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
N32CE	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1992-03-24	Valid
N231KE	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mbsp Enterprises INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1992-02-26	Valid
N424	Cessna T337G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-02-21	Valid
N33071	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1991-11-22	Valid
N333EE	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Restricted	1991-10-08	Valid
N47605	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-10-07	Valid
N3661H	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1991-10-01	Valid
N8166U	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Eli Air Center INC Parkland, Florida	Standard	1991-07-29	Valid
N252CN	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1991-05-08	Valid
N5664B	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1991-04-03	Valid
N231FE	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-02-22	Valid
N252YU	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1991-02-06	Valid
N261RJ	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	1991-02-05	Valid
N252AH	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1990-12-14	Valid
N10PB	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1990-09-10	Valid
N38995	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1990-08-22	Valid
N4441X	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1990-08-10	Valid
N8822Z	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1990-07-18	Valid
N5806Q	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1990-06-26	Valid
N2611M	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1990-06-19	Valid
N231PE	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hiawatha Valley Aviation INC Hawley, Minnesota	Standard	1990-02-09	Valid
N7724C	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1989-12-29	Valid
N421DW	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1989-12-11	Valid
N8147E	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1989-10-26	Valid
N40046	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1989-09-05	Valid
N47359	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1989-05-03	Valid
N231MH	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pacific Commonwealth Mortgage CO Incline Village, Nevada	Standard	1989-02-24	Valid
N44844	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1989-02-07	Valid
N32776	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Colorado	Multiple	1989-02-01	Valid
N76PB	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Plastic Bottle Corporation Libertyville, Illinois	Standard	1989-01-23	Valid
N5252U	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	White Wings LTD Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1988-11-25	Valid
N9895K	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	G R Q Partners INC Winston Salem, North Carolina	Experimental	1988-05-19	Valid
N2845F	Piper PA-28-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1988-04-25	Valid
N40065	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1988-03-03	Valid
N5907V	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	J and K Flying Service INC Grand Island, New York	Standard	1988-03-02	Valid
N252CA	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1988-01-06	Valid
N8437N	Piper PA-34-220T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1988-01-05	Valid
N1141B	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1987-09-28	Valid
N231AJ	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-09-14	Valid
N85K	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	1987-06-27	Valid
N2214V	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1987-06-01	Valid
N8218S	Piper PA-34-220T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Thoroughbred Aviation LTD State College, Pennsylvania	Standard	1987-06-01	Valid
N252YR	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Seedair INC Boca Raton, Florida	Standard	1987-01-29	Valid
N231FZ	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1987-01-27	Valid
N252YE	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mayaire INC. Rochester, Minnesota	Standard	1987-01-23	Valid
N8321X	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Piper Investments Visalia, California	Standard	1987-01-16	Valid
N727HA	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	1986-10-06	Valid
N231RP	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1986-08-25	Valid
N1047Q	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1986-08-15	Valid
N8228J	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-08-12	Valid
N2144M	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Four Four Mike INC Yukon, Oklahoma	Standard	1986-07-11	Valid
N71DS	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1986-07-01	Valid
N1047A	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Holt Sheet Metal INC Durango, Colorado	Standard	1986-02-12	Valid
N8464P	Piper PA-34-220T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Perma-Cal Leasing INC Minden, Nevada	Standard	1986-01-14	Valid
N47419	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1986-01-09	Valid
N36482	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Fair Air INC Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Standard	1985-10-16	Valid
N8228Q	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Mahaffey & Gore PC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	1985-03-08	Valid
N3035K	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	1985-02-22	Valid
N337HS	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Catering of Central Texas INC Kerrville, Texas	Standard	1984-12-07	Valid
N231MG	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Richard F Marshall INC Fort Jones, California	Standard	1984-11-06	Valid
N231PF	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	1984-03-07	Valid
N1334H	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-02-28	Valid
N47642	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wes Hughes Corporation Waldron, Kansas	Standard	1983-04-30	Valid
N231TC	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1983-04-06	Valid
N89SD	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	State of South Dakota Pierre, South Dakota	Standard	1981-11-21	Valid
N21788	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Kenco Associates INC Ashland, Kentucky	Standard	1980-01-28	Valid
N231AP	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Honeyland INC Wolf Point, Montana	Standard	1979-12-08	Valid
N47681	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	C Mf INC Bloomington, Illinois	Standard	1978-01-12	Valid
N2341B	Universal GLOBE GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1969-07-18	Valid
N110PA	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard		Valid
N1163A	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas	Standard		Valid
N1167J	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N19AX	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aircraft Ownership Solutions LLC Kokomo, Indiana	Standard		Valid
N2106E	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N2110Y	Piper PA-28-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying Colors Airparts INC Leesburg, Florida	Standard		Valid
N231GC	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard		Pending
N231HV	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard		Valid
N231QH	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard		Pending
N231RQ	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard		Valid
N2526Q	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard		Pending
N252ZC	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard		Pending
N29247	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N2939N	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida	Standard		Valid
N305BK	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard		Pending
N314EB	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard		Pending
N32456	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N33739	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard		Sale reported
N3605M	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Island Bound LLC Dunedin, Florida	Standard		Valid
N3909X	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Smith Aero INC Huntington Beach, California	Standard		Valid
N4145B	Piper PA-34-220T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N417MK	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard		Pending
N43613	Piper PA-34-220T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida	Standard		Valid
N43764	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N440DM	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N442G	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N4446X	Piper PA-34-200T	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard		Pending
N47442	Piper PA-28R-201T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard		Pending
N5254G	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard		Valid
N56354	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N57241	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		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.