Continental IO-360-A
15 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-360-A engine, rated at about 210 horsepower. The Cessna 336 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1948 and 2019.
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 Continental IO-360-A. FAA spelling: IO-360-A.
Fuel: 100LL avgas.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Cessna 336 | 2 |
| Temco GC-1 | 2 |
| Bok Hans LAZER | 1 |
| Cessna 170 | 1 |
| Gylten Gary SA-300 | 1 |
| Hudson Leo LANCAIR 360 | 1 |
| Kane Thomas E RV-8 | 1 |
| Mooney M-20 | 1 |
| Ramsdell Willis RV4 | 1 |
| Ricciotti Gerard F RV-8 | 1 |
| S C Humphreys/W C Alsworth Sr BEE CRAFT MHV HNTR 3 | 1 |
| Thweatt Joseph O VANS RV8 | 1 |
Cessna 336 · Temco GC-1 · Bok Hans LAZER · Cessna 170 · Gylten Gary SA-300 · Hudson Leo LANCAIR 360 · Kane Thomas E RV-8 · Mooney M-20 · Ramsdell Willis RV4 · Ricciotti Gerard F RV-8
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 12 | 80% |
| Piston twins | 3 | 20% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-360-A the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E1CE, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 20 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 12 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 4 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 20 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 12 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 2 |
| 97 | 1 |
| 98 | 2 |
| 99 | 1 |
| 00 | 2 |
| 05 | 1 |
| 07 | 2 |
| 13 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Alternator | 1 |
| Cam Follower | 1 |
| Contactor | 1 |
| Crankshaft | 1 |
| Firewall | 1 |
| Fuel | 1 |
| Gear | 1 |
| Hub | 1 |
| Impulse Coupling | 1 |
| Plunger | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 548 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: stud (58), ring (49), gasket (41), spring (24), washer (21), magneto (19), screw (18), bolt (18), guide (16), bushing (15).
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 336 2 with this engine series
- Temco GC-1 2 with this engine series
- Cessna 170 1 with this engine series
- Mooney M-20 1 with this engine series
- Vulcanair Spa P68 1 with this engine series
- Maryland 2 of these aircraft
- Florida 2 of these aircraft
- California 2 of these aircraft
- Utah 1 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 1 of these aircraft
- Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Jb Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental IO-360-A 20 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-360-A 12 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-360-a.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 15
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N432WH | Hudson Leo LANCAIR 360 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2026-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N230DW | Bok Hans LAZER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2026-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161MP | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jb Aviation LLC Newark, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22GW | Temco GC-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1107X | S C Humphreys/W C Alsworth Sr BEE CRAFT MHV HNTR 3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2023-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N336BH | Cessna 336 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ace Aviation LLC Mankato, Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N904BF | Ramsdell Willis RV4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Grandbear Air LLC Mountain Green, Utah |
Experimental | 2021-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N336VR | Cessna 336 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Vr Jet LLC Goshen, Indiana |
Standard | 2021-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37FG | Vulcanair Spa P68OB2 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | State of California Sacramento, California |
Multiple | 2019-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N587ND | Gylten Gary SA-300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Experimental | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767DK | Temco GC-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2014-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56GR | Ricciotti Gerard F RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Experimental | 2011-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8841T | Thweatt Joseph O VANS RV8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2009-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915SC | Cessna 170B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | I P M Ministries Dufur, Oregon |
Standard | 2009-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16TK | Kane Thomas E RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2008-02-14 | 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), November 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.