Lycoming VO-435 series
190 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming VO-435 series engine, rated at about 260 horsepower. The Bell 47 is the model most often fitted with it (149 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1947 and 2002.
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 VO-435 series. FAA spelling: VO-435 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Bell 47149Hiller UH-1212Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK5A8Texas Helicopter Corp OH-135Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK6B2Hiller-Osborn UH-12D2Bell H-131Bell TH-131Bell-Carson 471Bell-K-Copter 47G-21Bell-Olympic Helicopters Inc. 47G21Bell-Yehnert 47G-21
Bell 47 · Hiller UH-12 · Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK5A · Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13 · Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK6B · Hiller-Osborn UH-12D · Bell H-13 · Bell TH-13 · Bell-Carson 47 · Bell-K-Copter 47G-2
Where they are owner's state
California33Minnesota18Florida17Texas16Michigan15Illinois10Pennsylvania8Delaware6Kansas5Idaho5
Kind of aircraft
Helicopters189 (99%)Piston singles1 (0.5%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming VO-435 series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 8 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 8 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Bearing1Bearing Cage1Blade1Idler Gear1Stabilizer1Starter Gear1Strap1Throttle Cable1
Latest reports
2007-11-01Bearing Cage: making metal
2007-07-31Bearing: failed
2007-03-05Blade: damaged
2005-07-12Idler Gear: broken
2003-02-17Strap: 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
- Bell 47 149 with this engine series
- Hiller UH-12 12 with this engine series
- Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK5A 8 with this engine series
- Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13 5 with this engine series
- Bell H-13 1 with this engine series
- Bell TH-13 1 with this engine series
- Bell-Carson 47 1 with this engine series
- Hiller H-23 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- California 33 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 18 of these aircraft
- Florida 17 of these aircraft
- Texas 16 of these aircraft
- Michigan 15 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Wilbur-Ellis CO 11 of these aircraft
- Hendrickson Flying Service INC 7 of these aircraft
- Triple F Flying INC 6 of these aircraft
- Scotts Helicopter Services INC 5 of these aircraft
- Scotts Helicopter Service INC 4 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Lycoming VO-435 series 8 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 190
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8441E | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Multiple | 2026-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N866Z | Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4 |
Rotorcraft | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Multiple | 2026-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6758D | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2026-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6141 | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Black Shadow Aviation INC Georgetown, Florida |
Restricted | 2026-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6744D | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2026-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N993B | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Georgia |
Restricted | 2026-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2988W | Bell 47G-5A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1311X | Bell 47G-5 |
Rotorcraft | Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
Restricted | 2025-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14861 | Bell 47G-5A |
Rotorcraft | Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
Restricted | 2025-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7861S | Bell 47G-5 |
Rotorcraft | Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida |
Restricted | 2025-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N307KC | Bell 47G-5A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N130V | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | J Bird Air Service LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88755 | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Old Time AG Aviation LLC Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73905 | Bell 47G-2A-1 |
Rotorcraft | Fingerlakes Wing and Rotor LLC Seneca Falls, New York |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28895 | Bell H-13H |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310SS | Bell 47G-2A |
Rotorcraft | Olathe Spray Service INC Olathe, Colorado |
Restricted | 2024-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5990 | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Aaa Aerial Solutions LLC Dassel, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7832S | Bell 47G-5 |
Rotorcraft | Sjd Aviation LLC Nescopeck, Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2024-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47GQ | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53HB | Bell 47G-2A |
Rotorcraft | Johnson Helicopter Service INC Kuna, Idaho |
Multiple | 2024-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47CS | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Tropicalproperties LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80SQ | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26PE | Hiller UH-12D |
Rotorcraft | Mshr Helicopter Service LLC Chehalis, Washington |
Multiple | 2024-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2838B | Bell 47J |
Rotorcraft | Blessed Beginnings Broadcasting INC Warsaw, Indiana |
Restricted | 2023-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8413D | Bell 47G-5A |
Rotorcraft | Experimental Aircraft Association INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Multiple | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99628 | Bell TH-13T |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Kentucky |
Multiple | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222AJ | Bell 47G-5A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Louisiana |
Multiple | 2023-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38113 | Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13E/M74 |
Rotorcraft | Hhi Farms LLC Hamilton, Michigan |
Restricted | 2023-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N391HP | Bell 47G-2A-1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Multiple | 2023-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96194 | Bell 47G-2A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999YZ | Bell 47J |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73907 | Bell 47G-2A-1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2023-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6173 | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Whirlybirds LLC Monroe, Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444EH | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Johafe Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N202CH | Bell 47D1 |
Rotorcraft | Bavarian Barnstormers 2 INC North Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15395 | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Magnum Aviation LLC Goff, Kansas |
Standard | 2022-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6774D | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Southern Cross Aviation Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13298 | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Lidija LLC Grass Valley, California |
Standard | 2022-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94515 | Hiller UH-12D |
Rotorcraft | Hiller Aircraft CORP Firebaugh, California |
Experimental | 2022-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8520H | Bell-Olympic Helicopters Inc. 47G2 |
Rotorcraft | Vegas Baby! Lc Royal Oak, Michigan |
Standard | 2021-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N470SB | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Midwest Choppers LLC Colman, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2021-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6749D | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2021-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53990 | Bell 47G-3B-1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Idaho |
