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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N811CC | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arreic LLC Crowley, Texas |
Standard | 2024-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333CT | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jrm Wings LLC Farmington, Utah |
Standard | 2024-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128FA | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | We So Fly LLC Edgemoor, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123CG | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lmadif LLC Kaukauna, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6361F | Cessna 337A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tramper Air LLC Rockford, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N124DN | Cessna M337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Standard | 2024-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N2457S | Cessna T337C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Specialty Services LLC Beaufort, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N337NE | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Specialty Services LLC Beaufort, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678EH | White Robert C/White Susan H VANS AIRCRAFT RV4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2024-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7891N | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | United Statesair Force Travis Afb, California |
Standard | 2024-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N228KY | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Papalote Ranches LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2024-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N157CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sierra Sky Aviation LLC Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6452K | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758TX | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736GV | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Christiansen Drilling INC Ely, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1019J | Aero Commander 112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N793DS | Cessna 337F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dale Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86020 | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N639DR | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2024-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1779Z | Cessna 336 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736JV | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2024-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N242PS | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59XP | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1058V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5734J | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N718RW | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Western Skymasters LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2024-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7543V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N7543V LLC Moore Haven, Florida |
Standard | 2024-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53704 | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2024-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N290CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N256SJ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | San Juan Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736HW | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Investair LLC Conway, Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1258V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4621T | Maule M-4-210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N720DG | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20WS | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64S | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N81C CORP LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66003 | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N690CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bone Voyage Aviation LLC North Miami Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N159CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N159Cd LLC Buford, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6246F | Cessna 337A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Multiple | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86220 | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736RK | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N65PM | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758BA | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Aces Aviation LLC Seminole, Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerou LLC Oviedo, Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6963Q | Beech A23-24 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1809M | Cessna 337F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Skymaster-173 LLC New Bern, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4740T | Maule M-4-210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106WS | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N810P | Pierson Jack L RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2024-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7728A | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78RC | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviaries LLC Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81BK | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71S | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | North Pine Properties LLC Queen Creek, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1055V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29BC | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | D' Jm Holdings LLC Sugar Land, Texas |
Standard | 2024-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N717RA | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1946V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Leading Edge Aviation INC Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1093V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9998V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N195CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gemini Aviation LLC Brownsburg, Indiana |
Standard | 2024-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758AL | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1288M | Cessna 337E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411TA | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3FR | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limited Company Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2679S | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8939V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1329V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N612CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Panoramic Aviation LLC Fort Collins, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9347N | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736NP | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mbn Leasing LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N840CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Weston Flyers INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2486S | Cessna 337C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Darvek LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6311F | Cessna 337A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N988CM | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Avc150 LLC Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52515 | Cessna 337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Oscar Deuce LLC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736PC | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2024-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736RZ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Shipol Flying LLC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2024-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19GH | Cessna O-2A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Oscar Deuce LLC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2PJ | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736DJ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Guy LLC Murphy, Texas |
Standard | 2024-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3762K | Globe GC-1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2024-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39VK | Varga Aircraft Corp 2180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N298PJ | Jacobs Don RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2024-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1233V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flybuy Investments LLC Natchitoches, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6362F | Cessna 337A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6370F | Cessna 337A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N866CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Higear Aviation LLC O Fallon, Missouri |
Standard | 2024-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N998M | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Steamboat Springs Flying Club INC Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736HM | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Force Academy Aero Club Usaf Academy, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64408 | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736UT | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33BZ | W L Perry Dba Aaa Heli Service LANCAIR 360 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2024-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N107CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558SW | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Protec Proz LLC Ball Ground, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758EE | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Distant Island Ventures LLC Beaufort, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758DG | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 89U LLC Columbia, Missouri |
Standard | 2024-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8SE | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N787TR | Richmond Todd R VANS RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Manage It LLC Orange, California |
Experimental | 2024-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736UJ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N736Uj LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-02-03 | 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.