Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental IO-360-ES

401 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-360-ES engine, rated at about 210 horsepower. The Cirrus SR20 is the model most often fitted with it (387 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2000 and 2023.

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-ES. FAA spelling: IO-360-ES.

Fitted to model families

Cirrus SR20387Quartz Mountain Aerospace Inc 118Luscombe 112Bloodworth Tommy LANCAIR ES1Mark Overby RV-71N419Cm Llc VANS RV101Temco T-35A1

Cirrus SR20 · Quartz Mountain Aerospace Inc 11 · Luscombe 11 · Bloodworth Tommy LANCAIR ES · Mark Overby RV-7 · N419Cm Llc VANS RV10 · Temco T-35A

Where they are owner's state

Florida57California35Michigan26Texas24South Carolina19Delaware17New York16Virginia14Minnesota13Pennsylvania12

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles401 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-360-ES the component layer

No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 176 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 66 of them in the last ten years.

Failure reports 176 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Pump40Magneto21Crankcase16Bracket6Exhaust Valve5Alternator4Bolt4Brushes3Cooling Fan3Keyway3

Latest reports

2024-07-26Drive Coupling: broken

2024-02-05Magneto: misoverhauled

2023-05-01Fuel Divider: inoperative

2021-09-30Exhaust Rocker: sheared

2019-12-09Bracket: worn

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

Cirrus SR20 387 with this engine series
Quartz Mountain Aerospace Inc 11 8 with this engine series
Luscombe 11 2 with this engine series
N419Cm Llc VANS RV10 1 with this engine series

Where they are

Florida 57 of these aircraft
California 35 of these aircraft
Michigan 26 of these aircraft
Texas 24 of these aircraft
South Carolina 19 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Aerosim Academy INC 22 of these aircraft
Board Of Trustees Of Western Michigan University 16 of these aircraft
International Air Services INC Trustee 5 of these aircraft
Ocf Air LLC 4 of these aircraft
Ascent Aviation INC 4 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

Failure reports on the Continental IO-360-ES 176 reports since 1995

Analytics

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-360-es.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 401

