Lycoming HO-360
74 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming HO-360 engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Schweizer 269 300 series helicopters is the model most often fitted with it (28 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1947 and 2005.
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 Lycoming HO-360. FAA spelling: HO-360.
Fitted to model families
Schweizer 269 300 series helicopters28Hughes 269 300 series helicopters19Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow5Mooney M-204Enstrom F-282Piper PA-24 Comanche2Aviat Inc A-11Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 551Blalock Merrel K AC1801C.A.S.A. BU1311Cantrell PITTS SPEC. S-1C1Cessna 175 Skylark1
Schweizer 269 300 series helicopters · Hughes 269 300 series helicopters · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Mooney M-20 · Enstrom F-28 · Piper PA-24 Comanche · Aviat Inc A-1 · Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 · Blalock Merrel K AC180 · C.A.S.A. BU131
Where they are owner's state
Texas11Florida6Wisconsin4Washington4Michigan4Illinois4Delaware4West Virginia3Pennsylvania3Ohio3
Kind of aircraft
Helicopters49 (66%)Piston singles24 (32%)Piston twins1 (1%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming HO-360 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-286, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 15 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 7 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 5 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 15 airworthiness directives · newest first
2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine
2009-02-092009-02-03 · Fuel injection servos · engine
2008-10-202008-19-05 · Parallel Valve'' reciprocating engines · engine
2006-01-312005-26-10 · ECi cylinder assemblies. · engine
Failure reports 7 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Bracket2Engine2Distributor Blk1Rotate Shaft1Spline1
Latest reports
2010-09-15Engine: failed
2005-03-06Spline: stripped
2004-10-21Bracket: cracked
2004-10-21Bracket: cracked
2004-04-20Distributor Blk: loose
Certificates and bulletins
E-286Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 72 models listed · revised April 30, 2013
Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders
2019-05-02NE-19-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders
2014-03-24NE-14-13 · Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs
2008-09-10NE-06-32R1 · Reciprocating Engine - Crankshaft
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
- Schweizer 269 300 series helicopters 28 with this engine series
- Hughes 269 300 series helicopters 19 with this engine series
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 5 with this engine series
- Mooney M-20 4 with this engine series
- Enstrom F-28 2 with this engine series
- Piper PA-24 Comanche 2 with this engine series
- Aviat Inc A-1 1 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- Texas 11 of these aircraft
- Florida 6 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 4 of these aircraft
- Washington 4 of these aircraft
- Michigan 4 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Tailwind Investments LLC 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming HO-360 15 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming HO-360 7 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-ho-360.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 74
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N141AF | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N302HG | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N269HH | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Caprock Technical Services INC Kempner, Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N725A | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | N725A LLC Manassas, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6145V | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N974CW | Schweizer 269C |
Rotorcraft | J Dog Aviation LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N225JP | Beech 95 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Brazos River Aviation Group LLC Mineral Wells, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89CT | Thompson Clifford H SKYBOLT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R Mac Aviation LLC Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
Experimental | 2025-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97EC | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Collum Auto Transport LLC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N916JG | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Griffin Aerospace Solutions LLC Bridgeport, West Virginia |
Standard | 2025-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40DM | C.A.S.A. BU131 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2025-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8872F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Virginia |
Multiple | 2024-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2074C | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Jprg Aviation INC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49347 | Aviat Inc A-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bryant Otto LLC Conway, Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N301DT | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Dawson Taylor Enterprises LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7687M | Cessna 175 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N503JN | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Tailwind Investments LLC Zeeland, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-11-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6148V | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8911F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | A and J Aviation Services LLC Titusville, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31693 | Dart GC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8096P | Piper PA-24 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8209W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6787U | Mooney M20D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spokane Community College Spokane, Washington |
Standard | 2022-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N451JR | Hughes 269B |
Rotorcraft | Fathom Aviation LLC Burley, Washington |
Restricted | 2022-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8856F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2560W | Mooney M20E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Manasseh Medical Imaging INC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2022-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5211 | Meyer LITTLE TOOT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2022-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2036M | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | R&B Helicopters INC Calhoun, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N721CB | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47945 | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N269TP | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Phoenix Leasing LLC Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6814N | Mooney M20C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68R | Cantrell PITTS SPEC. S-1C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2021-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62269 | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8901F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Brookside Aero LLC Grants Pass, Oregon |
Multiple | 2019-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N637WS | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Gulf Coast Helicopters INC Pearland, Texas |
Standard | 2019-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8821F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2019-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2046C | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Texflight LLC Beaumont, Texas |
Standard | 2019-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N815SG | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303HG | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Whirlybirds LLC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
Standard | 2018-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61458 | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Dls Holdings INC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61447 | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2016-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61486 | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2016-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55PH | Schweizer 269C |
Rotorcraft | Electrical Design Consultants Group LLC Pepper Pike, Ohio |
Standard | 2016-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6598U | Mooney M20C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2015-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2490Y | Piper PA-28-181 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sheboygan Flight Plane III LLC Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72LP | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Ravens Rebuilders INC Ellenboro, West Virginia |
Standard | 2014-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N124JC | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Destination Aviation LLC Destin, Florida |
Standard | 2014-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8835F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Universal Exports LLC Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2014-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N614TV | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2014-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N218LD | Daudt L K SMITH PA 18 W |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2012-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6144V | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Air Flite INC Shawnee, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2008-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9333V | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2008-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64585 | Lightcap PITTS S-1D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2008-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53TC | Sornson John W PITTS S-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Experimental | 2007-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6218Q | Blalock Merrel K AC180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ozarks Auto Show INC Hollister, Missouri |
Experimental | 2005-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9282F | Hughes 269C |
Rotorcraft | Box Helicopters INC Cotulla, Texas |
Standard | 2003-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47995 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2002-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2062H | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Roonie INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2002-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8887F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2000-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N501EH | Enstrom F-28A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1998-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8751F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Illinois |
Multiple | 1998-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8913F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Illinois |
Multiple | 1996-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8724F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Del Rio Aviation INC Paso Robles, California |
Restricted | 1995-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444E | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Nebraska |
Multiple | 1995-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5404P | Piper PA-24 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1994-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8836F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Washington |
Restricted | 1993-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8871F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner South Carolina |
Multiple | 1993-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8925F | Hughes 269A |
Rotorcraft | Aztec Aviation Geneseo, Illinois |
Multiple | 1990-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66Y | Pitts SC-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eaa Aviation Foundation INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Experimental | 1983-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345MH | Schweizer 269C-1 |
Rotorcraft | Kinzie Industries INC Erie, Colorado |
Standard | Expired dealerFAA registration status code D. All codes | |
| N443DK | Humphreys Richard Lynn RV-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N4878 | Enstrom F-28A |
Rotorcraft | Medic Choppers LLC Springdale, Arkansas |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N528WT | Schweizer 269C |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. 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.