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
N5082W Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201DF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Fox LLC
Spotsylvania, Virginia
Standard 2022-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5467U Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2022-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9528W Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N982BT Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727MZ Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Lmb Aire LLC
Howell, Michigan
Standard 2022-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N606TC Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8029 Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2022-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56000 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N769SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8348M Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N852AT Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86BJ Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9364M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2022-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N987BC Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11476 Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
District of Columbia
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1230T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15035 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172RC Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172WG Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23203 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26379 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321WF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N330JE Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3408X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N420SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4475T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5049T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5337T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2022-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54391 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Still Water Security CO LLC
Meriden, Connecticut
Standard 2022-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3368X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine I Have A Plane LLC
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Standard 2022-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6207V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2022-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N330ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Unique Educational Experiences
Signal Hill, California
Standard 2022-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3575N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N751DW Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2022-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9326M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15600 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N784AS Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38GC Clark Gaylord W
CLARK VANS RV8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2022-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N707AS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N990DG Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2022-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16362 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Flightline Air Service LLC
Pineville, Louisiana
Standard 2022-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N346SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Flightline Air Service LLC
Pineville, Louisiana
Standard 2022-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11606 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine N11606 INC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Standard 2022-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56834 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56972 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Eby Aviation LLC
Duluth, Georgia
Standard 2022-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1074S Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2022-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44790 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1562X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N247KT Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly Kt LLC
Coconut Creek, Florida
Standard 2022-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9978F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15652 Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Raider Aviation LLC
Lubbock, Texas
Standard 2022-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201MH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2022-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5301T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2022-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N796WW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Crist Aviation Services LLC
Woodland, California
Standard 2022-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6982U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2022-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787WW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2022-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N988WU Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bravo Whiskey Aviation LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
Standard 2022-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N521DZ Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1C-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2022-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7441J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424HP Pierce Henry E
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Zero G LLC
Draper, Utah
Experimental 2022-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5986Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9716L Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2022-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N187TY Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N836DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Lima Hotel Aviation LLC
Mooresville, North Carolina
Standard 2022-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4696J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95MC Mccann Richard D.
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2022-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66JJ Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8044R Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3508X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2022-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N384HS Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Clear Prop LLC
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2022-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N641C Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98TF Teter Mark G
VELOCITY 173/RG-E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2022-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201MJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34LL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Gwizz Financial LLC
Wausau, Wisconsin
Standard 2022-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43ML Lawrence Stanley D
VANS RV4
Fixed-wing, single engine Dga Aviation LLC
Citrus Heights, California
Experimental 2022-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44521 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Silker Services LLC
Schaumburg, Illinois
Standard 2022-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6989V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2022-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16395 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Oak Ridge Flyers INC
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Standard 2022-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N342MG Gainey Monte K
VANS RV4
Fixed-wing, single engine Basile Flying Service INC
Basile, Louisiana
Experimental 2022-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7125V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1138N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205MK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Cloudskipper INC
Salisbury, Maryland
Standard 2022-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6164J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2022-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8RB Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9202V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2022-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N990RD Pate W E
PATE SPL
Fixed-wing, single engine Sutton Capital LLC
Edmond, Oklahoma
Experimental 2022-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7447V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2616W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3030M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine In Line Aviation LLC
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Standard 2022-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4758J Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5037T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 12Rt Investments LLC
Waco, Texas
Standard 2022-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N611MH Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Awesome Aero LLC
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Standard 2022-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N492SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N414WM Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N427EP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42RL Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N441QF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N445D Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-09-12 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.