The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 9, 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
N89171 Cessna
140
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2010-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9254L American Aviation
AA-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2010-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9387T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2010-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64GP Stevenson Windstreak
GLS-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Experimental 2010-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124RP Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2010-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6298M Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2010-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92775 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Rector Calvin C
Karlstad, Minnesota
Standard 2010-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3658N Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Univair Aircraft CORP
Aurora, Colorado
Standard 2010-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5574H Piper
PA-11
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Restricted 2010-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8071L Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2010-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68280 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2010-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39051 Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Lynx Paw LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2010-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2324D Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2010-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3235M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2010-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N372 Cutcher Chalmers F
COZY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2010-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212PT Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2010-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5039Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2009-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48650 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2009-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4529Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2009-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7273K Piper
PA-18-105 SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Dakota
Standard 2009-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88459 Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2009-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8864L Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2009-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6155L American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2009-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N250T Piper
PA-18-105 SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2009-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5414Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2009-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5461H Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76X Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2009-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1344T Rodewald Warren A
LONG-EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2009-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39067 Luscombe
8E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2009-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89652 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Lexington Flying Club INC
Lexington, Kentucky
Standard 2009-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2548C Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2009-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N166T Piper
PA-18 105
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2009-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24264 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2009-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4819B Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2009-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5JF Holcomb-Giambroni
BREEZY JF1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2009-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67840 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2009-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N763SA Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2009-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N923SA Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2009-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757XW Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Standard 2009-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5155P Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2009-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93342 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Metro Technology Centers Aviation Career Campus
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2009-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3VX Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2009-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2696G Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2009-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4509Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N829B Luscombe
8F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2009-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5320G Piper
PA-18 105
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2009-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2823M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2009-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93127 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2009-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3891M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2009-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1475 Smith Miniplane
DSA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2009-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68212 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Dynasty Adventure INC
Mentone, California
Standard 2009-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5104T Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Consolidated Aviation Services LLC
Seymour, Tennessee
Standard 2009-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93927 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2009-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92583 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2009-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48990 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Hyldburg Aviation
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Standard 2009-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152GF Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2009-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25416 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Mikes Aircraft Shop INC
Corpus Christi, Texas
Standard 2009-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92713 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2009-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4417E Taylorcraft Aviation Corp.
F21
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N705DC Morgan Dan L
DAKOTA COYOTE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2009-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1443R Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2009-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89863 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2009-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5707H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2009-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2EZ Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Scott Flying Service INC
Bono, Arkansas
Standard 2009-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5895H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2009-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61DA American Champion Aircraft
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Urban Aviation Services INC
Paxton, Massachusetts
Standard 2009-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5364Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2009-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39022 Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2009-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4968P Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2009-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9916T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2009-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98978 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2009-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N240F Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2009-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N901RV Shannon Stan
VANS ACFT RV9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2009-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N350SQ Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Griffith Aviation INC
Griffith, Indiana
Standard 2009-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2369M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2009-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N287T Piper
PA-18-105 SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2009-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25325 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2009-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25362 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2009-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5366H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Shannon Harry D
Bartow, Florida
Standard 2009-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3942M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2009-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9361L American Aviation
AA-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2009-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89377 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Bishops' LTD
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Standard 2009-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5350Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2009-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2888Z Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757GN Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Executive Wings LLC
Bolivar, Tennessee
Standard 2009-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88587 Piper
J-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4330M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2009-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2488C Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2009-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3729D Beech
77
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2009-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5312M Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Moore Aviation INC
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Standard 2009-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49144 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 2009-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9559T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2009-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24938 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine 45U Leasing LLC
Beaver Creek, Ohio
Standard 2008-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3868J Beech
77
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2008-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2763G Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Wilko Air LLC
Van Wert, Ohio
Standard 2008-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9653L Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2008-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5309H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2008-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34ZA Zenair Ltd
CH 2000
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2008-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N718E Piper
J5C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Restricted 2008-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8040Z Zilinsky
S.E. 5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Zilinsky Robert F
Willowbrook, Illinois
Experimental 2008-11-25 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 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.