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
N758EG	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1998-01-12	Valid
N5451S	Cessna 337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1997-11-25	Valid
N4AC	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1997-11-22	Valid
N988PW	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maine	Standard	1997-11-21	Valid
N61846	Cessna 172M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1997-11-08	Valid
N86106	Cessna 337D	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1997-10-11	Valid
N397	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1997-10-01	Valid
N2417S	Cessna 337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Piasecki Aircraft Corporation Coatesville, Pennsylvania	Standard	1997-08-27	Valid
N736SX	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1997-08-19	Valid
N736GH	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Triple R Flying Monticello, Iowa	Standard	1997-07-31	Valid
N53475	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Rw Aviation LLC Fishers, Indiana	Standard	1997-05-01	Valid
N5653S	Beech A23-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	1997-04-01	Valid
N9997F	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Usda Forest Service Fepp Columbia, South Carolina	Standard	1997-03-10	Valid
N6150K	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1997-02-05	Valid
N2427	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Boomer Aviation INC Fort Walton Beach, Florida	Standard	1996-11-18	Valid
N1040V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-10-31	Valid
N1071J	Aero Commander 112	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1996-09-20	Valid
N3290F	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1996-08-07	Valid
N888BG	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	1996-07-23	Valid
N337RT	Cessna 337	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	1996-06-27	Valid
N62037	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1996-06-12	Valid
N78SM	Cessna 337D	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	1996-05-28	Valid
N736XZ	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1996-05-13	Valid
N962GH	Hart Gary SUPER BEAR II	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Experimental	1996-05-09	Valid
N336FL	Cessna 336	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1996-05-08	Valid
N7753L	Cessna R172G	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Usaf Academy, Colorado	Standard	1996-04-17	Valid
N7905N	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Owner Peterson Afb, Colorado	Standard	1996-02-15	Valid
N7867N	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Owner Kirtland Afb, New Mexico	Standard	1995-12-26	Valid
N2617S	Cessna T337C	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	1995-10-25	Valid
N2397S	Cessna 337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	State of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin	Standard	1995-07-10	Valid
N758FE	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1995-06-20	Valid
N300	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Texas Sky Masters INC DBA Dallas, Texas	Standard	1995-06-08	Valid
N758TA	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1995-04-18	Valid
N736LV	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1995-04-06	Valid
N22CM	Cessna 337	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1995-03-31	Valid
N7882N	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Kirtland Afb, New Mexico	Standard	1995-03-23	Valid
N5258C	Cessna M337B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Ropkey Armor Museum Indianapolis, Indiana	Standard	1995-03-22	Valid
N7874N	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Owner Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	1995-03-13	Valid
N7899N	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Owner Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	1995-03-13	Valid
N7902N	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Owner Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	1995-03-13	Valid
N7909N	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Owner Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	1995-03-13	Valid
N51632	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1994-11-03	Valid
N169WW	Maule M-4-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pro Aire INC Chisago City, Minnesota	Standard	1994-08-10	Valid
N2001U	Maule M-4-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	West Coast Resources INC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	1994-07-05	Valid
N199PD	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	City of Sacramento Sacramento, California	Standard	1994-06-08	Valid
N33512	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1994-04-04	Valid
N758FM	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1994-01-24	Valid
N3048	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1993-09-30	Valid
N86508	Cessna 337E	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	1993-09-14	Valid
N736AJ	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	1993-08-09	Valid
N1773Z	Cessna 336	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1993-03-12	Valid
N358X	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1993-02-18	Valid
N72CA	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1993-01-11	Valid
N736GG	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1992-12-08	Valid
N321KB	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-09-16	Valid
N910TW	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Multnomah County Sheriffs Office Portland, Oregon	Standard	1992-09-09	Valid
N902A	Cessna O-2A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1992-01-21	Valid
N1197V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ventry Solutions INC Hauser, Idaho	Standard	1991-12-17	Valid
N51579	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-10-25	Valid
N594X	Cessna O-2A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1991-09-20	Valid
N1411V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-09-16	Valid
N42850	Ogren Craig R LONG EZE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Light sport	1991-07-15	Valid
N146AC	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Owner Usaf Academy, Colorado	Standard	1991-06-24	Valid
N736JW	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Multiple	1991-04-30	Valid
N7151K	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1991-04-18	Valid
N3817V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1991-04-09	Valid
N9834M	Maule M-4-210S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-01-25	Valid
N17T	Cessna 337D	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1991-01-22	Valid
N230A	Anders David W VANS RV-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	1990-10-22	Valid
N86417	Cessna 337D	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1990-10-16	Valid
N736WS	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mst LTD Charlotte, North Carolina	Standard	1990-09-12	Valid
N6288F	Cessna 337A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Aircraft Leasing and Service Malabar, Florida	Standard	1990-07-27	Valid
N26PH	Huff Peter C WHITE LIGHTNING WLAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	1990-03-27	Valid
N736FX	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1990-03-08	Valid
N4CY	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1990-02-13	Valid
N736UA	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1990-02-01	Valid
N758DV	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1989-12-20	Valid
N5LQ	Cessna T337E	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1989-09-01	Valid
N51456	Maule M-4-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1989-08-28	Valid
N736JR	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1989-08-19	Valid
N1815M	Cessna 337F	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1989-07-31	Valid
N5383S	Cessna 337A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1989-05-15	Valid
N1832V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1989-04-18	Valid
N1325V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, Colorado	Standard	1989-02-24	Valid
N86121	Cessna T337D	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Maryland	Restricted	1988-11-29	Valid
N736XC	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eagle Squadron INC The Villages, Florida	Standard	1988-10-26	Valid
N74SE	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southeast Wood INC Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	1988-07-18	Valid
N736MY	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	1988-05-04	Valid
N415SV	Cessna 337D	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1988-04-22	Valid
N51608	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Commonwealth of Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky	Standard	1988-04-15	Valid
N758MZ	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1988-04-05	Valid
N53531	Cessna 337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Hayes INC Betsy Layne, Kentucky	Standard	1988-04-01	Valid
N1730Z	Cessna 336	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	1988-03-29	Valid
N54E	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Portland Community College Portland, Oregon	Standard	1988-01-26	Valid
N337WG	Cessna 337	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-12-11	Valid
N40689	Maule M-4-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-12-09	Valid
N23XG	Cessna R172E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Usda Forest Service Fepp Malvern, Arkansas	Standard	1987-02-03	Valid
N62034	Maule M-5-210C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1987-01-16	Valid
N1157V	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1986-08-07	Valid
N736AB	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1986-08-05	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.