The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Lycoming IO-360-L2A

2,634 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-360-L2A engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is the model most often fitted with it (2,621 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1999 and 2026.

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 IO-360-L2A. FAA spelling: IO-360-L2A.

Fitted to model families

Cessna 172 Skyhawk2,621Amador Frank Donny AVID ACFT MAGNUM1Avila Edward V RV-91Charles A Garton VANS RV-141Darley Vern VANS RV-6A1Dimeo Robert RV81Hatler Donald W GLASTAR1Herr Francis B RV-7A1Huisman Wim J VELOCITY 173 FIXED1Jeremy D Mumford DR-1071Konrad Gary T VANS RV-71Kurtz Garold RV41
Model families, as a table
aircraft
Cessna 172 Skyhawk2,621
Amador Frank Donny AVID ACFT MAGNUM1
Avila Edward V RV-91
Charles A Garton VANS RV-141
Darley Vern VANS RV-6A1
Dimeo Robert RV81
Hatler Donald W GLASTAR1
Herr Francis B RV-7A1
Huisman Wim J VELOCITY 173 FIXED1
Jeremy D Mumford DR-1071
Konrad Gary T VANS RV-71
Kurtz Garold RV41

Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Amador Frank Donny AVID ACFT MAGNUM · Avila Edward V RV-9 · Charles A Garton VANS RV-14 · Darley Vern VANS RV-6A · Dimeo Robert RV8 · Hatler Donald W GLASTAR · Herr Francis B RV-7A · Huisman Wim J VELOCITY 173 FIXED · Jeremy D Mumford DR-107

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Piston singles2,634100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
199027
20001,110
2010548
2020895

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming IO-360-L2A the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E10, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 26 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 992 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 219 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 26 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2021-01-152020-25-12 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2017-08-152017-16-11 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2015-11-032015-19-07 · Fuel injector fuel lines · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming IO-360-L2A

Failure reports 992 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0224467899803081318232326
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
9812
9975
0034
0127
0227
0389
0439
0533
0638
0736
0829
0941
1063
1130
1230
1331
1446
1535
1658
1727
1819
1929
2017
218
2214
2336
2416
2530
2623

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Control Cable83Impulse Coupling43Engine40Fuel Control38Servo34Bulkhead33Pushrod33Starter33Magneto31Cylinder30
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Control Cable83
Impulse Coupling43
Engine40
Fuel Control38
Servo34
Bulkhead33
Pushrod33
Starter33
Magneto31
Cylinder30

Latest reports

2026-09-21Propeller: misinstalled
2026-09-05Seal: failed
2026-08-04Pump: failed
2026-06-15Cylinder: cracked
2026-05-15Shutoff Valve: leaking

Certificates and bulletins

1E10Type certificate held by Lycoming Engines · 89 models listed · revised May 4, 2020

Safety bulletins 6 · advice, not orders

2019-05-02NE-19-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section - Lycoming Engines Parallel Valve Cylinders
2016-05-13NE-08-32R1 · Propeller Governor Idler Gear Shaft Set Screw
2014-03-24NE-14-13 · Reciprocating Engine - Cylinder Mounting Studs
2012-11-21NE-13-06 · Pushrod Shroud Spring Retainers, Engine Components Part No. AEL14995, for Lycoming Engines 320,...
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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 2,634

