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
N1672G Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2023-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5103T Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Reace Enterprises LLC
Woodbury, Minnesota
Standard 2023-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7885H Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2023-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4236M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2023-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4738Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Sawl Security LLC
Rock Island, Tennessee
Standard 2023-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757PM Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9381L American Aviation
AA-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N916TB Partin Thomas D
LONG-EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2023-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5191T Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N644HK Kuebler Herman J Iii
LONG EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2023-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1350R Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2023-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4936Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4590B Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Fulltron Aviation LLC
Springfield, Missouri
Standard 2023-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4879Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Robert P Brown INC
Beatty, Oregon
Standard 2023-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67452 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78588 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Multiple 2023-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86983 Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2023-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9303L American Aviation
AA-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2023-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93590 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine G & M Aircraft INC
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Standard 2023-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N107JM Mink James
ZODIAC 601 XL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2023-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5350M Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Newsom Bearden and Cobb INC DBA
Lubbock, Texas
Standard 2023-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3531M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2023-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2996G Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2023-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5791L American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Guytek Aviation LLC
Margate, Florida
Standard 2023-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6713V Beech
77
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2827M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2023-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3440M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Naples Seaplane Adventures LLC
Denmark, Maine
Standard 2023-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121BA Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5688L American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N691JC Varga Aircraft Corp.
2150A
Fixed-wing, single engine Flabob Airport LLC
Jurupa Valley, California
Standard 2023-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757FF Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Air-Planes LLC
Soddy Daisy, Tennessee
Standard 2023-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757QB Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2023-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4727Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4734A Cessna
A152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92549 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2023-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2111N Cessna
140
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32TG Green Thomas E
LANCAIR 235
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2023-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4930H Piper
PA-11
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2023-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N156SK Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4609L Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Stork 1 LLC
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Standard 2023-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4784H Piper
PA-11
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nebraska
Restricted 2023-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5351Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2023-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1042E Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47791 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65483 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine American Aviation INC
Brooksville, Florida
Standard 2023-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2386N Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3735R Beech
77
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2023-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5714H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62975 Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Quintessence World LLC
League City, Texas
Standard 2023-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787EZ Proskymfranklin J
LONG-EZE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2023-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2499P Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2023-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69ND Taylorcraft Corp
F-22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4425M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5751L American
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94609 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Heavy Metal Air LLC
Farmingdale, New York
Standard 2023-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30WP Pullen Wayne G
LONG-EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2023-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37983 Spani
FLYBABY 1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2023-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5689Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2023-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67490 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2023-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5764L American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64944 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Dsr-Cherokee 180 LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757MM Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Dsr-Cherokee 180 LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69121 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2023-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24773 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2023-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5146T Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5279H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2023-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5389Q Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2023-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78AK Arnold William R
KIS TR-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2023-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5118Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5716H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Leaders Flying Service LLC
Clear Lake, Minnesota
Standard 2023-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88446 Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2023-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2691M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Jersey
Standard 2023-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5628H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2023-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53745 Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5479Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2023-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2586B Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2023-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N547J Hooker Joseph R
ACRO TRAINER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2023-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93ES Seabase Thomas M
SEABASE KITFOX 5 VXN
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2023-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N313T Piper
PA-18-105 SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9448T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1073E Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Murphys Flying Service LLC
Thomasville, Georgia
Standard 2023-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4688Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4568F Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2023-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7729H Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6125B Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Bv Road and Site LLC
Penfield, New York
Standard 2023-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N131 American
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4958Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N624BL Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6577Q Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81577 Aeronca
7CCM
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94626 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine New Horizons Aviation INC
Goshen, Indiana
Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1401T Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Jetmro INC
Sebastian, Florida
Standard 2023-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6496L Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Turn Key Aviation LLC
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2023-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N181HL Barney Oldfield Aircraft Co
BUDDY BABY LAKES
Fixed-wing, single engine John Chmura A & P LLC
Mount Pleasant, Arkansas
Experimental 2023-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67991 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Standard 2023-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2416B Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine South Texas Air Force LLC
Mission, Texas
Standard 2023-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2701M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7592H Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 2023-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24704 Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4582Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2023-03-31 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.