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
N4730H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Moore Performance Aircraft LLC
Jenks, Oklahoma
Standard 2022-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N512SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Avolant Aviation LLC
Mooresville, North Carolina
Standard 2022-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N364SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Vermont Flight Academy
South Burlington, Vermont
Standard 2022-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8013U Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18993 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Standard 2022-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1995Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2022-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3908H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Hawaii
Standard 2022-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HZ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech Aero LLC
Boynton Beach, Florida
Standard 2022-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7424V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2022-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8040 Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2022-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4999S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9225V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Jersey
Standard 2022-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4665H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Winrick LLC
Flagstaff, Arizona
Standard 2022-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N527WP Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5867Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337MC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2022-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7530J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Garzon Aviation LLC
Cypress, Texas
Standard 2022-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9235V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2022-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12RK Knight Robert C
CHRISTEN EAGLE-II
Fixed-wing, single engine Malcolms Pilot Service LLC
Cecilia, Louisiana
Experimental 2022-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6471J Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1212J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2022-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201FY Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6448Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2022-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38434 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43DH Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360RT Norris David
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine N360Rt LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Experimental 2022-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5213T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7500J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222RA Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Captain Rick LLC
Miami Lakes, Florida
Standard 2022-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4732J Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine N500Tj LLC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2022-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9428V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2022-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121DH Miller Charles W
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2022-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N386ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
Standard 2022-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4258H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N270MD West Richard
GLASAIR SUPER II S
Fixed-wing, single engine Glass Worxz LLC
Gilbert, Arizona
Experimental 2022-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38294 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerograzmar LLC
Bloomfield, New Jersey
Standard 2022-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1143K Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222EH Foreman James D
ACRO SPORT II
Fixed-wing, single engine Muller Aviation LLC
Williamsburg, Virginia
Experimental 2022-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2363K Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Jerk Assets LLC
Bakersfield, California
Standard 2022-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43688 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Skies Aircraft LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2022-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1978J Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N221FL Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fox Leasing Group LLC
Hollywood, Florida
Standard 2022-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7931L Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1766 Pitts
SC-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2022-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9301N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55948 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine N235Ml LLC
Marshalltown, Iowa
Standard 2022-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8016R Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N989MA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Butler Holdings
Franklin, Tennessee
Standard 2022-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4815H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7653R Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech Aviators of Houston LLC
Kingsland, Texas
Standard 2022-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9210V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58ML Lamb Michael O
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2022-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7142U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79849 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2982L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2022-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N301KC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2022-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4766H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2022-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N537SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine 5280 Flying Club LLC
Castle Pines, Colorado
Standard 2022-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59TP Pethel Timothy W
VANS RV-8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2022-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6047U Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7122V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N730X Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Sbh Alliance LLC
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Standard 2022-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1288A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Laminar Training Solutions LLC
Murrieta, California
Standard 2022-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2022-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777FJ Jerant Frank
MONG - JERANT RACER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2022-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N523MW Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Joy of Flight LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2022-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75182 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2022-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8012D Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2022-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36282 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Beverly Flight Center LLC
Danvers, Massachusetts
Standard 2022-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4640W Rockwell International
112TCA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2022-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7043V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1395J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201PC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Greatest Show Management LLC
Bee Cave, Texas
Standard 2022-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6008U Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54384 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Above All Aviation INC
Goleta, California
Standard 2022-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92605 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2022-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1994T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Helisur USA LLC
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Standard 2022-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9158V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2022-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79351 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Dust Devils Aviation LLC
Richland, Washington
Standard 2022-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2873R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Mitchell Daniel e
Lubbock, Texas
Standard 2022-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4555T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Jb Aviation LLC
Mason City, Iowa
Standard 2022-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66912 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2022-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N261EZ Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53BH Hester Robert E/Debose A E
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2022-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N199JB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Oew Aviation LLC
Sumter, South Carolina
Standard 2022-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111DJ Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24055 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3326M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9543P Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2022-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9718Q Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2022-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3524X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1157Z Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1456X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2022-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N167SJ Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Above and Beyond Aviation LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2022-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6381Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6651T Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11ZY Pace William R Iii
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Tiller Touchers LLC
Huntington Beach, California
Experimental 2022-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1998F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Spartan Education Group LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard 2022-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3512H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine R & D Plane LLC
Longwood, Florida
Standard 2022-01-05 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.