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N134PJ Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Helibro LLC
Red Bluff, California
Standard 2016-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N921EZ Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2016-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820JA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Nutac Leasing LLC
Deland, Florida
Standard 2016-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N278CA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine 278Ca LLC
Union Gap, Washington
Standard 2016-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6012U Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine 6012U LLC
Union Gap, Washington
Standard 2016-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20957 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mustang Sally Aviation LLC
Camden, South Carolina
Standard 2016-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N120SU Textron Aviation Inc
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Standard 2016-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N250SU Textron Aviation Inc
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Standard 2016-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9045B Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ehg Flight LLC
Venice, California
Standard 2016-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53440 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Spacers INC
Santa Monica, California
Standard 2016-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N630HR Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Miga Holdings LLC
Flower Mound, Texas
Standard 2016-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N868SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Westbank Fishing LLC
Kiln, Mississippi
Standard 2016-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1400H Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ameriflyers of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
Standard 2016-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2052V Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Sky Personnel Services LLC
Coushatta, Louisiana
Standard 2016-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N880WS Textron Aviation Inc
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Greenville, Maine
Standard 2016-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5213F Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Jefferson City Aviation INC
Jefferson City, Missouri
Standard 2016-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N629AH Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Suburban Air CORP
Castro Valley, California
Standard 2016-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N712LU Textron Aviation Inc
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Liberty University School of Aeronautics
Lynchburg, Virginia
Standard 2016-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N713LU Textron Aviation Inc
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Liberty University School of Aeronautics
Lynchburg, Virginia
Standard 2016-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N965BB Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N735RR Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Miga Holdings LLC
Flower Mound, Texas
Standard 2016-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N556ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2472U Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mustang Sally Aviation LLC
Camden, South Carolina
Standard 2015-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N554TA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Delta Charlie Aviation LLC
Aliso Viejo, California
Standard 2015-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N539KS Textron Aviation Inc
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Kent State University
Stow, Ohio
Standard 2015-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N959JA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Triple Eagle Aviation LLC
Cambridge, Vermont
Standard 2015-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6021K Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Gfk Leasing LLC
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2015-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2097G Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mountain Air Aviation LLC
Fruit Heights, Utah
Standard 2015-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N410BS Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Corestrength LLC
San Francisco, California
Standard 2015-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N513LF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Lunken Flight Training Center LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio
Standard 2015-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N658MA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2015-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1369Q Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ameriflyers of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
Standard 2015-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N826SW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Southwest Flying Club INC
The Woodlands, Texas
Standard 2015-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65738 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2015-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51325 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N641ND Textron Aviation Inc
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Und Aerospace Foundation
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2015-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108HF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Heritage Asset Leasing LLC
Ronkonkoma, New York
Standard 2015-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N915DD Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine West Michigan Aviation Academy
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Standard 2015-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N678ND Textron Aviation Inc
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Und Aerospace Foundation
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2015-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N476CM Textron Aviation Inc
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri
Standard 2015-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N173PB Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N470ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N473ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N479ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N494ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N498ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N499ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University INC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1859U Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mustang Sally Aviation LLC
Camden, South Carolina
Standard 2015-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N521MC Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Barr Air Patrol LLC
Mesquite, Texas
Standard 2015-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65331 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Maxxum Financial Group INC
Destrehan, Louisiana
Standard 2015-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52232 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mustang Sally Aviation LLC
Camden, South Carolina
Standard 2015-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24697 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ritton Air Company LLC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1307C Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine House of Raeford Farms INC
Rose Hill, North Carolina
Standard 2015-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N754CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N697CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N720CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N726CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N732CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N748CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N751CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N762CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N763CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N769CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N837CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N839CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N867CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60363 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Cumulus Aviation Services LLC
Port Orange, Florida
Standard 2015-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N904DR Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine So Cal Leasing LLC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2015-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N562AF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mustang Sally Aviation LLC
Camden, South Carolina
Standard 2015-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2160Q Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine So Cal Leasing LLC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2015-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N284LP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine So Cal Leasing LLC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2015-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N564AT Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mustang Sally Aviation LLC
Camden, South Carolina
Standard 2015-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71HF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Heritage Asset Leasing LLC
Ronkonkoma, New York
Standard 2015-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3511R Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine William e Boyle LLC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N305CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N676CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N681CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N682CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N683CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N692CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N694CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2015-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6018Z Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Warner Aviation CO
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Standard 2015-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N975TA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2015-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66046 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Palm Beach Flight Training CORP
Lantana, Florida
Standard 2015-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3265A Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mustang Sally Aviation LLC
Camden, South Carolina
Standard 2015-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99HV Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerohawk LLC
Lawrence, Kansas
Standard 2015-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N478CM Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine University Fo Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri
Standard 2015-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N884BC Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Business Mens Flying Club INC
Naperville, Illinois
Standard 2015-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N709LU Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Liberty University School of Aeronautics
Lynchburg, Virginia
Standard 2015-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5523Q Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Dolphin Leasing LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5523V Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Dolphin Leasing LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N571JA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ja Flight Services LLC
Sugar Grove, Illinois
Standard 2015-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N572JA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine J.A. Flight Services LLC
Sugar Grove, Illinois
Standard 2015-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N988BE Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine N988Be LLC
Manassas, Virginia
Standard 2015-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9530H Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Horizon Aircraft Sales & Leasing INC
Chesapeake, Virginia
Standard 2014-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6034D Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N551ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2014-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65311 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mustang Sally Aviation LLC
Camden, South Carolina
Standard 2014-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N710LU Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Liberty University School of Aeronautics
Lynchburg, Virginia
Standard 2014-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N582LP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Cape Island Aviation LLC
Millville, New Jersey
Standard 2014-10-29 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.