The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 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

01973945927891940195019601970198019902000201042020

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

02468969798990001020304306

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

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 modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N466AM Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Skies Investments LLC
Eugene, Oregon
Standard 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N420PB Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Zarot LLC
Long Branch, New Jersey
Standard 2023-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6298F Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2023-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758CS Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Gulf Coast Helicopters INC
Pearland, Texas
Standard 2023-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4537B Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Restricted 2023-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30346 Cessna
177A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N910CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2023-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56S Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N187 Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2023-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5759B Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2023-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N526CM Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72250 Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337Y Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12158 Carlson
ORIG AMATEUR BUILT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2023-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758EY Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2022-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N429S Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2022-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736XD Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Riverview Flyers LLC
Marysville, Pennsylvania
Standard 2022-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9659V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2022-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N582CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2022-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758TK Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Standard 2022-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N191BW Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Sung Properties LLC
Visalia, California
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2612S Cessna
337C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76HF Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rgp Aviation LLC
The Villages, Florida
Standard 2022-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5347D Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Advanced Commercial Group LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2022-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76091 Cessna
172N
Fixed-wing, single engine Riverside Flight Academy INC
Riverside, California
Standard 2022-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N871CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine M&K Aviation Services LLC
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Standard 2022-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758RV Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2022-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5309S Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine End Poverty Now INC
Maumee, Ohio
Standard 2022-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2485S Cessna
T337C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2022-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40AR Piper
PA-28RT-201T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2022-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9840M Maule
M-4-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2022-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3DR Rowell
PITTS SPECIAL S-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2022-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736TP Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine 4110 Aviation LLC
Rome, Georgia
Standard 2022-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53617 Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53WP Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Raich Aerospace Group LLC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2022-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758HC Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Central Air Parts INC
Staunton, Illinois
Standard 2022-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N275RS Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Monaco Aviation LLC
Duluth, Minnesota
Standard 2022-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N420KB Maule
M-5-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2022-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1352V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Adventist World Aviation
Wilson, North Carolina
Standard 2022-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N184PD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N742AS Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine A2G International LLC
San Juan Capo, California
Standard 2022-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N745AS Cessna
337H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine A2G International LLC
San Juan Capo, California
Standard 2022-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N824CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Cat Aviation LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Standard 2022-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1872M Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2022-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8074W Maule
M-5-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2022-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5446S Cessna
337B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2022-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85901 Cessna
337D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hangar Nine Point Five LLC
Aztec, New Mexico
Standard 2022-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9370N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1925J Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Buzco Aviation LLC
Thomaston, Georgia
Standard 2022-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758LY Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736VJ Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly White Cloud LLC
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Standard 2022-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758EM Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736XA Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2022-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9CS Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Christensen Jon D
Kiowa, Colorado
Standard 2022-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N490CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N654LB Brehm Richard
GLASTAR SPORTSMAN
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Experimental 2022-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86256 Cessna
337D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2022-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6417K Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Varo-Real Investments INC
Visalia, California
Standard 2022-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N331KW Cessna
336
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Heritage Academy INC
Monterey, Tennessee
Restricted 2022-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51473 Maule
M-5-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2022-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N606R Maule
M-5-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20C Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2022-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736HB Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Zero-To-1500 LLC
Tacoma, Washington
Standard 2022-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9351N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736UP Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2022-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758MV Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Carson Flying Feeders LLC
Carson, Iowa
Standard 2022-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555DR Rasor David N
COOT A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2022-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N146JJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair LTD CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2022-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1290X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine JR Aviation LLC
Benton, Kansas
Standard 2022-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2294X Cessna
337
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N314X Maule
M-5-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2022-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6250F Cessna
337A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N291 Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Northern Sky LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2022-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86306 Cessna
337D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 2Fly-Safety LLC Trustee
Azle, Texas
Standard 2022-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N255 Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunset Aviation LLC
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Standard 2022-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11LS Temco
GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3253K Globe
GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Warbird Adventures INC
Ocoee, Florida
Standard 2022-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78056 Temco
GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2022-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N336LV Cessna
336
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2022-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736AV Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nebraska
Standard 2022-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51463 Maule
M-4-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1268C Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2022-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736CJ Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75ET Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2022-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11WS Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aviation Trust Company LLC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2022-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N527MC Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55CK Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Dobson Billy M
Tichnor, Arkansas
Standard 2022-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92C Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2022-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321CX Steven D Pollak
VANS ACFT RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2022-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93216 Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine East Moriches Aerial Advertising LTD
Ridge, New York
Standard 2022-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42WW Universal
GLOBE GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51568 Maule
M-5-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2022-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337RG Cessna
T337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2022-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5351V Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2022-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2337D Cessna
170B
Fixed-wing, single engine Surely You Cant Be An LLC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2022-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N275CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2022-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N707WT Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Fifth Chance Media LLC
Jupiter, Florida
Standard 2022-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5566 Wilford
WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2022-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736BJ Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2022-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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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.