Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 2026

Continental TSIO-360 series

1,908 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-360 series engine, rated at about 225 horsepower. The Mooney M-20 is the model most often fitted with it (649 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1973 and 2012.

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 TSIO-360 series (2 codes). FAA spellings: TSIO-360 SER · TSIO-360 SER.

Fitted to model families

Mooney M-20649Piper PA-34 Seneca644Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow521Cessna T33756Cessna P33721Reims Aviation CESSNA FT337GP2Barker Rodney N BD-41Bellanca 141Boeing D751Brodhead ALBEE SPORT AS-11Cessna 1701Cessna 3361

Mooney M-20 · Piper PA-34 Seneca · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Cessna T337 · Cessna P337 · Reims Aviation CESSNA FT337GP · Barker Rodney N BD-4 · Bellanca 14 · Boeing D75 · Brodhead ALBEE SPORT AS-1

Where they are owner's state

Texas190California183Florida175Arizona84Colorado81Delaware69Washington52Ohio51North Carolina49Nevada46

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles1,182 (62%)Piston twins725 (38%)Turboprops1 (0.1%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-360 series the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E9CE, 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 112 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 3 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 25 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine

2023-07-172023-09-09 · Exhaust Turbine System (Recip) · engine

2023-03-152023-05-16 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine

2023-02-232023-04-08 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · 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 TSIO-360 series

Failure reports 112 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Pump5Fitting4Spring4Shaft3Stud3Switch3Trunnion3Actuator2Bolt2Bulkhead2

Latest reports

2024-12-13Skin: cracked

2017-06-26Wheel: failed

2016-05-01Clamp: broken

2013-04-16Filter: failed

2012-12-31Switch: failed

Certificates and bulletins

E9CEType certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 28 models listed · revised June 1, 2020

Safety bulletins 4 · 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

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

Mooney M-20 649 with this engine series
Piper PA-34 Seneca 644 with this engine series
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 521 with this engine series
Cessna T337 56 with this engine series
Cessna P337 21 with this engine series
Reims Aviation CESSNA FT337GP 2 with this engine series
Bellanca 14 1 with this engine series
Boeing D75 1 with this engine series

Where they are

Texas 190 of these aircraft
California 183 of these aircraft
Florida 175 of these aircraft
Arizona 84 of these aircraft
Colorado 81 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Bas Part Sales LLC 15 of these aircraft
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 11 of these aircraft
International Air Services INC Trustee 11 of these aircraft
Mil2Atp INC 7 of these aircraft
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 6 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

FAA orders naming the Continental TSIO-360 series 25 airworthiness directives
Failure reports on the Continental TSIO-360 series 112 reports since 1995

Analytics

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-tsio-360-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,908

