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
N9288M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Hogue Marc A
Tempe, Arizona
Standard 2023-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4000X Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Jp Skyward LLC
Ontario, California
Standard 2023-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1118X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Kdr Avgroup LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2619W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3751H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Softcomm Aviation INC
Irvine, California
Standard 2023-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820KS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri
Standard 2023-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9332M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9350M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Pella Technology Services INC
Pella, Iowa
Standard 2023-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3716T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine N351Xray LLC
Olga, Washington
Standard 2023-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4666W Rockwell International
112TCA
Fixed-wing, single engine Timestone CORP
Calexico, California
Standard 2023-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N781Y Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2023-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N897LP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Marcus Air LLC
Plano, Texas
Standard 2023-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222RJ Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N774LR Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3244F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24SW Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33KV Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Wild Blue Aero LLC
O Fallon, Illinois
Standard 2023-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11520 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1476J Rockwell International
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16RC Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Lake N16Rc Partners LLC
Stamford, Connecticut
Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201GC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N262PD Pitts Flying Club
PITTS S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2844R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N345JC Cooper Jerold R
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4497F Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17EG Griffith Emmett M
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2023-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55907 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9340S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N862CP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine N862Cp LLC
Stuart, Florida
Standard 2023-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24529 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Standard 2023-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4690H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2023-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65714 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2023-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N686SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Rainier Flight Service LLC
Renton, Washington
Standard 2023-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1953Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50CA Avaritt Charles E
HIPERBIPE SNS-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2023-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42JF Fisher Jerald R
PITTS S-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2023-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N167UD Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Lima 001 LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2023-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3297F Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Cadillac Aircraft Services INC
Cadillac, Michigan
Standard 2023-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N926BJ Jung Berthold
RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2023-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201BN Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3688Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Four Musketeers LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2023-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6797V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N265HB Hill-Cannon
SORRELL SNS-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2023-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31649 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Runway Hero LLC
Wayland, Massachusetts
Standard 2023-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N620FT American General Acft Corp
AG5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73LM Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N900KH Smith H E / Smith C L
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Jwi Enterprises LLC
Pflugerville, Texas
Experimental 2023-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1089X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Coastal Aviation Partners LLC
Hubert, North Carolina
Standard 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201Y Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5693S Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6853V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Reuland Aviation Services LLC
Marietta, Georgia
Standard 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4323H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777LT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N227DJ Adrion Advisors Inc
VANS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Adrion Advisors INC
Winter Haven, Florida
Experimental 2023-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30988 Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43183 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1484J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201GN Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N301SP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Beyond Air LLP
Burlington, North Dakota
Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N307FW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mooney Flying Club LLC
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71755 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205S Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2831T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2023-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6018Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2023-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41520 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9393M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Classic Country Properties INC
Sutter Creek, California
Standard 2023-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60097 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N722SA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Elmendorf Afb
Elmendorf Afb, Alaska
Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9102K Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine M & T Aircraft LLC
North Canton, Ohio
Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9KS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mlanc LLC
New York, New York
Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2672Q Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine 4M Aviation LLC
Orting, Washington
Standard 2023-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98339 Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KX Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N474SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Jads Aviation LLC
Rowlett, Texas
Standard 2023-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201EC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2720W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2967X Christen Industries Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6949V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N722WM Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Pegasus Enterprises LLC
Granbury, Texas
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1147A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Shipley & Son LTD
Capitan, New Mexico
Standard 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15783 Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N324DN Orr David W
VANS RV8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Experimental 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48DG Gugeler Donald R
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine One Flight USA INC
Tehachapi, California
Experimental 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N169ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Cc Aviation INC
Tracy, California
Standard 2023-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N662SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Cessna N662Sp LLC
Duluth, Georgia
Standard 2023-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7523J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1142M Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3869T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Six Niner Tango LLC
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57RW Walker Robert W
PERKINS PITTS S1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation 3D Loggers LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Experimental 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6828V Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N695PM Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N746B Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Central Arkansas Flying Club INC
Bryant, Arkansas
Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8944F Hughes
269A-1
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9664M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Provide It Air Solutions LLC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1073U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Hasan Shah PC
Fishers, Indiana
Standard 2023-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1195J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Rickard Trucking INC
Eddyville, Kentucky
Standard 2023-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40967 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2023-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4976S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2023-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N933DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Diamond Aircraft Sales of Kentucky LLC
Henderson, Kentucky
Standard 2023-03-07 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.