Lycoming O-235 Engine

Lycoming · piston · 451 engine-system SDR reports · 0 ADs

100–118 hpPower
1942First Run
In productionStatus
C152 and light trainers.Note

Reported engine systems (FAA SDR)

  • Reciprocating Engine263 (58.3%)
  • Engine Fuel & Control59 (13.1%)
  • Ignition58 (12.9%)
  • Starting25 (5.5%)
  • Power Plant20 (4.4%)
  • Engine Oil9 (2%)
  • Engine Controls8 (1.8%)
  • Engine Exhaust7 (1.6%)
  • Engine - Turbine/Turboprop1 (0.2%)
  • Engine Indicating1 (0.2%)

Report counts reflect fleet size and reporting activity, not relative safety or reliability. Source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (public domain).

Occurrences naming this engine

333 occurrences, 13 fatal, 22 fatalities.

Engine-failure occurrences on aircraft using this engine

0 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.

These occurrences are engine-failure events on aircraft families that can be fitted with this engine; the engine type of each specific aircraft is not confirmed. Do not read this list as a record for this engine.