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
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-235 series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names 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.
Failure reports 20 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Axle6Cylinder4Fork2Spark Plug2Balance Weight1Coil1Pin1Plug1Support1Tube1
Latest reports
2017-07-03Coil: failed
2010-02-12Support: misinstalled
2009-05-24Spark Plug: broken
2003-12-05Spark Plug: worn
2002-11-21Cylinder: cracked
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
- 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
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-235 series 20 reports since 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3870U | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jsn Aviation LLC Huntersville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N385P | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4711Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5333H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8353V | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N8353V LLC Monroe, Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12465 | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5583Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2313N | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1479R | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23BP | Proveaux Benjamin C750 CRUZER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2026-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6172L | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2026-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4418F | Taylorcraft F21B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8986L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40803 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R&Cb Aviation LLC Shelby, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14HR | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N273RL | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2026-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N4417P | Taylorcraft F21B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5632L | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Las Vegas Aerial Services LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6413L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9647S | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Garrett Flying Service Danbury, Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5206H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7879H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120T | Piper PA-18 105 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2025-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9542U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47189 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Xclusive Level Aircraft World LLC Kissimmee, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2850M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5550Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67557 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sunstate Aviation INC Kissimmee, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5172T | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jacksonville Aviation Group LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5380H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5614L | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89197 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5249Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757UD | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5818H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6252U | Zenair Ltd CH 2000 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68931 | Piper J5C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7569F | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mainero Tanner R Chehalis, Washington |
Standard | 2025-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83TM | Cessna A152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3102M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2736M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6293H | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Space Coast Aircraft CO Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68402 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Space Coast Aircraft CO Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757NJ | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Space Coast Aircraft CO Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94138 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Space Coast Aircraft CO Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95021 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Space Coast Aircraft CO Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95831 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Space Coast Aircraft CO Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99DT | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3341M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5548L | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Unruly Passengers LLC Piedmont, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6552B | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49151 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5507H | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5619H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6113L | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6757 | Selig STITTS PLAYMATE SA11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2025-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9468L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ga N9468L LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N855MP | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39CF | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9404L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peak 8 Aviation LLC Breckenridge, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4169M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4270H | Piper PA-14 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5936Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4573Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2448K | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Central Valley Flight School LLC Hanford, California |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2468N | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | South Texas Air Force LLC Mission, Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310T | Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N288LL | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112TG | Talbot/Gooch LONG-EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2025-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3812Q | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N3812Q LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2025-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4207M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lessley Aviation LLC Carrollton, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6367Q | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cc Aviation INC Tracy, California |
Standard | 2025-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91372 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4930B | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyranch Knoxville Youth INC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5631L | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5632Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2034N | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northstar Aviation Leasing LLC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2732M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eaa Aviation Foundation INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7527H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9439L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N152PR | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2560N | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mcquack Aviation LLC Belding, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2967G | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63394 | Champion 7EC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6448A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9FA | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24351 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 426Th Aero Squadron LLC Cropwell, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3851Z | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2943M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5530Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5787Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1890A | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Johnson Air LLC Anselmo, Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5589Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6711R | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ame Flight Holdings LLC Oasis, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7972H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93468 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bestway Transport LLC Raymond, Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5672H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N197TH | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N197Th LLC Sammamish, Washington |
Standard | 2025-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3812U | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3218M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Athol Aggregate LLC Athol, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-10-31 | 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.