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
N2257L Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N865CP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Amr Holdings LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2022-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4968J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Operation Stinky Weasel LLC
South Lyon, Michigan
Standard 2022-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1990L Skelt Ch
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Clearsound Hearing LLC
Sedalia, Missouri
Experimental 2022-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2382R Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Tampa Bay Aviation INC
Clearwater, Florida
Standard 2022-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3813T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Centurion Transportation LLC
Weatherford, Oklahoma
Standard 2022-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9313M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine 9313 Mike INC
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Standard 2022-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9554M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2022-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5812T Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111H Clarke Hap
VANS RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Harvey Mushman LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Experimental 2022-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2926L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Jade Aviation LLC
Minot, North Dakota
Standard 2022-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3791T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90UB Partenavia Spa
P.68C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine S-T Manufacturing INC
Granbury, Texas
Standard 2022-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36619 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2022-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201JE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2022-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2085T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Skies Aircraft LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2022-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79391 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2022-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32483 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2022-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5805Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7575J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Consolidated Aviation Services LLC
Seymour, Tennessee
Standard 2022-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7635J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2022-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1138F Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2022-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201DL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2022-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1059L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Planes & Parts INC
Weston, Florida
Standard 2022-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2118 Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2022-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N728DM Forkel Stephen
BEARHAWK
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2022-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N975RJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2022-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4328H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N128WZ Bartunek Robert D
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Experimental 2022-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N913JN Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2022-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92DH Hall D M/Hall H G
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2022-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1150G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2022-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N484DD Delong Delwin
BD-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2022-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7158U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2022-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N137G Glenn Roy J
VANS RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2022-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360ZR Argente Ricardo
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine N360Zr LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Experimental 2022-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N198G Grant J/Grant H
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Experimental 2022-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20F Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2725W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N329ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Central Iowa Aviation LLC
Ankeny, Iowa
Standard 2022-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9188V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Limited CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2022-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63DK Knutson David J
GLASAIR SH IIS RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2022-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N165PS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Phindogair LLC
Lubbock, Texas
Standard 2022-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55628 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine AG Air Squadron Two LLC
Saint Joseph, Illinois
Standard 2022-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2272T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2022-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8223C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2022-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6134N Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Chris Bellinger DVM LLC
Newalla, Oklahoma
Standard 2022-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90KW Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55888 Osborn Mike
PITTS SPECIAL S-1SL
Fixed-wing, single engine Wild Horse Aviation LLC
Tabor City, North Carolina
Experimental 2022-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41RS Schaefer Richard M.
THORP T-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2022-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7284C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2022-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9562Q Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Silverhawk Aviation Academy Oregon LLC
Ontario, Oregon
Standard 2022-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1072Y Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2022-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N288ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota
Standard 2022-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2114T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2022-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3972T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Special flight permit 2022-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79823 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2022-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33379 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2022-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6495Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9605M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Asv Aviation LLC
Salem, Oregon
Standard 2022-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112PH Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25FA Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fly Rite Aviation LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2022-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5010S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aeroflyte LLC
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Standard 2022-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N597MB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Brandon Air LLC
Valley Stream, New York
Standard 2022-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N663BD Veit Robert W
VEIT ROBT/RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Planenutts LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Experimental 2022-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6697Z Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Realtor LLC
Jamaica, New York
Standard 2022-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97642 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Bravo Zulu Aviation INC
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Standard 2022-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5522K Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2022-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6944J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Jhap LLC
Hubbard, Ohio
Standard 2022-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20754 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47484 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5255S Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Akc III Aviation LLC
Port Saint Joe, Florida
Standard 2022-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55220 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201PT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2022-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2945R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2022-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8950M Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Pacific Flight Academy LLC
Honolulu, Hawaii
Standard 2022-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93GG Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2022-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N169MJ Averett James H
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Metrics LLC
Fort Worth, Texas
Experimental 2022-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3563N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99WR Walters Ronald R
GLASAIR SH-2R
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Speed Development LLC
Helena, Montana
Experimental 2022-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1067F Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2831P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40746 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Vikings INC
Hayward, California
Standard 2022-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6208J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Cranbrook Aviation LLC
Vienna, Virginia
Standard 2022-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7981L Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2022-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8950U Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2569W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2022-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4393X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8109R Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2022-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N215CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2022-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4027N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine C2C LLC
Chesterfield, Missouri
Standard 2022-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500GP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ehg Flight LLC
Venice, California
Standard 2022-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88TD Taylorcraft
BC12-65
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2022-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4503J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Skykid Adventures LLC
Cedar Valley, Utah
Standard 2022-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N775HB Sorrell
SNS-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2022-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201PX Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3827H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane1 LLC
Lander, Wyoming
Standard 2022-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N807WM Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201XC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70MH Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine N70Mh LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-03-04 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.