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N878EA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	N878Ea LLC Sherman Oaks, California	Standard	2017-09-27	Valid
N244LS	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skylane Logistics LLC Polson, Montana	Standard	2017-09-14	Valid
N592CT	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	J&L Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2017-09-11	Valid
N8765W	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Beaver Valley Flying Club INC Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-05-17	Valid
N173WM	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University Battle Creek, Michigan	Standard	2017-05-11	Valid
N289DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Harden Aviation LLC Washington, Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-05-02	Valid
N205LB	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lima Bravo Holdings LLC Powell, Ohio	Standard	2017-04-13	Valid
N726TX	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kelk Air LLC Wellington, Florida	Standard	2017-04-13	Valid
N824ZB	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cirrus 824 LLC Copiaque, New York	Standard	2017-01-19	Valid
N218DF	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Huff Technologies Morganfield, Kentucky	Standard	2017-01-12	Valid
N143TE	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2016-12-23	Valid
N470DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N471DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N473DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N474DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N475DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N476DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N477DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N478DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N479DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N480DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N481DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N487DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N488DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N489DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N490DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N491DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N492DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N494DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N496DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N609DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N611DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N613DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerosim Academy INC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2016-12-21	Valid
N662AJ	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Boeing Employees Flying Assoc Renton, Washington	Standard	2016-12-19	Valid
N320PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Juliet Delta Mike Aviation LLC Erie, Colorado	Standard	2016-10-07	Valid
N388RX	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	907Th Flight Squadron In Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2016-08-08	Valid
N24KX	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-07-23	Valid
N99EC	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	99Ec Holdings LLC Indianapolis, Indiana	Standard	2016-05-11	Valid
N192PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2016-03-23	Valid
N826MS	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dps Aviation LLC Frankford, Delaware	Standard	2016-01-21	Valid
N413ET	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-12-05	Valid
N393CP	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	N393Cp LLC Manteca, California	Standard	2015-11-24	Valid
N441SR	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	G I C Natural Resources LLC Columbia, Kentucky	Standard	2015-09-30	Valid
N524PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plane Smart! Aviation LLC Addison, Texas	Standard	2015-09-18	Valid
N299AT	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flyafrica Aviation LLC Stormville, New York	Standard	2015-09-10	Valid
N204VT	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Victor Tango LLC Kailua Kona, Hawaii	Standard	2015-09-04	Valid
N245SR	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skyhaven Flying Club INC Dover, New Hampshire	Standard	2015-06-18	Valid
N546PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Droop Mountain Aviation LLC Renick, West Virginia	Standard	2015-06-08	Valid
N362MM	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fly Second Wind LLC Penn Yan, New York	Standard	2015-05-28	Valid
N740SR	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Genieairre LLC Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania	Standard	2015-04-13	Valid
N717SH	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mkb Leasing LLC Saint Louis, Missouri	Standard	2014-12-08	Valid
N89423	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sierra Skyport LTD Truckee, California	Standard	2014-07-10	Valid
N515LA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lift Air LLC Sarasota, Florida	Standard	2014-06-11	Valid
N774PT	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	N774Pt INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2014-05-16	Valid
N62WR	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lamay-O INC Shreveport, Louisiana	Standard	2014-02-20	Valid
N767ES	Bloodworth Tommy LANCAIR ES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Experimental	2014-02-18	Valid
N276KC	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-01-31	Valid
N555GQ	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Harbor View Management Services LLC Henrico, Virginia	Standard	2013-11-27	Valid
N216DK	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mares Tails Holdings INC Manchester, New Hampshire	Standard	2013-08-23	Valid
N288PK	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jdc Aero LLC Champaign, Illinois	Standard	2013-08-21	Valid
N145PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Rhode Island	Standard	2013-08-20	Valid
N395SB	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pc-Tronix INC Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-06-18	Valid
N140DK	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Island Flight Services LLC Hauppauge, New York	Standard	2013-03-27	Valid
N828BR	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	2012-11-20	Valid
N708AT	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2012-10-04	Valid
N514BW	Quartz Mountain Aerospace Inc 11E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2012-09-27	Valid
N163RW	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tactical Air Support INC Reno, Nevada	Standard	2012-09-20	Valid
N120TK	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	New Leaf Consulting INC Raleigh, North Carolina	Standard	2012-08-02	Valid
N507BW	Quartz Mountain Aerospace Inc 11E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Blue Sky Wings LLC Parker, Colorado	Standard	2012-07-26	Valid
N511PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid
N166SR	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Avepartners LLC Hope Mills, North Carolina	Standard	2012-06-08	Valid
N717AG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Derstine Air Service LLC Souderton, Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-03-05	Valid
N825JB	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2011-12-23	Valid
N258CP	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	All Furniture Services LLC Cliffside Park, New Jersey	Standard	2011-12-08	Valid
N4570A	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-11-22	Valid
N189PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2011-10-27	Valid
N266RS	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2011-08-08	Valid
N594CD	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Netair LLC Newport Beach, California	Standard	2011-05-05	Valid
N516PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mcarthur Air LLC Mcarthur, California	Standard	2011-01-06	Valid
N376CP	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Blue Horizon Aviation LLC Waynesboro, Georgia	Standard	2010-12-09	Valid
N471TT	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eagle Flyer IV LLC Zionsville, Indiana	Standard	2010-10-20	Valid
N874T	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jeffco Leasing LLC North Potomac, Maryland	Standard	2009-05-26	Valid
N208GT	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gti Properties LLC Elyria, Ohio	Standard	2009-04-16	Valid
N508PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lake Superior College Duluth, Minnesota	Standard	2008-09-16	Valid
N747E	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eischen-1B LLC Fairview, Oklahoma	Standard	2008-06-25	Valid
N954KB	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2007-06-29	Valid
N680EC	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2007-04-25	Valid
N169SR	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hallgren Aviation LLC Lubbock, Texas	Standard	2007-02-28	Valid
N741SR	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Commodity Marketing CO INC Albert Lea, Minnesota	Standard	2007-02-01	Valid
N706RH	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dc Aviation LLC Venice, Florida	Standard	2006-08-18	Valid
N980CD	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2006-04-12	Valid
N220RV	N419Cm Llc VANS RV10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vans Aircraft INC Aurora, Oregon	Experimental	2004-04-13	Valid
N930PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	N930Pg LLC New York, New York	Standard	2003-02-10	Valid
N1108T	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard		Sale reported
N134PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard		Pending
N186PG	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard		Pending
N265T	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eagle Aviation Columbia LLC West Columbia, South Carolina	Standard		Valid
N47TP	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mccreery Aviation CO INC Mcallen, Texas	Standard		Valid
N485DA	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard		Sale reported
N583PU	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard		Sale reported

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.