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
N736AZ	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	M P Aviation LLC Ray, Michigan	Standard	2003-12-05	Valid
N2663S	Cessna T337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2003-11-22	Valid
N5487S	Cessna 337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2003-11-22	Valid
N5380S	Cessna 337A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2003-11-18	Valid
N758PX	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wiley'S Little Red Wagon LLC Osseo, Minnesota	Standard	2003-09-18	Valid
N6628D	Beech C24R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Summer Air LLC Greenville, South Carolina	Standard	2003-09-09	Valid
N802A	Cessna M337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2003-08-04	Valid
N736ET	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2003-07-18	Valid
N1423C	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2003-07-09	Valid
N53555	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Jewell Aviation INC Kennett, Missouri	Standard	2003-06-19	Valid
N128JF	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2003-06-12	Valid
N736JE	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sylvan Air Associates LLC Lapeer, Michigan	Standard	2003-06-11	Valid
N736LX	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2003-06-05	Valid
N217JH	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2003-05-12	Valid
N736KC	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-05-09	Valid
N2281	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2003-03-27	Valid
N524MK	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2003-03-27	Valid
N17651	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Basler Turbo Conversions LLC Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Standard	2003-03-13	Valid
N736HA	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2003-03-06	Valid
N736MP	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Darby Air LTD Lincolnshire, Illinois	Standard	2002-12-18	Valid
N519KR	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	519Kr LLC Signal Mountain, Tennessee	Standard	2002-11-20	Valid
N400SJ	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lockeby Aviation LLC Norman, Arkansas	Standard	2002-11-14	Valid
N616SM	Mooney M20J	Fixed-wing, single engine	DOO Dah INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2002-11-04	Valid
N172SP	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Luke Airlines LLC Southgate, Michigan	Standard	2002-10-31	Valid
N468JP	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2002-10-29	Valid
N736DV	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2002-10-23	Valid
N13673	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Experimental	2002-10-08	Valid
N8124V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2002-10-07	Valid
N1348V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2002-08-26	Valid
N337GR	Cessna 337E	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Lor Aviation LLC Atlanta, Georgia	Standard	2002-07-30	Valid
N110NP	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2002-07-10	Valid
N111HV	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bga-Viation Bennettsville, South Carolina	Standard	2002-06-11	Valid
N2618S	Cessna T337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2002-05-22	Valid
N51800	Cessna 172R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, Oklahoma	Standard	2002-05-08	Valid
N5181A	Cessna 172R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, Oklahoma	Standard	2002-05-08	Valid
N5181B	Cessna 172R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, Oklahoma	Standard	2002-05-08	Valid
N5352S	Cessna 337A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2002-04-26	Valid
N353BC	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	5101 LLC Granville, Ohio	Standard	2002-03-27	Valid
N224RF	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wby INC Orange, California	Standard	2002-03-26	Valid
N7380K	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kxp Ventures LLC Piedmont, South Carolina	Standard	2002-03-14	Valid
N508JS	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2002-03-04	Valid
N2630S	Cessna 337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2002-01-15	Valid
N3011M	Morcheid Louis W RV4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2001-12-17	Valid
N758FH	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2001-12-11	Valid
N736RC	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2001-08-08	Valid
N104DB	Beech B24R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2001-08-06	Valid
N246CT	Thomas Charles E VANS RV6	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Experimental	2001-07-26	Valid
N7654V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2001-07-23	Valid
N1064V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2001-06-20	Valid
N711XP	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2001-06-14	Valid
N72XP	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2001-05-30	Valid
N2925V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2001-05-15	Valid
N736JQ	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Raven Limited Seattle, Washington	Standard	2001-05-09	Valid
N6226	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2001-05-01	Valid
N259	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2001-04-09	Valid
N736DN	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2001-03-23	Valid
N2704V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2001-03-01	Valid
N758FK	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2001-01-29	Valid
N9813M	Maule BEE DEE M-4-210	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2000-12-14	Valid
N371X	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2000-09-29	Valid
N758UH	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2000-07-27	Valid
N1072V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2000-05-09	Valid
N2382S	Cessna 337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-03-23	Valid
N7146Y	Cessna M337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2000-01-18	Valid
N185RK	Cessna A185F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1999-11-18	Valid
N2245Z	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1999-11-15	Valid
N283X	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1999-11-10	Valid
N736SE	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1999-11-10	Valid
N963WM	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1999-07-29	Valid
N337F	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1999-07-01	Valid
N899SP	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Polyspray CORP Asheboro, North Carolina	Standard	1999-06-22	Valid
N49885	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Restricted	1999-06-08	Valid
N337WA	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Gyron Eagle LTD Pasadena, California	Restricted	1999-06-03	Valid
N85898	Cessna 337D	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Lewis Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1999-03-06	Valid
N736FN	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1999-01-25	Valid
N51458	Maule M-4-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	North Idaho Crushing INC Moscow, Idaho	Standard	1999-01-23	Valid
N7381V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1999-01-22	Valid
N27CT	Cessna 337H	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Clinic-Air Aviation Chapmansboro, Tennessee	Standard	1998-12-08	Valid
N736AN	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1998-12-07	Valid
N5231V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1998-09-18	Valid
N52575	Cessna M337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1998-09-08	Valid
N736TE	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lissie Flying Service INC Lissie, Texas	Standard	1998-08-14	Valid
N736MK	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1998-08-13	Valid
N1109M	Cessna 337E	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1998-07-24	Valid
N51273	Maule M-4-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1998-07-16	Valid
N55BV	Verran Robert W VERRAN SPORTBI-PLANE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	1998-07-16	Valid
N18EF	Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Experimental	1998-07-10	Valid
N37BJ	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1998-07-10	Valid
N40667	Maule M-4-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1998-07-06	Valid
N736GJ	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ryan Transfer INC Tilden, Nebraska	Standard	1998-06-23	Valid
N337CD	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1998-06-09	Valid
N6363K	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1998-06-08	Valid
N327DF	Flager Daryl ACRO SPORT II	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Experimental	1998-05-09	Valid
N1871M	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1998-05-08	Valid
N755MM	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1998-03-30	Valid
N3593R	Beech A23	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-03-25	Valid
N736PH	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	1998-03-02	Valid
N7870N	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Owner Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	1998-02-12	Valid
N364	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Farmers Bank Parsons, Tennessee	Standard	1998-02-06	Valid
N9927V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-01-29	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.