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
No FAA order in the current files names 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.
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
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N349CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N261CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2026-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N131CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87LE | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Partner Holdings INC Trustee Berlin, |
Standard | 2026-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N910T | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N910T LLC Newark, Ohio |
Standard | 2026-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4277V | Cessna 170 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733Z | Polizotto Gary Md GLASAIR II F T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sovereign Plastics LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Experimental | 2026-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N32Cd Aviation Services LLC Aptos, California |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5876Q | Mooney M20C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222HW | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limited Company Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53PL | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736LH | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2403B | Globe GC-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dmm Airshows LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736LP | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758RX | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N280X | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N703AG | Cessna T337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N355 | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Roads Development LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111RT | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jcec LLC Washington Tr, Utah |
Standard | 2025-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758DW | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fire House Aviation LLC Nantucket, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758FR | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trigger Aviation LLC Monument, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N337LA | Cessna 337 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Special flight permit | 2025-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N528VV | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valor Tactical Solutions LLC Brea, California |
Standard | 2025-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736ES | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1271V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spur International LLC Spring Hill, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758FW | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4567G | Cessna 337 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kris Noone Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758LN | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Little 8 Mile Ranch LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2025-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51563 | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34360 | Meyers MAC-145 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N819CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Winter Aviation LLC Hermantown, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N298CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N771P | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Maxq Composites LLC Oxford, Maine |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736WC | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758LM | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736YD | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trans World Aircraft LLC Quakertown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2244X | Cessna 337 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Plane Life LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736QS | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736NW | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | G Force LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80SM | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyward Aviation Enterprises LLC Raleigh, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N243CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758QZ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dovy Aviation LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758FB | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cat Iiic Aviation LLC Erie, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1521V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Black Hill Consulting LLC Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9XY | Cessna 177A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1732M | Cessna 337F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Carey International Aviation Services LLC Long Beach, New York |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8153J | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736GN | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33503 | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3766R | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1168B | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6300B | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Limit Up LLC New York, New York |
Standard | 2025-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736CB | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736TC | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6248F | Cessna 337A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4745T | Maule M-4-210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N286X | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777VY | Young Virgil W RV-7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bloomfield Management INC Dodgeville, Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N189 | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N358 | Cessna 337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51407 | Maule M-4-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96218 | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1277M | Cessna 337E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161KW | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kirtland Aero Club Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1880V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kdn Aviation LLC Annapolis, Maryland |
Standard | 2025-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N952DS | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N337D | Cessna 337F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tomalar INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Experimental | 2025-09-04 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N6352F | Cessna 337A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122WB | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 2Sea2It LLC Ossining, New York |
Standard | 2025-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65ND | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jhkh LLC Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N204RE | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Schwartz Group LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2025-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84MA | Dennis R Stephen RV-7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2025-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3300A | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Adams Air & Sea INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45GV | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redd Aviation LLC Springville, Utah |
Standard | 2025-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62067 | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53688 | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816BV | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Artisan Capital Ventures LLC Romeo, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N338TL | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8CY | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N8Cy LLC Rosemary Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N359RC | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736VZ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1025V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation Partners LLC Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5405V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vidal Aviation LLC Gaithersburg, Maryland |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8989M | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Skymaster Mods & Parts LLC Castalian Springs, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N475KV | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7311V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4607T | Maule M-4-210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pbk Aviation LLC Jefferson, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N606LP | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44XP | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5302S | Cessna 337A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62066 | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736LD | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6396F | Cessna 337A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4612T | Maule M-4-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4743T | Maule M-4-210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1004V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Salt Aerial Aviation LLC Hamel, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2436S | Cessna T337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736RP | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Extter Aviation LLC Parker, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N967DP | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Act2 Aviation LLC Herndon, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96ST | Stothers James M STARDUSTER TOO SA300 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2025-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
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.