The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 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.

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19304
19401,107
1950157
1960759
19702,138
1980668
1990159
200072
201016
20204

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

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
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2004-06-252004-10-14 · Crankshaft gear · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-235 series

Failure reports 20 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

02479998299300202103109110117
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
989
992
003
022
031
091
101
171

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Axle6Cylinder4Fork2Spark Plug2Balance Weight1Coil1Pin1Plug1Support1Tube1
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Axle6
Cylinder4
Fork2
Spark Plug2
Balance Weight1
Coil1
Pin1
Plug1
Support1
Tube1

Latest reports

2017-07-03Coil: failed
2010-02-12Support: misinstalled
2009-05-24Spark Plug: broken
2003-12-05Spark Plug: worn
2002-11-21Cylinder: cracked

Certificates and bulletins

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

Safety bulletins 4 · 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
2005-09-30NE-05-89 ·

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

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 modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
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
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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.