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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N35VL | Haines Walter V LONG EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2025-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4948Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8PP | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46090 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sentinel Services Group LLC Brooksville, Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53380 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65550 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63MK | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5337H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27776 | Stinson 10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9482T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9960L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5762Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53311 | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Barksdale Air Racing LLC Conroe, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5819Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4915P | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9547T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jk Gray Family LLC Concord, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N152MF | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mja Flight LLC Justin, Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N685JW | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9605U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25286 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Recreational Enterprises LLC Sanford, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9847U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5147X | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N155SK | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24857 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N338T | Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46953 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4957A | Cessna A152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5096L | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65401 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67324 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67549 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89887 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N908WA | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93730 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9491L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N334LF | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101SX | Seferovich D/Seferovich P HATZ CB1 BIPLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2025-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15691 | Bellanca 14-9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31504 | Stinson 10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44AJ | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5551L | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6097M | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6300Q | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pea-Wayman Flight LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5107B | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | West Valley Flying Club Palo Alto, California |
Standard | 2025-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29900 | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3767M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Great Cloud Design INC Dunedin, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5894Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N641HY | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25410 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94292 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | My Way Aviation LLC Weston, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N229T | Piper PA-18 105 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69019 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2402K | Piper PA-38-112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3056M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5342P | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sp Airparts LLC Moscow, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7296K | Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vne LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9723U | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48878 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kilo Lima Investments LLC Huntington Beach, California |
Standard | 2025-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7834H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wilde Air Service-Huron LLC Volga, South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9451L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | We Fly High LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2025-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3270M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wilde Air Service Huron LLC Volga, South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46649 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3713M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5062Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7857H | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2929T | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tampa Bay Flying Club CORP Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4976P | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714S | Gilbert Jeffrey T TAILWIND W-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Experimental | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24766 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94652 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5784H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2979P | Bellanca 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1872G | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3025M | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5113T | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5310H | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 426Th Aero Squadron LLC Cropwell, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5789H | Piper PA-16 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8WA | Alexander William VARIEZE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2025-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9435L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17RR | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riverside Flight Center INC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N197BF | Fritchley Van SPACE WALKER II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2005J | Taylorcraft Aviation Corp. F21 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25284 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riverside Flight Center INC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38SU | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riverside Flight Center INC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4641P | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riverside Flight Center INC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5421P | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riverside Flight Center INC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65551 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riverside Flight Center INC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N847X | American AA-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9241L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94505 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riverside Flight Center INC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98917 | Piper PA-12 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76695 | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N454BC | Carter Bradley S LONG-EZ |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2025-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49189 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5938L | American AA-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Midland Avionics LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66954 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32230 | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2025-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5569Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6390L | American Aviation AA-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5187X | Champion 7ECA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-01-17 | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
