The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental IO-360 series

1,853 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-360 series engine, rated at about 300 horsepower. The Cessna R172 Hawk XP is the model most often fitted with it (679 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1947 and 2025.

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 series. FAA spelling: IO-360 SER.

Fitted to model families

Cessna R172 Hawk XP679Cessna 337 Skymaster330Cirrus SR20302Cessna T337106Maule M-579Maule M-446Cessna 33631Mooney M-2022Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow20Cessna M33718Globe GC-1 Swift17Cessna 172 Skyhawk15

Cessna R172 Hawk XP · Cessna 337 Skymaster · Cirrus SR20 · Cessna T337 · Maule M-5 · Maule M-4 · Cessna 336 · Mooney M-20 · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Cessna M337

Where they are owner's state

California155Texas141Florida130Alaska77Colorado72Washington67Delaware56Georgia52Arizona50North Carolina46

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles1,347 (73%)Piston twins504 (27%)Gliders1 (0.1%)Airships1 (0.1%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

01973945927891940195019601970198019902000201042020

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

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E1CE, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 25 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 41 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 39 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 25 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2023-03-152023-05-16 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-232023-04-08 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2022-03-292022-04-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine

All orders naming the Continental IO-360 series

Failure reports 41 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

02468969798990001020304306

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Hub3Pump3Bearing2Butterfly Valve2Exhaust Valve2O-Ring2Relay2Alternator1Bracket1Bushing1

Latest reports

2006-06-01Exhaust Valve: stuck
2006-05-26Bracket: cracked
2006-05-15Exhaust Valve: stuck
2004-10-15Hub: corroded
2003-11-25Rocker: deformed

Certificates and bulletins

E1CEType certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 18 models listed · revised October 5, 2022

Safety bulletins 5 · advice, not orders

2016-03-08NE-16-13 · Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant
2013-02-08NE-13-15 · Engine Controls: Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Throttle and Mixture Control Levers
2012-10-31NE-13-04 · Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing Inspection
2009-11-20NE-10-09 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section: Hydraulic Valve Lifters
2001-12-28CE-02-09 ·

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

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

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,853

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N736NC Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2020-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337V Cessna
337F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Red Devil Skymasters LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2020-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38014 Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2020-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N133ND Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hitch-Nel Partners LLC
Issaquah, Washington
Standard 2020-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4277B Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85965 Cessna
337D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2020-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N106LU Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Bluewater Plumbing Service LLC
Wilmington, North Carolina
Standard 2020-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2271X Cessna
337
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Santaska INC
Palmer, Alaska
Standard 2020-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2577S Cessna
337C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2020-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736FG Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine J M Carrigan LLC
Sanibel, Florida
Standard 2020-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62044 Maule
M-5-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2020-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1797Z Cessna
336
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Real Fly Air Service LLC
Jackson, Wyoming
Standard 2020-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2569S Cessna
337C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Guam
Standard 2020-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N356PL Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2020-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92SC Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2020-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212LV Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine N212 Holdings LLP
Camden, Delaware
Standard 2020-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N263HB Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2020-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736QF Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2020-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53708 Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2020-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N373WT Brian L White
VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2020-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6ZD Cessna
337
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315RH Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2020-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N448CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49CB Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Macair Aviation LLC
Xenia, Ohio
Standard 2020-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6382K Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine N6382K LLC
Palm City, Florida
Standard 2020-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N902ES Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
Standard 2020-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2633S Cessna
337C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Air Apparent LLC
Santa Rosa, California
Standard 2020-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7200R Cessna
M337B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2020-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1246V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736ML Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine H & L Acquisitions LLC
Flushing, Michigan
Standard 2020-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758PK Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyking Aviation LLC
Obion, Tennessee
Standard 2020-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N169CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2020-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5235V Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2020-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172DD Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25WL Van Grouw R / Cantrell L
WHITE LIGHTNING
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2020-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N740M Cessna
337
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3823U Cessna
336
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2020-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337GG Cessna
337F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Interventional Cardiovascular Group of San Juan In
Laredo, Texas
Standard 2020-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37777 Cessna
337C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Quiet Aviation LLC
Longwood, Florida
Standard 2020-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85881 Cessna
337D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Sch Aviation INC Trustee
Sporle Kings Lynn,
Standard 2020-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112RC Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Straubel Investments INC
Egg Harbor, Wisconsin
Standard 2020-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96061 Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2020-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N946PK Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1425M Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rhino Capital Holdings LLC
Bonaire, Georgia
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6631R Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2020-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44EN Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine N44En Aviation LLC
Holden, Massachusetts
Standard 2020-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337LF Cessna
337D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine A To B Flying INC
Litchfield, Illinois
Standard 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N889LD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Skydance Aviation LLC
Norfolk, Virginia
Standard 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65025 Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2020-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6053S Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying By LLC
Breckenridge, Minnesota
Standard 2020-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124WL Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Homeland Aviation LLC
Shreveport, Louisiana
Standard 2019-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736XN Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Colorado Northwestern Community College
Rangely, Colorado
Standard 2019-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736EG Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2019-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53520 Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7354V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine King Daddy Aviation LLC
Meridian, Mississippi
Standard 2019-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7889N Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, New York
Standard 2019-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758QP Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2019-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736MC Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine 3 Pandas LLC
Farmington, New Mexico
Standard 2019-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29KL Beriev Aircraft Company
BE-103
Fixed-wing, multi-engine N13Kl LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2019-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758KF Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maine
Standard 2019-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N942CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2019-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5024E Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40CL Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736XB Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758RN Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2019-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N151P Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1086V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N299CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Linmac LLC
Miami, Florida
Standard 2019-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337WT Cessna
337B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunset Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6276F Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 2019-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736PL Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736UG Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerospatiale LLC
Yakima, Washington
Standard 2019-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N822GT Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Executive Aero Flight Club LLC
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Standard 2019-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3CM Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Oxbow Investments LLC
Sonora, California
Standard 2019-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4614T Maule
BEE DEE M-4-210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 2019-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67S Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2019-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N336W Cessna
336
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 336 LLC
Eagle, Idaho
Standard 2019-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76BT Cessna
337H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8040E Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2019-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5744J Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54ER Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2019-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N203CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Mustarrow INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72370 Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Vinland Aerodrome INC
Baldwin City, Kansas
Standard 2019-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9971V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5324V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Resources LLC
Post Falls, Idaho
Standard 2019-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N646DP Daniel L Peeler
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Davita Aviation LLC
Mars, Pennsylvania
Experimental 2019-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16VV Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N502CS Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine ISR Platforms LLC
Mclean, Virginia
Standard 2019-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758BY Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66PJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine 66Pj LLC
Atwater, California
Standard 2019-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7906N Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51468 Maule
M-5-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2019-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N871TS Cessna
337D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2019-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N314AT Cessna
T337D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation
Farmingdale, New Jersey
Standard 2019-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758MH Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Fantasy Flyer LLC
Ojai, California
Standard 2019-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96706 Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3851U Cessna
336
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2019-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758AA Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727WD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Louisiana
Standard 2019-06-06 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.