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.

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19201
19303
194016
19508
19601,920
19702,797
1980600
19901,065
2000935
2010101
202053

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
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
961
972
981
992
001
015
021
032
044
052
072
083
093
112
141
161
171
221
232
241
251

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Door3Actuator2Spinner2Alternator1Bellcrank1Buss Tie1Contactor1Cowling1Cylinder Head1Fuel Control1
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Door3
Actuator2
Spinner2
Alternator1
Bellcrank1
Buss Tie1
Contactor1
Cowling1
Cylinder Head1
Fuel 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
N55516 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine On Glideslope LLC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2022-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79397 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2022-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N370ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Performance Aircraft Sales INC
Lincoln, Nebraska
Standard 2022-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9405V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N163BD Raucci Charles Jr
FIREBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Planenutts LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Experimental 2022-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3514U Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1049J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2889T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N495CB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4975J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine P&N CORP
Marion, Iowa
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N533PU Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Eagle Flyers Vii LLC
Carmel, Indiana
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6012F Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sanders Flight Training Center
Jasper, Alabama
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6MC Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N791FR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3949X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Ridge Flyers
Leesburg, Virginia
Standard 2022-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N407FR Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7987L Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6720L Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3864T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Patton Aviation LLC
Billings, Montana
Standard 2022-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5908Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine T&T Aviation LLC
Clarksville, Tennessee
Standard 2022-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N368SA Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1262J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333VC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2791W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2022-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3284R Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2022-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N825KS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Planelease LLC
Venice, California
Standard 2022-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N870SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Estern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
Standard 2022-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91FS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
Standard 2022-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92FS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
Standard 2022-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101BR Register Barney E
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2022-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1254L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Adventure Air INC
Sebring, Florida
Standard 2022-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201RP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N202CG Garza Carlos
GLASTAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Avanti LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
Experimental 2022-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3867T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2022-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N237JC Campbell James W
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2022-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N590JK Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Jk Aircraft Options LLC
Aripeka, Florida
Standard 2022-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7645J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow 8 LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2022-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79HB Hofstad Curt
PITTS S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2022-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9443N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2022-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1206X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Nlw 1 LLC
Washington, Utah
Standard 2022-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12DD Clouse
SA 750
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2022-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180SV Nord
STAMPE SV-4B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2022-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3075W Hilltop Aviation Inc
LANCAIR INTL INC 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Cradle of Aviation Museum
Garden City, New York
Experimental 2022-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6457Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9161V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2273T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2022-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N616RW Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Romeo Ouiski LLC
Winter Haven, Florida
Standard 2022-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N698SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Foothill Aircraaft Sales & Service INC
Upland, California
Standard 2022-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3984T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N511P Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Reigle Aviation South LLC
Orlando, Florida
Standard 2022-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7474J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2022-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44104 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2022-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47738 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2022-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177DJ Humphreys B D/Humphreys J D
PITTS SPEC S1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Experimental 2022-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6096V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Standard 2022-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26MS Melvill M W/Melvill Sally
LONG-EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Eaa Aviation Foundation INC
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Experimental 2022-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9378M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Stratus Investment CORP
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Standard 2022-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N141CL Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15623 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2022-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205J Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Bmr Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40DL Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2022-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333TS Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerostar Management Services LLC
Kissimmee, Florida
Standard 2022-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100XT Dozier James C Md
LANCAIR 320/360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2022-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1569X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2022-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200HY Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly Yawa Aviation LLC
Statesboro, Georgia
Standard 2022-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5652M Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N722RA Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Total Prf LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2022-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N831DH Heckert Arlo D
VANS RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2022-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3205F Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N548T Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2022-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6635D Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N723RA Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Neron II LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2022-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1332W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N781PG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55599 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Manning Holdings LLC
Portland, Oregon
Standard 2022-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72MG Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerosox LLC
Diamondhead, Mississippi
Standard 2022-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2109T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Carver Aero LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2022-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N204DP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine David Perry LLC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2022-11-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7498J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-11-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8080U Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2022-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20204 Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2022-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2916L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2022-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46EC Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2022-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56782 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Avie Ation LLC
Suwanee, Georgia
Standard 2022-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1746H Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine 1746H LLC
La Mirada, California
Standard 2022-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2816R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9067V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Adventist World Aviation
Wilson, North Carolina
Standard 2022-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9111K Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Wdiaz Design INC
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
Standard 2022-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N183TA Amorde Tom
GLASAIR II S RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2022-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N442WR White Ryan R
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Experimental 2022-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4672H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9411N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N267WS Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3KC Cott Electric Inc.
SKYBOLT C-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Experimental 2022-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N539H Enstrom
F-28C
Rotorcraft Sharkey'S Helicopters INC
West Lebanon, New Hampshire
Standard 2022-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201QV Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2022-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N830B Kenneth J Ramsey
SPORTCOPTER II
Gyroplane Murphys Auto Gyro Sales LLC
Dade City, Florida
Experimental 2022-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41US Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4497T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow97T LLP
Feeding Hills, Massachusetts
Standard 2022-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N459BB Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-11-01 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.