Restricted | 2021-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18807 | Bell-Yehnert 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Swing Wing INC Veedersburg, Indiana |
Standard | 2021-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2292B | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | My Way LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2021-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2822B | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | English Air Service LLC Georgetown, Texas |
Standard | 2021-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4100G | Bell 47G-5 |
Rotorcraft | Regenald Michaud Aviation LLC Willows, California |
Multiple | 2020-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59403 | Bell 47G-5A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2020-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6707D | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Michigan |
Restricted | 2020-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12220 | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2020-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2770 | Hiller UH-12D |
Rotorcraft | Lil Dawg Aviation Wilmington, Delaware |
Multiple | 2020-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2806B | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Heliflight Leasing LLC Bulverde, Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9088T | Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK5A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2019-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106HH | Hiller UH-12D |
Rotorcraft | Haddock Flying Service INC Salters, South Carolina |
Multiple | 2019-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2807B | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2019-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9062T | Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK5A |
Rotorcraft | Triple F Flying INC Benton, Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2019-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7887B | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Lidija LLC Grass Valley, California |
Restricted | 2019-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N368GR | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Betsi Bell INC Jacksonville, Arkansas |
Standard | 2019-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47063 | Hiller UH-12D |
Rotorcraft | Geco INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2018-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9299Z | Hiller UH-12D |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51851 | Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13H/M74L |
Rotorcraft | Brothers Aviation LLC Black Rock, Arkansas |
Multiple | 2018-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2899B | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Classic Rotors Museum Ramona, California |
Standard | 2018-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10RN | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Executive Jet A LLC Danbury, Connecticut |
Standard | 2018-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6250N | Bell 47G-5 |
Rotorcraft | Over the Top Aviation INC Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Multiple | 2018-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62221 | Bell 47G |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner District of Columbia |
Standard | 2018-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1501L | Bell 47G-5 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58BA | Hiller UH-12D |
Rotorcraft | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Multiple | 2018-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62458 | Hiller UH-12E |
Rotorcraft | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2018-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7800S | Bell 47G-5 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2017-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50SD | Bell 47G-2A-1 |
Rotorcraft | Louisville Aviation LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Multiple | 2017-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6711D | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Restricted | 2017-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9421H | Bell 47D1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2017-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1315X | Bell 47G-5 |
Rotorcraft | Ritel Copter Service INC Hudson, Iowa |
Restricted | 2017-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7575 | Bell 47G-2A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Mississippi |
Multiple | 2017-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1470W | Bell 47G-5 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Florida |
Multiple | 2017-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51846 | Texas Helicopter Corp OH-13E/M74 |
Rotorcraft | Magnum Aviation LLC Goff, Kansas |
Restricted | 2017-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300JG | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59402 | Bell 47G-5A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2017-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9012T | Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK6B |
Rotorcraft | Scotts Helicopter Services INC Le Sueur, Minnesota |
Restricted | 2016-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9093T | Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK6C |
Rotorcraft | Scotts Helicopter Services INC Le Sueur, Minnesota |
Restricted | 2016-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2993W | Bell 47G-5A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5495E | Bell 47G-2A |
Rotorcraft | Scotts Helicopter Services INC Le Sueur, Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59H | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Aircraft Sales LLC Caledonia, Michigan |
Restricted | 2016-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N959 | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Tailormade Aviation INC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4550W | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Newton Property Leasing LLC Greene, Iowa |
Standard | 2016-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9061T | Continental Copters Inc TOMCAT MK5A |
Rotorcraft | Sky Horse Helicopters INC Brady, Texas |
Restricted | 2016-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9025 | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Ocean Air INC Eugene, Oregon |
Multiple | 2015-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7801S | Bell 47G-5 |
Rotorcraft | Rital Copter Service INC Hudson, Iowa |
Restricted | 2015-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N471BH | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Rocky Mount LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Multiple | 2014-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1374X | Bell 47G-5 |
Rotorcraft | Triple F Flying INC Benton, Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2014-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6720D | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Northwind Hilos LLC Schoolcraft, Michigan |
Standard | 2014-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7893B | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Michigan |
Multiple | 2014-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7730 | Bell-K-Copter 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Michigan |
Multiple | 2014-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6776D | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Milam INC Trussville, Alabama |
Restricted | 2014-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86SD | Bell 47G-5A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2014-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17SS | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N170HF | Bell 47G-3B-1 |
Rotorcraft | Efinance LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2014-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2823B | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Gulf Helicopters LLC Santa Fe, Texas |
Restricted | 2013-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8478D | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200KV | Bell 47G-2 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Florida |
Multiple | 2013-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
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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.