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N8106H	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2002-05-15	Valid
N2MU	Garrison Peter MELMOTH 2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2002-04-19	Valid
N231QB	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Beamalloy INC Houston, Texas	Standard	2002-04-04	Valid
N94312	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2002-03-14	Valid
N252WG	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Melville Flyers INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2002-02-25	Valid
N3588M	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cavu Aviation LLC Draper, Utah	Standard	2001-11-06	Valid
N2118T	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mein-Bar INC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Standard	2001-09-14	Valid
N551DK	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tarrow Group LLC Thompsons Station, Tennessee	Standard	2001-08-23	Valid
N444HP	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Crosswind Aviation INC Oakley, Kansas	Standard	2001-07-10	Valid
N871DC	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Final Approach INC Newark, Delaware	Standard	2001-06-13	Valid
N3653H	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2001-02-23	Valid
N345AC	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Management CO LLC West Columbia, South Carolina	Standard	2001-02-05	Valid
N2937B	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2001-02-01	Valid
N3630M	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2001-01-10	Valid
N231AT	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-12-04	Valid
N305GG	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2000-11-17	Valid
N1168N	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2000-11-09	Valid
N4068Q	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerotechnics Aviation INC Gloucestershire,	Standard	2000-10-25	Valid
N38791	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-09-28	Valid
N2277Q	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Comanche Aviation LLC Chanute, Kansas	Standard	2000-09-26	Valid
N4318M	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Delaware Aircraft Holdings INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2000-05-03	Valid
N2003N	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2000-04-11	Valid
N7681F	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2000-03-28	Valid
N231NZ	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2000-03-22	Valid
N2859H	Piper PA-28-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2000-03-03	Valid
N2127K	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2000-02-01	Valid
N81776	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lewis County Flying Club INC Lowville, New York	Standard	1999-11-18	Valid
N8547F	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-10-22	Valid
N3073M	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-09-17	Valid
N337WW	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1999-09-14	Valid
N1451X	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Trb Aviation INC Washington, District of Columbia	Standard	1999-09-10	Valid
N220KC	Piper PA-34-220T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Avanti Air CO Troy, Michigan	Standard	1999-08-19	Valid
N5666V	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1999-08-12	Valid
N3928M	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-07-15	Valid
N252DS	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	1999-06-22	Valid
N3089U	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Charles T Crinnian MD PC Phoenix, Arizona	Standard	1999-06-17	Valid
N787SE	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1999-05-28	Valid
N1952H	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ampersand Air INC Camp Hill, Pennsylvania	Standard	1999-05-25	Valid
N3090Q	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Utah	Standard	1999-05-18	Valid
N8443L	Piper PA-34-220T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	M & M Aviation Services LTD Rock Falls, Illinois	Standard	1999-05-11	Valid
N5892V	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	1999-02-17	Valid
N36822	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1999-02-09	Valid
N8315A	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1999-01-06	Valid
N2855J	Piper PA-28-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1998-12-08	Valid
N3796M	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-06-08	Valid
N4159F	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1998-05-06	Valid
N2224Z	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-04-29	Valid
N6534C	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	1998-04-04	Valid
N2855M	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1998-02-06	Valid
N49920	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	1998-01-12	Valid
N47763	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Premier Management CO Mobridge, South Dakota	Standard	1997-12-09	Valid
N698AE	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1997-12-03	Valid
N2837E	Piper PA-28-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	1997-11-17	Valid
N1750M	Cessna T337F	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1997-10-24	Valid
N83956	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1997-08-12	Valid
N47826	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1997-07-19	Valid
N311PC	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	1997-05-01	Valid
N47895	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Seneca Aeronautical Services LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1997-03-26	Valid
N13AG	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Weather Modification LLC Fargo, North Dakota	Restricted	1997-02-18	Valid
N28971	Bellanca 14-9	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-10-23	Valid
N32755	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Illinois Air INC Naperville, Illinois	Standard	1996-10-02	Valid
N47631	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-08-21	Valid
N5VD	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Riverview Enterprises INC Perrysburg, Ohio	Standard	1996-07-22	Valid
N38991	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1996-06-24	Valid
N202WF	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pro Express LLC Alliance, Nebraska	Experimental	1996-06-10	Valid
N38944	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-05-30	Valid
N2879Y	Piper PA-28RT-201	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-04-18	Valid
N700XD	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1996-02-13	Valid
N2243Z	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1995-12-13	Valid
N2218U	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	F & D Leasing Limited East Liverpool, Ohio	Standard	1995-12-07	Valid
N38455	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	1995-10-27	Valid
N231KG	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	1995-10-13	Valid
N252YH	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-09-16	Valid
N231KD	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Club 231 INC Palo Alto, California	Standard	1995-08-29	Valid
N6878C	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Wisconsin Aviation INC Watertown, Wisconsin	Standard	1995-07-25	Valid
N252FB	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1995-06-20	Valid
N57639	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	1995-06-15	Valid
N908NT	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bud e Aero INC Franklin Square, New York	Standard	1995-02-15	Valid
N28482	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Cecchi Jeanne Oroville, California	Standard	1995-02-06	Valid
N9246Q	Piper PA-34-220T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1995-01-17	Valid
N6PE	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-10-07	Valid
N8401M	Piper PA-34-220T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Rlv Industries INC Westerly, Rhode Island	Standard	1994-10-06	Valid
N39522	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	United States Air Force Elmendorf Aero Club Elmendorf Afb, Alaska	Standard	1994-10-05	Valid
N3060T	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1994-10-03	Valid
N47987	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mongo CORP Santa Fe, New Mexico	Standard	1994-07-27	Valid
N510DR	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1994-03-24	Valid
N22042	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-02-03	Valid
N47670	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1993-11-03	Valid
N252YN	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mighty Mite Industries INC Gresham, Oregon	Standard	1993-10-27	Valid
N431BT	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1993-10-22	Valid
N1017M	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1993-09-15	Valid
N7770L	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1993-05-03	Valid
N277TA	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1993-04-26	Valid
N231PN	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-01-21	Valid
N57090	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	1993-01-07	Valid
N75120	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	1992-12-16	Valid
N3029W	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1992-12-01	Valid
N212ML	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Seneca Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1992-11-10	Valid
N252E	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1992-11-02	Valid
N231BS	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-04-27	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.