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
N25564 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2008-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N903SA Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2008-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95722 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2008-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90997 Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2008-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2748M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2008-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5413Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2008-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1552 Calif Deuel Vocational Inst
PITTS SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2008-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N953SA Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2008-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4888H Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2008-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5357P Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2008-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86363 Aeronca
11AC
Fixed-wing, single engine Brumback Recreation LLC
Bluffdale, Utah
Standard 2008-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53773 Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2008-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N195T Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2008-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5062J Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2008-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N163T Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2008-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26946 Piper
J5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2008-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9632U Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2008-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6119L American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine 19Lima LLC
Elkhart, Indiana
Standard 2008-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N269AC American Champion Aircraft
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Burks Aviation INC
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Standard 2008-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4888L Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9313L American Aviation
AA-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2008-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98992 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Mike Pikovsky Aviation LLC
Plymouth, Minnesota
Standard 2008-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152LT Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Morcom Aviation Services INC DBA
Everett, Washington
Standard 2008-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2809M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2008-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87803 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2008-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2388T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2008-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67993 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2008-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5222H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2008-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6469B Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2008-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N178JS Beech
77
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2008-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46138 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2008-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2564N Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2008-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5216H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2008-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9962L Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2008-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78561 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49432 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Northshore Group LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2414A Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Snapflightusa INC
Port Matilda, Pennsylvania
Standard 2008-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3125B Paschke Russel R
VOLMER SPORTSMAN
Fixed-wing, single engine Kinkema James A
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Experimental 2008-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N425MK Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine North Star Aviation INC
Mankato, Minnesota
Standard 2008-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49916 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2008-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757PT Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2008-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3616M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2008-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69012 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Chapel Hill Flying Club Incdba
Sanford, North Carolina
Standard 2008-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7512F Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2008-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N252Z Mason
LULU
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2008-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48042 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2008-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4859Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2008-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4303M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2008-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68414 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2008-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2351A Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2008-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9585U Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2008-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2612M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2008-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67852 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2008-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7617H Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2008-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98922 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2008-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69232 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2008-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9327T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2008-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6106Q Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2008-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N954SA Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Multiple 2008-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5937H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2008-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6722N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2008-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152DZ Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25855 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2008-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78471 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2008-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7558K Piper
PA-18-105 SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2008-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3089M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2008-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4028H Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2008-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49070 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9615T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2008-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7264L American Aviation
AA-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Larson Aircraft LLC
Sandy, Utah
Standard 2008-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21VX Clunis Kenneth
RUTAN LONG-EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2008-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7896H Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2008-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4851Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2008-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5227Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2008-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N488E Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Kingdom Air Corps
Sutton, Alaska
Standard 2008-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5335P Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Vikings INC
Hayward, California
Standard 2008-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5113X Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2008-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5920H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2008-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N476TC Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Florida Flight Training Center INC
Venice, Florida
Standard 2008-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2755M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2007-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2460K Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2007-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N714ZC Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Mauser William T
Rio Linda, California
Standard 2007-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1603G Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Cp Aviation INC
Santa Paula, California
Standard 2007-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2707M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2007-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9563T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2007-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2472N Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2007-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6398B Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2007-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5083Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2007-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5833H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2007-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2426C Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2007-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8077U Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2007-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2505K Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N714WT Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65610 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Vikings INC
Hayward, California
Standard 2007-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N761ES Cessna
A152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2007-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7925H Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N701HG American Champion Aircraft
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Georgia Aviation Authority
Eastman, Georgia
Standard 2007-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N626PA Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Bird Acquisition LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2007-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N119AT Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine H e P Aviation LLC
Logansport, Indiana
Standard 2007-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5531Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2007-09-13 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.