Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 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

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

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

Cessna R172 Hawk XP 679 with this engine series
Cessna 337 Skymaster 330 with this engine series
Cirrus SR20 302 with this engine series
Cessna T337 106 with this engine series
Maule M-5 79 with this engine series
Maule M-4 46 with this engine series
Cessna 336 31 with this engine series
Mooney M-20 22 with this engine series

Where they are

California 155 of these aircraft
Texas 141 of these aircraft
Florida 130 of these aircraft
Alaska 77 of these aircraft
Colorado 72 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 13 of these aircraft
United States Air Force Owner 11 of these aircraft
United States Air Force 10 of these aircraft
International Air Services INC Trustee 9 of these aircraft
Skymaster Stc LLC 7 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

FAA orders naming the Continental IO-360 series 25 airworthiness directives
Failure reports on the Continental IO-360 series 41 reports since 1995

Analytics

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 model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N431X	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico	Standard	2016-07-14	Valid
N758AM	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Zeid Aviation LLC Houston, Texas	Standard	2016-07-06	Valid
N1170V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2016-07-01	Valid
N53670	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	E&S Management LLC Miami, Florida	Standard	2016-06-30	Valid
N455WC	Cessna 337D	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2016-06-22	Valid
N1876V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Redding Aero Enterprises INC Redding, California	Standard	2016-06-15	Valid
N84MR	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2016-06-15	Valid
N217CD	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2016-06-10	Valid
N736GW	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-05-17	Valid
N9804M	Maule BEE DEE M-4-210	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2016-05-10	Valid
N14460	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ajkj Aviation LLC Erie, Colorado	Standard	2016-05-03	Valid
N2575S	Cessna 337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2016-05-02	Valid
N75NX	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2016-05-02	Valid
N62S	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-04-29	Valid
N57376	Mooney M20J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Christian Medical Mission Aviation Support INC Waco, Texas	Standard	2016-04-26	Valid
N8923V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-04-20	Valid
N7379K	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2016-04-18	Valid
N758KC	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2016-04-18	Valid
N758BK	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eros Aviation INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2016-03-29	Valid
N2684V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Reims Rocket LLC Tempe, Arizona	Standard	2016-03-23	Valid
N736AP	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-02-23	Valid
N736MW	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Western Radio Services CO Prineville, Oregon	Standard	2016-02-19	Valid
N1032V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-02-18	Valid
N2949V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kingdom Power and Glory LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	2016-02-10	Valid
N1159V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-01-29	Valid
N34375	Meyers MAC-145	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2016-01-29	Valid
N901SP	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2016-01-29	Valid
N655CF	Cessna 337	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2015-12-30	Valid
N736BF	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-12-12	Valid
N337DW	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	R and R Aircraft INC Delray Beach, Florida	Standard	2015-12-08	Valid
N44LB	Cessna 337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2015-12-03	Valid
N360DE	Duello Dennis E LANCAIR 360	Fixed-wing, single engine	360 Skyhigh LLC Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Experimental	2015-11-30	Valid
N753CZ	Walsh Kevin Russert COZY MK-IV	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2015-11-20	Valid
N150JB	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-11-02	Valid
N393CD	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bowtie Properties LLC Dadeville, Alabama	Standard	2015-11-02	Valid
N232PL	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-10-27	Valid
N71TX	Delano Dan E RV7A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2015-10-19	Valid
N720SB	Cessna 337A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2015-10-06	Valid
N5386S	Cessna 337A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas	Restricted	2015-09-30	Valid
N1091V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Weeden Lee R Lewistown, Montana	Standard	2015-09-29	Valid
N8CV	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Wbg 8Cv LLC Lincolnton, Georgia	Standard	2015-09-10	Valid
N192TM	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2015-09-04	Valid
N249TM	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2015-09-01	Valid
N736UB	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2015-08-31	Valid
