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
N213GD Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Edal INC
Plantation, Florida
Standard 2007-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57481 Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2007-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9EC Austin Steve
LONGEZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2007-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9046R Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2007-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6237L American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2007-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7380L Cessna
A152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2007-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7631H Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2007-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4964P Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7106K Piper
PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2007-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4227M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Vogt Thomas Earl
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Standard 2007-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9178Y Davis Guy
ZODIAC CH 601 HD
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2007-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3130M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2007-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4723Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2007-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2734M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2007-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9483T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2007-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9973R Heller Sylvester K
ACRO SPORT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Experimental 2007-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4251E Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2007-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93621 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2007-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6352N Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2007-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5983H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
None on file 2007-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45FC Friling/Cothern
LONGEZE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2007-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5173Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2007-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3732F Beech
77
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2007-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4596P Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2007-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5720L American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Kh Aircraft LLC
Denton, Montana
Standard 2007-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N325JS Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6043Y Beech
77
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Standard 2007-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9277T Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2007-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2337B Temco
GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2007-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93585 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2007-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49931 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Monterey Bay Aviation INC
Watsonville, California
Standard 2007-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N131CF Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2007-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N252WC Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80146 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Chapter 15 Aviation INC
Homer Glen, Illinois
Standard 2007-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2584A Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4590Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2007-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5615Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2007-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N519Q Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757AJ Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2007-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N943SA Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2007-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3162M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2007-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1605R Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2007-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98965 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2007-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N243K Aeronca
7AC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2007-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69110 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2007-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757ZS Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2007-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4041M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89881 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2007-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1699G Champion
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2007-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78667 Piper
PA-11
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2007-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94247 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Solberg Aviation CO INC
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
Standard 2007-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2401B Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2007-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48156 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2007-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5793H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66301 Beech
77
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2007-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7515K Piper
PA-18 105
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Restricted 2007-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49649 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine C & T Aviation Holdings INC
Mckinney, Texas
Standard 2007-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5541Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2007-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9912T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2007-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4257M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2007-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4952B Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine C & T Aviation Holdings INC
Mckinney, Texas
Standard 2007-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5355Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2007-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2404T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Everett Robert e JR
Bogart, Georgia
Standard 2007-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9394T Piper
PA-38-112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2007-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4932Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2007-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5174B Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Associates INC
Jupiter, Florida
Standard 2007-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94589 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Haverlock Aircraft LLC
Willoughby, Ohio
Standard 2007-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9643U Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2007-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67527 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine H & H Aviation Enterprises LLC
Fairfield, Ohio
Standard 2007-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93154 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine H & H Aviation Enterprises LLC
Fairfield, Ohio
Standard 2007-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64989 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2007-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6192L American
AA-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Tinaglia Aviation LLC
Hot Springs, South Dakota
Standard 2007-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N714UF Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Boraam Aviation INC
Prospect Heights, Illinois
Standard 2007-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N122CW Williams Carl M
SKYOTE
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2007-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25467 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Reynolds Financial INC
Tyler, Texas
Standard 2007-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49JA Alago James L
DER JAEGER D XII
Fixed-wing, single engine Golden Age Air Museum
Bethel, Pennsylvania
Experimental 2007-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68344 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine South Bay International Flight Association INC
Torrance, California
Standard 2006-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68342 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine M & S Air Supply INC DBA
Hawthorne, California
Standard 2006-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6607L Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Gll Plane LLC
Ocala, Florida
Standard 2006-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5384P Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Ks Aviation INC
Atwater, California
Standard 2006-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53988 Bellanca
7ECA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2006-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5623Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2006-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25357 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2006-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757ZA Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Adventure Flight Aviation INC
Springdale, Arkansas
Standard 2006-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5420Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2006-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5973Z Piper
PA-22-108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2006-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3512K Piper
J3C-65
Fixed-wing, single engine Earlys Cycle Center INC
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Standard 2006-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89780 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2006-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5389H Piper
PA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2006-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3971M Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Jersey
Standard 2006-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1461R Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Dawson Electric Works INC
Armstrong, Iowa
Standard 2006-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N317WT Tuttle Wallace S
PROTECH PT-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Experimental 2006-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7516K Piper
PA-18-105 SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2006-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46644 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2006-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4900H Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine New Horizon Aviation INC
Warwick, Rhode Island
Restricted 2006-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152PT Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2006-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4870P Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2006-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89073 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2006-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98932 Piper
PA-12
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2006-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6438M Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Ks Aviation INC
Atwater, California
Standard 2006-09-11 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.