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
N337MW	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Mtw Aerospace INC Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	2014-05-09	Valid
N9826M	Maule M-4-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2014-05-09	Valid
N1UF	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Grand Aviation INC Grove, Oklahoma	Standard	2014-04-28	Valid
N258CD	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2014-04-28	Valid
N5205V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2014-04-25	Valid
N291X	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-04-24	Valid
N758BT	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-04-23	Valid
N18BB	Cessna M337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Museum of Flight Foundation Seattle, Washington	Experimental	2014-04-18	Valid
N202AF	Cessna O-2A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	White James R West Liberty, Ohio	Experimental	2014-04-14	Valid
N70WM	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-04-07	Valid
N736EM	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-04-03	Valid
N84C	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Western Summit Enterprises INC Pacoima, California	Standard	2014-04-03	Valid
N53434	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-03-28	Valid
N53420	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-03-12	Valid
N527CA	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-03-10	Valid
N7900N	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Warren County Sheriffs Dept Mcminnville, Tennessee	Standard	2014-03-07	Valid
N736JH	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2014-03-06	Valid
N914CB	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-02-28	Valid
N1326V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-02-24	Valid
N457L	Madlung Craig GLASSAIR SPR II S FT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Myers Aviation LLC Mukilteo, Washington	Experimental	2014-02-14	Valid
N1146M	Cessna 337F	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-02-11	Valid
N736KY	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-02-11	Valid
N290X	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dickson Bernard G Chiloquin, Oregon	Standard	2014-01-31	Valid
N7887N	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Kirtland Afb, New Mexico	Standard	2014-01-31	Valid
N758VU	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-01-29	Valid
N8376G	Cessna 337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Dakota Aircare INC Wagner, South Dakota	Standard	2014-01-15	Valid
N2279X	Cessna 337	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Sander Farms INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2014-01-10	Valid
N6243K	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2014-01-09	Valid
N33YQ	Lockheed-Hansen YO-3A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Museum of Flight Foundation Tukwila, Washington	Experimental	2014-01-08	Valid
N504WM	Martin William S ALLIED T J	Glider	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2013-12-27	Valid
N758DE	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Centurion Aviation LLC Salina, Kansas	Standard	2013-12-16	Valid
N775JD	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2013-11-20	Valid
N5737N	Mooney M20J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2013-11-19	Valid
N447AR	Riley Robert W VANS RV7A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rv 9A Flyers LLC Lubbock, Texas	Experimental	2013-10-31	Valid
N76XP	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cag Interional INC DBA Longmont, Colorado	Standard	2013-10-21	Valid
N51578	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Standard	2013-09-19	Valid
N423RH	Cessna 337F	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2013-09-17	Valid
N1004J	Aero Commander 112	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-09-16	Valid
N406ND	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	US & Global Technologies LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma	Standard	2013-09-12	Valid
N9065E	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-08-29	Valid
N107BL	Cessna 337F	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Vinland Aerodrome INC Baldwin City, Kansas	Standard	2013-08-27	Valid
N203HW	Haring Clay RV7	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Experimental	2013-08-23	Valid
N2331S	Cessna T337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2013-08-14	Valid
N758LJ	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Peery William R Beckley, West Virginia	Standard	2013-08-06	Valid
N574DM	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	2013-07-22	Valid
N9349N	Piper PA-28R-200	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-07-22	Valid
N233CD	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gottafly LLC Alpharetta, Georgia	Standard	2013-07-18	Valid
N345FB	Cessna 172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2013-07-17	Valid
N62043	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-06-18	Valid
N102WL	Dubois S C/Dubois K M WHITE LIGHTNING	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Experimental	2013-06-05	Valid
N736WL	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2013-05-30	Valid
N2255X	Cessna 337	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Prop & Jet Air Museum INC Romoland, California	Standard	2013-05-29	Valid
N669GA	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-05-22	Valid
N531CA	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jja Transportation LLC Springville, Utah	Standard	2013-05-15	Valid
N2672S	Cessna T337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Jja Transportation LLC Springville, Utah	Standard	2013-05-14	Valid
N736UU	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-05-01	Valid
N999VT	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2013-04-26	Valid
N3153K	Balentine Thomas/Edra TJ-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kansas Aviation Museum Wichita, Kansas	Experimental	2013-04-05	Valid
N53687	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2013-03-28	Valid
N5418V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner	Standard	2013-03-28	Valid
N170G	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kipp Robert C Woodinville, Washington	Standard	2013-03-27	Valid
N863SP	Cessna 172S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Legacy Aviation LLC Tea, South Dakota	Standard	2013-03-26	Valid
N102CJ	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jordan River Aviation LLC Madisonville, Kentucky	Standard	2013-02-21	Valid
N90318	Globe GC-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-01-31	Valid
N924DD	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skyhigh317 INC Kingston Springs, Tennessee	Standard	2013-01-31	Valid
N2139X	Cessna 337	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Aerometrix LLC Lino Lakes, Minnesota	Standard	2013-01-29	Valid
N5756K	Mooney M20J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2013-01-14	Valid
N2432S	Cessna T337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-01-04	Valid
N5157V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-12-27	Valid
N758CW	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Midland College Flying Club Midland, Texas	Standard	2012-12-27	Valid
N9992	Livingston STEEN SKYBOLT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2012-12-27	Valid
N3277T	Cabrinha Richard E 423	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bergson Enterprises INC Cedar City, Utah	Experimental	2012-12-11	Valid
N736XV	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Freedom Aviation LLC Riverton, Utah	Standard	2012-12-04	Valid
N110RL	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-11-29	Valid
N6CE	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-11-29	Valid
N34EC	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Gerard Aircraft INC Battle Creek, Michigan	Standard	2012-11-15	Valid
N2056L	Beech B24R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-11-05	Valid
N758MN	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-09-25	Valid
N372DC	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sweet Dreams Aviation LLC Albany, Georgia	Standard	2012-09-19	Valid
N85CE	Ellis Kenneth/Bradley GLASAIR RG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Experimental Aircraft Glasair Irg N85Ce INC Dyer, Indiana	Experimental	2012-09-17	Valid
N736HN	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2012-09-07	Valid
N723EB	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2012-08-28	Valid
N1167V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-08-15	Valid
N86537	Cessna 337E	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-08-09	Valid
N1221V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2012-07-27	Valid
N1319L	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-05-23	Valid
N3CH	Cessna 337E	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-05-09	Valid
N48317	Cessna 172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-04-23	Valid
N99HA	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ruka Consulting LLC Pewaukee, Wisconsin	Standard	2012-04-14	Valid
N736JF	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-04-09	Valid
N462DA	Cessna T337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-04-06	Valid
N102ER	Piper PA-28R-201	Fixed-wing, single engine	Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, Florida	Standard	2012-03-27	Valid
N1088V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-03-13	Valid
N2587S	Cessna 337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Flying Tater LLC Toms River, New Jersey	Standard	2012-02-25	Valid
N100YY	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2012-02-16	Valid
N609KY	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-02-08	Valid
N62070	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2012-02-07	Valid
N51636	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-02-03	Valid
N37LS	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-01-11	Valid
N736BC	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2012-01-04	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.