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
N429T Stewart Shannon D
VARIEZE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2018-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94573 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2018-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N216AC American Champion Aircraft
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Letourneau University
Longview, Texas
Standard 2018-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2519B Timmer Olaf/Dana
LONG-EZE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2018-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46487 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Express CO
Miami, Florida
Standard 2018-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18242 Beech
77
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2018-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N193BA Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Vermont
Standard 2018-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N825MC Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine C & M Aviation LLC
White Lake, Michigan
Standard 2018-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4150M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5094L Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Gorge Winds Aviation INC
Fairview, Oregon
Standard 2018-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6219L American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2018-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9918L Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3487M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4159M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2018-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9130L Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2018-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4786P Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Ace High Aviation LLC
Long Beach, California
Standard 2018-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1634R Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2408B Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2018-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2615M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2018-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4436M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2018-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4744Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5732H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, Oregon
Standard 2018-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N329W Gustafson Wilbur M
LONG EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine R Moehlectric LLC
Mukilteo, Washington
Experimental 2018-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5922H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N136EJ Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2018-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8877L Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2018-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3353 King
SKYHOPPER 20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2018-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3594M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7704S Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Restricted 2018-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57461 Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5692H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2018-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6111Q Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Aces High Aviation LLC
Long Beach, California
Standard 2018-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6400Q Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2018-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9087L Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2018-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1624G Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2018-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5397Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13RE Eicher Robert L
HATZ CB1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2018-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1632R Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2018-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50674 Piper
J5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4923Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2018-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5790L American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Seveca Ventures LLC DBA
Arcola, Texas
Standard 2018-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5953Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2018-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9244L American Aviation
AA-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2446M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Condor Aviation LLC
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Standard 2018-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7122K Piper
PA-18-105 SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2018-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2794 Wood
TURNER T-40A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2018-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29452 Aeronca
65-TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3340M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wyoming
Standard 2018-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N120TU Cessna
120
Fixed-wing, single engine Paula LLC
Ault, Colorado
Standard 2018-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1607R Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49161 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2018-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N761GG Cessna
A152
Fixed-wing, single engine Chocks Away Aviaton LLC
Redmond, Oregon
Standard 2018-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90923 Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Dakota
Standard 2018-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6294M Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine N6294M LLC
Boynton Beach, Florida
Standard 2018-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9206L American Aviation
AA-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2018-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N615JS American Champion Aircraft
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2018-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71BT Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2018-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5610H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2018-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2045 Gonserkevis
AL GONS POORMANS CHA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2018-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5699H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2018-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5538Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2018-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3693N Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Lucky 20 Gourmet and Adventure Club LLC
Syracuse, Indiana
Standard 2018-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9431T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5103Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine 92Nd West Aviation INC
Lonoke, Arkansas
Standard 2018-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5918H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2018-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5WX Herron Leighton B Jr
LONG-EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Canard Aviators INC
Novi, Michigan
Experimental 2018-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152AW Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Youth Missions Aviation Academy INC
Southlake, Texas
Standard 2018-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5461Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2018-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N606GS Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2018-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6460M Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2018-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N707GS Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2018-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6289L Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1380R Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5026Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3348M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2018-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7WB Bartlett William T Jr
LANCAIR 235
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2018-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5514Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2018-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3433M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5900Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48204 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5068U Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2018-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24261 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Citabria INC
Auburn, California
Standard 2018-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9315L American Aviation
AA-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2018-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1826D Beech
77
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2018-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7979H Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2018-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4636Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2018-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N470DW Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2018-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49199 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2018-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93DJ Prentice Richard A
FUNAIR 3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2018-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N120NP Moran Joan F
BREEZY RLU-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2018-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6117L American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight Tech INC
Arlington, Washington
Standard 2018-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87WR Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3222M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Multiple 2018-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5266H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Fritz Flying Service INC
Lincoln, Nebraska
Standard 2018-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7864H Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Devil Dusters INC
Artesia, New Mexico
Standard 2018-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4784A Cessna
A152
Fixed-wing, single engine Fox Aviation International INC
Justin, Texas
Standard 2018-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758PA Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine New Horizons Aviation INC
Goshen, Indiana
Standard 2018-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5601H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7154K Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nebraska
Standard 2018-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2737Z Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2018-05-02 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.