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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N369AL | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9849M | Maule M-4-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28SC | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N527GS | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Frisco Aviation LLC Macedonia, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412MM | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1311L | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Carpe Diem Atb LLC Northfield, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N297CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4739T | Maule BEE DEE M-4-210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N868MT | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62040 | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N521CM | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1006U | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62051 | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736DU | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jm Bryson INC Granada Hills, California |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2651V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hagl Aviation LLC Sunray, Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23788 | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bellendir Timothy J Fort Morgan, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53676 | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N5860A LLC Catawba, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758FZ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wright Base Flight Training LLC Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N318X | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Triple F Flying INC Benton, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736NZ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9569K | Stinson 108-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Safeco Leasing LLC Port Alsworth, Alaska |
Multiple | 2025-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758HK | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Pierre LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8157Z | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758LP | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tony Joe Aviation LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758MS | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7342K | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2337S | Cessna T337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611GG | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122XP | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Watch Ya Head Aviation 1 LLC Zionsville, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rodz Lawn Care LLC Mcallen, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1281 | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cirrusazflmi LLC Midland, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1448V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N337JR | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9041Y | Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2025-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1001V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1268V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N186CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jw Aviation LLC Bemidji, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758JB | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30303 | Cessna 177A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N130MB | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airdale Aviation LLC Glade Hill, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N927PP | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2214X | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elm Air LLC Satellite Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736FC | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jrm Wings LLC Farmington, Utah |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1330V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | V1 Aeronautics LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222LJ | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736MD | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758ES | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vidal Aviation LLC Gaithersburg, Maryland |
Standard | 2025-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758JG | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736WJ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ratjen Aviation LLC Naples, Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736TU | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N170CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Strategic Leasing Investments and Consulting LLC Madison, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758CF | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415WM | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Four Wynns Aviation LLP Stansbury Park, Utah |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53510 | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Joey Os LLC Darlington, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53710 | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | High Paint Aviation LLC Smyrna, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920SC | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53591 | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Turtles Fly Too INC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736TT | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N513 | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736VE | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85886 | Cessna T337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82MG | Cessna T337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Skymasters LLC Olathe, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444WL | Mooney Dan W WHITE LIGHTNING |
Fixed-wing, single engine | X-Perimental Aircraft LLC Kenosha, Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2024-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1416V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9692V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Show Low Flight Academy LLC Show Low, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736MT | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736VX | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rocky Mountain Flight Consultants LLC Boulder, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N480WL | Cessna 336 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rocky Mountain Flight Consultants LLC Boulder, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5257J | Cessna M337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Vra Leasing LLC Beavercreek, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777ND | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736SP | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N133CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2024-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N262 | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Run for the Hills LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N297TP | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2706E | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sj Construction Group LLC New Berlin, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45AD | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N137MC | Cessna 337 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Multiple | 2024-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62063 | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736MF | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Turnagain Airventures LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758NY | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hall Associates LLC Homer, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N917RT | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ssn 215 Aviation LLC New Lisbon, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1698V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stem Aviation Academy Carlsbad, California |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N293CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1CT | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tre Aviation CORP Queen Creek, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41FG | Cessna T-41B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2024-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N220FC | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N968RA | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37566 | Cessna M337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Specialty Services LLC Beaufort, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N728CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kukeeza LLC Williston, North Dakota |
Standard | 2024-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9134Q | Cessna M337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Specialty Services LLC Beaufort, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736FB | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nimbus 2000 LLC Farmington, Utah |
Standard | 2024-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N337CG | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | H&J Flight One LLC Sun City West, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2657S | Cessna 337C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 57 Sierra LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N619BP | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5426S | Cessna 337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246BT | Cessna 337C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2024-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736RF | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Biz Flyers LLC Great Falls, Montana |
Standard | 2024-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758EJ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jrnd CORP Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-09-18 | 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.