INC Berthold, North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N922WS | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5689H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41683 | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68816 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67573 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fixed Wing Holding CO INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18258 | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3397M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5975H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3671N | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tin Cup Aviation LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4315M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4437M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68963 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | University of Michigan Flyers INC Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N175RW | Gifford Wayne C KIS-TR-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61MB | Bridges Michael T LONG-EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2023-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5261H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9314L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42399 | Piper J-3C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4530Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9331L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3123M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N669NE | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Acme Aircraft Flying Club LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98197 | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5011Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3299M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5042E | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N286T | Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Henry James G Bonita, California |
Standard | 2023-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95995 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hagele Aviation LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3556M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1420R | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5184H | Piper PA-14 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67765 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78702 | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Celestial Kinetics Flight Academy LLC Waupaca, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5368M | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6266A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65407 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clemson Flying Club INC Seneca, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757HT | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Parrish Aviation Flight Academy LLC Southlake, Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89186 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hangar 47 Aviation LLC Midvale, Utah |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3151M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wrong Brothers Aviation LLC Webster, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N457FA | Champion 7EC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6307L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4378M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7567H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38086 | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Autumn Crocus LLC Cincinnati, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47053 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3696N | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Central Virginia Flyers LLC Palmyra, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95606 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49094 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714WP | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2023-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N778JH | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2359D | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Robbins Aviation LLC Moravia, New York |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49123 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ascend Aviation LLC Bountiful, Utah |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5105M | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ascend Aviation LLC Bountiful, Utah |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1807G | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cj Mosman & Son Nezperce, Idaho |
Standard | 2023-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89664 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1012G | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-07-24 | 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
