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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2466B | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N650LB | Darling Daniel J VARI EZE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7654H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Anderson Ayden M Twin Bridges, Montana |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3833M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6209L | American AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4213H | Piper PA-14 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8409W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6174L | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7646H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2591M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flyer One LLC Palm Harbor, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81DN | Nelson Dan H LONG-EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6818K | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714WW | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112TH | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5302Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23RF | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6317L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6435L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25914 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aces High Aviation LLC Long Beach, California |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5585Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7914H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jamrock Leasing LLC Schenectady, New York |
Standard | 2025-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N252MT | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Quest LLC Olive Branch, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49055 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lima Aviation LLC Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6412L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N729SK | Miller Steve E SPACEWALKER II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N109CF | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4977Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5676H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6161L | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4232M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8369V | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Central Virginia Aviation INC N Dinwiddie, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1103E | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phantom Flyer LLC Yelm, Washington |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1812F | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5551Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7571H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757HV | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Propel Air LLC Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2406K | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Healdsburg Aviation INC Healdsburg, California |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N313CE | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avidash LLC Cape Coral, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5493Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55PM | Moscatiello Pasqualino A LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9384L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8968L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | AG Aircraft Holdings LLC Port Saint Lucie, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2996M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67797 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68348 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9563U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crawford Aviation LLC Richmond, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5315Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86828 | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89753 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerohead Planes LLC Savannah, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1814N | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91EW | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2344M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5035J | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5502U | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 90 Degree Crosswind LLC Arcadia, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5902L | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N723CM | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ombra Aria LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N257KA | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wikle Thomas A Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1831G | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gee3 LLC Sardis, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9831U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6001K | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N621 | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6291L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78735 | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3017M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rwm Aviation LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7532H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80587 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39030 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N822PJ | Beech 77 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9663L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phlindy Investments LLC Eagle River, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N152JL | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Support LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1428R | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5304H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Myakka Head Aviation LLC DBA Bradenton, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67842 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N529JH | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coconut Racing Group LLC North Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2466M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Donalds Flying Service INC Pantego, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5982H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clipper New Mexico LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2687M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7117K | Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2025-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4447E | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2433F | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2586A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5321H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3804E | William W Walls WAG-AERO SPORT TRAIN |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Experimental | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53836 | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tailwheel Solutions LLC Chagrin Falls, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4787Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Idaho Airplanes LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757RL | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76924 | Cessna 120 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24553 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jensen Aviation LLC Rancho Cucamonga, California |
Standard | 2025-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46146 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skylink Xpress INC San Bernardino, California |
Standard | 2025-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5045Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920BE | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Galaxy Aviation LLC Nantucket, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N137Y | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4014M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7906H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90531 | Baxter Wilson C W CHAMP 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2025-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3052T | Allen Arnold R WAGABOND |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2025-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4635L | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5284H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6536P | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1492R | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-16 | 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.