Lycoming O235N2C
18 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O235N2C engine, rated at about 120 horsepower. The Cessna 152 is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1982 and 2024.
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 O235N2C. FAA spelling: O235N2C.
Fitted to model families
Cessna 152 · Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 · Charles Lee Smith ZODIAC STOL CH 750 · Doug A Dugger CH 750 CRUZER · Frank W Wright SERIES 6 SKYSTAR KIT · Heininger Gary H ZODIAC 601XLB · Jack E Krips Jr RUTAN VARIEZE · John Ragozzino VANS RV-9 · Jud Robert W JUD-ZODIAC 601XL · Kleve Roger A KLEVE KUB
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O235N2C the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-223, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 12 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 55 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 3 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 12 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 55 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 3 · 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 4 with this engine series
- Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 2 with this engine series
- Renegade Light Sport Llc FALCON LS VS 2.0 1 with this engine series
- Florida 4 of these aircraft
- Pennsylvania 2 of these aircraft
- Arizona 2 of these aircraft
- Arkansas 2 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Training Planes LLC 2 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O235N2C 12 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O235N2C 55 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o235n2c.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 18
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N526GH | Heininger Gary H ZODIAC 601XLB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Experimental | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94500 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95391 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N750DA | Doug A Dugger CH 750 CRUZER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2025-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N605PF | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1899A | Charles Lee Smith ZODIAC STOL CH 750 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2021-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4810W | Frank W Wright SERIES 6 SKYSTAR KIT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2021-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N902AL | Steven Freeman ZODIAC CH650 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | By Tor Aviation LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Experimental | 2019-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N314MZ | Mike Zemsta RV 9A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Experimental | 2018-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5400U | John Ragozzino VANS RV-9 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2018-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N823JR | Jud Robert W JUD-ZODIAC 601XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2018-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N335RK | Kleve Roger A KLEVE KUB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2014-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94194 | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Power Flow Systems INC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Experimental | 2014-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N152BU | Cessna 152 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Green Airport Development CORP Kemah, Texas |
Standard | 2014-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N956JK | Jack E Krips Jr RUTAN VARIEZE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2013-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N668AM | Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH 2000 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Center Line Aviation Limited Brookville, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2010-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N601TM | Zenith Acft Co ZODIAC 601 XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2005-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N988RL | Renegade Light Sport Llc FALCON LS VS 2.0 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Light sport | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. 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.