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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N453CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brobeck Enterprises LLC Bluffton, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758QN | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cessna 172Xp LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8437G | Cessna T337C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Anthem Commercial Air Services INC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1240V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92JD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dc Transit LLC Juneau, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N898HC | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9956V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fetch N Wag LLC Sarasota, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N772KW | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Time Flies LLC Loxahatchee, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6342F | Cessna 337A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N119LM | Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2205W | Piper PA-34-200T |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427HP | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915DJ | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | F M V Associates LLC Sarasota, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112CA | Aero Commander 112 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N602VA | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2024-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736DH | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation Management LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2023-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758AK | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | First Flight LLC Titusville, Florida |
Standard | 2023-12-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758GF | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Inflyt LLC Carlsbad, California |
Standard | 2023-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4747T | Maule M-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82MN | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Multiple | 2023-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17WL | Schweitzer Thomas E WHITE LIGHTNING |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2023-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N772MA | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1216V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kingdom Air Corps INC Sutton, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86303 | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48237 | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Yoder Airways LLC Fayetteville, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N772MV | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air and Sea LLC Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9595V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2023-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9808M | Maule M-4-210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1225M | Cessna 337F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758QX | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 4-Gs Holding CO LLC Cashmere, Washington |
Standard | 2023-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7873N | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | United States Air Force Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N107DB | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Skymaster Stc LLC Mena, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N464CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sr-2X Aircraft LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9373N | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1804V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N323FT | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N699JH | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lazy Ta Legend Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736FF | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N702AF | Cessna M337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tradewinds Aero Group LLC Sarasota, Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12J | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Island Aviators LLC Grosse Ile, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1623V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16PF | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Turbine Financial Group LLC Ogden, Utah |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758MT | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Turbine Financial Group LLC Ogden, Utah |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736AX | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Master Builders LLC Kent, Washington |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758TJ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59JF | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jpf Holdings LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1HU | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Caster-Way LLC Sebring, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758QE | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Thomason Land CO Garden City, Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N501TX | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ronald Jones Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N914WC | Hofer Wayne R VANS RV-7A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2023-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3839U | Cessna 336 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Frankies Aerial Application LLC Nampa, Idaho |
Standard | 2023-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2579S | Cessna T337C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N887JB | Cessna 337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4PF | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Zamaga LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N315PK | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N663GG | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nt Miller LLC Winchester, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52915 | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lacy Design and Consulting LLC Franklin, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736BW | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Direct To Aviation LLC Pueblo, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736XM | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwest Passage LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758FU | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation Trust CO LLC Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8160C | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Door To Door Express LLC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N142SF | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N142Sf LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N226CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N365X | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1799Z | Cessna 336 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wanderlove Alaska LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9039E | Maule M-5-210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N822SR | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 4Ever Aviation LLC Grantsville, Utah |
Standard | 2023-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1266M | Cessna 337E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Beta Flight LLC Queen Creek, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736SD | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jcp Thrift INC Ocean Springs, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3520V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210G | Mark Burns GLASAIR SUPER 2 SRG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clear Prop LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Experimental | 2023-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N162CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28LE | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5475S | Cessna 337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736JT | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86178 | Cessna 337D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lpm Sky Masters LLC Green Cove Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736GD | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pactolus Investments LLC Blounts Creek, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N657CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736GZ | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Just US Air LLC Bradenton, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5342S | Cessna 337A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2601R | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Harden Aviation LLC Washington, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1956D | Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2023-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7385K | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2051L | Beech B24R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58148 | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N885CV | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Oregon Air Partnership Encino, California |
Standard | 2023-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5428S | Cessna 337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3JN | Cessna 337B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gas Aviation LLC Decatur, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122FA | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fox Alpha LLC Londonderry, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4BF | Cessna T337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flying W Aircraft LLC Brookfield, Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736FY | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phydeaux Aviation LTD Spartanburg, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N758DP | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5384 | Cessna R172E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736KP | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N741PD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rocky Mountain Aviation Service LLC Dolores, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7927S | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9152N | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | H S Williams CO INC Marion, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1437V | Cessna R172K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53449 | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N599CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spruce Hill Leasing LLC Hadley, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-06-21 | 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.