N2711Y	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ann Arbor Air LLC Plymouth, Michigan	Standard	2015-08-27	Valid
N2628S	Cessna 337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-08-21	Valid
N360EZ	Sjostrand Gerald D WHEELER EXPRESS	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2015-08-18	Valid
N758FA	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Arctic Aviation LLC Farmington, Minnesota	Standard	2015-08-07	Valid
N566DP	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eglobal Initiatives LTD Poolesville, Maryland	Standard	2015-07-23	Valid
N841B	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mescalero Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas	Standard	2015-07-17	Valid
N3928V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2015-07-15	Valid
N727ZZ	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Standard	2015-07-14	Valid
N1700M	Cessna 337E	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Deltahawk Engines INC Racine, Wisconsin	Standard	2015-07-08	Valid
N2125X	Cessna 337	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-07-07	Valid
N2337	Cessna T337D	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Boutique Air INC Denver, Colorado	Standard	2015-07-06	Valid
N65S	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2015-06-22	Valid
N736BB	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Rhode Island	Standard	2015-05-22	Valid
N1335W	Mooney M20E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-05-11	Valid
N3199V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ds Victor LLC Elburn, Illinois	Standard	2015-04-28	Valid
N175CD	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2015-04-24	Valid
N13EF	Cessna 337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-04-22	Valid
N749LW	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Lease One LLC Lafayette, Indiana	Standard	2015-04-22	Valid
N88JS	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-04-20	Valid
N2186X	Cessna 337	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-04-14	Valid
N8002F	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Yowzer LLC Zephyr Cove, Nevada	Standard	2015-04-10	Valid
N736EB	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2015-04-09	Valid
N211EW	Cessna 337A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Jtb Logistics LLC Byars, Oklahoma	Standard	2015-03-30	Valid
N39MB	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	N39Mb LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2015-03-24	Valid
N68773	Temco-Quinn T-35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Experimental	2015-03-17	Valid
N805WL	Dierenfield Dennis B DIERENFIELD SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2015-03-12	Valid
N286BW	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	California Falcon Aviation INC Anaheim, California	Standard	2015-03-06	Valid
N736HZ	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-27	Valid
N1417L	Beech A23	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2015-02-24	Valid
N736FA	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-02-02	Valid
N86766	Bellanca 14-13-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2015-01-28	Valid
N551	Meyers MAC-145	Fixed-wing, single engine	Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum Saint Louis, Missouri	Standard	2015-01-21	Valid
N736KF	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maine	Standard	2015-01-14	Valid
N736BM	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-12-12	Valid
N736JY	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-11-20	Valid
N9145E	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-11-10	Valid
N86383	Cessna 337D	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Euro Aviation INC Kematen,	Standard	2014-11-06	Valid
N9072E	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-11-04	Valid
N670DL	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Loomis Aviation INC Sarasota, Florida	Standard	2014-11-03	Valid
N758QC	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mccray B F JR Manchester, Oklahoma	Standard	2014-10-31	Valid
N78KD	Beech C24R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-10-28	Valid
N8004M	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Euroaviation INC Kematen,	Standard	2014-10-28	Valid
N2224X	Cessna 337	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2014-10-08	Valid
N85UC	Jeffrey W Weisel BARRACUDA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2014-10-07	Valid
N337RD	Cessna 337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-09-26	Valid
N78198	Pappas George 201	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Experimental	2014-09-17	Valid
N568RS	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-09-09	Valid
N9699H	Cessna 337A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-09-08	Valid
N580C	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Del Aviator LLC Sea Bright, New Jersey	Standard	2014-08-25	Valid
N736LL	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-08-25	Valid
N336CF	Cessna 336	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2014-08-20	Valid
N9864M	Maule M-4-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cizek Joseph e Wasilla, Alaska	Restricted	2014-07-22	Valid
N81M	J & M Aircraft J & M MODEL 14	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Experimental	2014-07-11	Valid
N758DZ	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2014-06-27	Valid
N4635K	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Standard	2014-06-19	Valid
N736HG	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2014-06-04	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.