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
Model families, as a table
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
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 6,132 | 100% |
| Helicopters | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gliders | 1 | 0.0% |
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
Failure reports 20 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 98 | 9 |
| 99 | 2 |
| 00 | 3 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 1 |
| 09 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 17 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Axle | 6 |
| Cylinder | 4 |
| Fork | 2 |
| Spark Plug | 2 |
| Balance Weight | 1 |
| Coil | 1 |
| Pin | 1 |
| Plug | 1 |
| Support | 1 |
| Tube | 1 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-235 series 13 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-235 series 20 reports since 1995
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 model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
