The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 2026

Lycoming IO-360 series

8,560 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming IO-360 series engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Mooney M-20 is the model most often fitted with it (2,663 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1963 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 series (4 codes). FAA spellings: I0360 SER A&C · I0360 SER · I0-360 SER · IO-360 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Mooney M-202,663Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow2,146Cessna 172 Skyhawk956Diamond Aircraft DA 40 Diamond Star192Beechcraft C24154Piper PA-34 Seneca142Rockwell International 112138Beechcraft A23118Beechcraft B24101Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200100Aero Commander 11282Lake LA-471

Mooney M-20 · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Diamond Aircraft DA 40 Diamond Star · Beechcraft C24 · Piper PA-34 Seneca · Rockwell International 112 · Beechcraft A23 · Beechcraft B24 · Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200

Where they are owner's state

Texas864California857Florida775Delaware323Ohio247Georgia240North Carolina234Arizona225Washington208Illinois207

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles8,176 (96%)Piston twins284 (3%)Helicopters94 (1%)Gyroplanes2 (0.0%)Airships2 (0.0%)Turboprops1 (0.0%)Gliders1 (0.0%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

06991,3982,0982,7971920193019401950196019701980199020002010532020

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

The design is held under 1 type certificate (1E10, held by Lycoming Engines). The FAA has issued 42 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 39 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 42 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2021-01-152020-25-12 · 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 series

Failure reports 39 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0124596010716125

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Door3Actuator2Spinner2Alternator1Bellcrank1Buss Tie1Contactor1Cowling1Cylinder Head1Fuel Control1

Latest reports

2025-04-11Impulse Coupling: failed
2024-06-18Mount: cracked
2023-10-11Powerpack: defective
2023-05-12Cowling: damaged
2022-01-21Actuator: used

Certificates and bulletins

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

Safety bulletins 12 · 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,...
2011-03-31NE-08-26R3 · Magneto/Distributor

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/lycoming-io-360-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 8,560

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N3724T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Gateway Flight Training LLC
Saint Louis, Missouri
Standard 2023-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7114V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Cross Wings Aviation LLC
San Antonio, Texas
Standard 2023-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91014 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Bear Metal Motors LLC
Temecula, California
Standard 2023-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201RJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2896R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 2023-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3762N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3779N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6872V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine 36 Delta Delta LLC
Albany, Georgia
Standard 2023-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7127V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Connecticut
Standard 2023-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N119TS Sutton Todd K
PITTS S-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 2023-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1472T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Green Lakes Aviation LLC
Belton, South Carolina
Standard 2023-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1499C Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N242Y Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Aerospace Development Group INC
Trinity, Florida
Standard 2023-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3369J Wilson James M
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Slip It In LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Experimental 2023-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53995 Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Wilshire & Catalina LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2023-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9303M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9426N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2023-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94TM Morris Thomas Lee
STOLP STRDSTR SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunflower Sport Aviation LLC
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Experimental 2023-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33RP Fitzgerald James E
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2023-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5778C Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31SM Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Aviation INC
Killeen, Texas
Standard 2023-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3464X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2023-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3523H Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2023-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6388Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2023-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2801R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N126WW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3846H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Lake Willis Investments LLC
Orlando, Florida
Standard 2023-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3953T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Universal Technical Institute INC
Avondale, Arizona
Standard 2023-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4485H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2023-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N509DB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2023-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6456Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Leehey Studio LLC
Santa Monica, California
Standard 2023-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1156N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2220L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Legitimate Business LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2986R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51576 Dasilva Samuel G
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Nuage Software CORP
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Experimental 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6696U Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7536J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Ricol Aviation LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N904RJ Reese Claude M
GLASAIR SUPER IIS-RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201LK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212JS Sinkbeil James W
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Experimental 2023-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N501ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Vista Air INC
Pacoima, California
Standard 2023-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N616AM Alix K/Musson B
VANS RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2023-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9391M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2023-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9549F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Jogger Industries LLC
Sherwood, North Dakota
Standard 2023-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1064U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Henline Aircraft Sales LLC
Hickory, North Carolina
Standard 2023-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9543M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4520J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2023-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N523JS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2023-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6920Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2023-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72403 Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2023-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N767DP Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N135PJ Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviator Air Operations LLC
Grand Prairie, Texas
Standard 2023-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5AC Eaa Air Museum Inc.
EAA ACRO-SPORT P-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Lark Aircraft Leasing INC
Port Townsend, Washington
Experimental 2023-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6275Y Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine AG Air Squadron Two LLC
St Joseph, Illinois
Standard 2023-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1586J Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201JU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25XX Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings of Joy Foundation
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N935AZ Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane N935Az LLC
Miami, Florida
Standard 2023-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N993MC Goad
PITTS S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2023-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3732T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5034S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Plattsmouth Aviation LLC
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Standard 2023-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6992R Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Banana River Aviation LLC
Merritt Island, Florida
Standard 2023-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88AC Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2023-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9560S Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2023-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9291F Hughes
269C
Rotorcraft Individual owner
New York
Standard 2023-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9351V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102M Wood Larry
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Ok Av8R LLC
Iowa Park, Texas
Experimental 2023-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1439J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2023-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205RS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Gansta of Love LLC
Moorpark, California
Standard 2023-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N445SP Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Gasman401 Aviation LLC
Punta Gorda, Florida
Standard 2023-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N771CD Davis Charles Jr
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine N771Cd LLC
Missoula, Montana
Experimental 2023-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25BY Stol
UC-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31HR Ewing Jim
HARMON ROCKET
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2023-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37ZA Mulder Theodor Louis
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2023-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6710Z Bev Long
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2023-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2756W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N161KT Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N398RV Michael David Inman
VANS RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2023-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86SU Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Heavenly Realms Aviation LLC
Grand Junction, Colorado
Standard 2023-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125MT Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2023-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N451MC Hughes
269C
Rotorcraft Aero-Tech Helicopters LLC
Kingstree, South Carolina
Standard 2023-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6828J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Kdrd Holdings LLC
Texas City, Texas
Standard 2023-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8FN Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair LTD CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2023-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97PK Wiltz Gayle
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Hawaii
Experimental 2023-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1434J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2023-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3281F Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2023-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65EE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2023-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5568Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine J & F Aviation Adventure LLC
North Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2023-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9382N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2023-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9492F Hughes
269C
Rotorcraft Deer Creek Helicopters LLC
Chico, California
Standard 2023-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32196 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2023-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4795T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67EX Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8136Q Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Venture West LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2023-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87FF Textron Aviation Inc
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ff22 LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Standard 2023-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9353M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2023-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7315 Lewis/Eisinger
PITTS S1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2023-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1093L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Koelbl Aviation LLC
Whitesboro, Texas
Standard 2023-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15215 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2023-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N117CG Gould Cedric O
GOULD COZY MKIV
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2023-05-19 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.