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
N415KG Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Sky Safety INC
San Antonio, Texas
Standard 2022-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N649TC Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Spartan Education Group LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard 2022-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9420N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Space Cadets INC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2022-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9269M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1234G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Bs1 LLC
Lafayette, Indiana
Standard 2021-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201QC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Digital Outdoor Adertising LLC
Reno, Nevada
Standard 2021-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7699J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2021-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5006L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24017 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3875H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7402V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N113MX Ted E Seeley
SUPER CUB
Fixed-wing, single engine N113Mx LLC
Redding, California
Experimental 2021-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16AD Delahoussaye Albert James
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2021-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56130 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Aces Aero-Fleet INC
Guyton, Georgia
Standard 2021-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N194PT Mcneese Robert A
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2021-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N671DB Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2021-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18950 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2021-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3287F Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210SP Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2021-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N342DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2021-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5098S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1296X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41997 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Caae Leasing LLC
Lake Zurich, Illinois
Standard 2021-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9PM Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N552SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Engineers Flying Club INC
Bethany, Oklahoma
Standard 2021-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90JM Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Noriega Air Holdings LLC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2021-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1957L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2021-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5083S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Riser Air LLC
Stillwater, Minnesota
Standard 2021-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7137U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2021-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205CB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N263BC Chambers William M
CHAMBERS PITTS S1-SS
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2021-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15665 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201FN Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3691Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N425DP Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2021-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4679H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310JL Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Little Air Dream LLC
Mooresville, North Carolina
Standard 2021-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N661BD Scottish Aviation
BULLDOG T1
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Nostalgia LTD
Mooresville, North Carolina
Experimental 2021-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72664 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Advanced Aviation Group LLC
Frederick, Maryland
Standard 2021-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Capital Auto Sales
Hickman, Nebraska
Standard 2021-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201BW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N252SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Skysuite Aviation LLC
Tujunga, California
Standard 2021-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3859T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2021-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N766RV Lucas John W
RV 4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2021-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8182M Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1469T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Three Wing Flight School LLC
Stratford, Connecticut
Standard 2021-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30JT O'Dell Roger Keith
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2021-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3369X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9168V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9591M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Peakland Properties INC
Charleston, Tennessee
Standard 2021-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59LJ Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine L & J Aviation INC
Atwater, California
Standard 2021-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1398J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2021-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N558M Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Synergyair LTD
Lewis Center, Ohio
Standard 2021-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3173R Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Rona LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2021-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2736W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3240F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine J Smith LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2021-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N510DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1173J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Cohelios LLC
Oviedo, Florida
Standard 2021-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3734L Cessna
172G
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5022A Prisel-Ralph
SKYBOLT-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2021-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N981C Leseberg M/Ashby D
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2021-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N723LP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1386J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2021-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N909AZ Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane N909Az LLC
Miami, Florida
Standard 2021-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9478N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Chadwick Aviation Services LLC
Monroe, Connecticut
Standard 2021-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2561W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9394M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine N9394M LLC
Conway, Arkansas
Standard 2021-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N911LA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mindy Limited LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2021-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N933LA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mindy Limited LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2021-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N944LA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mindy Limited LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2021-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555ED Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2021-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5275T Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6031Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2021-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2926M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2021-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747PE Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Phoenix East Aviation LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2021-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7823V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2021-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125WM Gordon Hardy
MUSTANG II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2021-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N174ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Maxxum Financial Group INC
Destrehan, Louisiana
Standard 2021-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N550DB Briggs David
GLASAIR SH2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2021-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55533 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Gw Aero LLC
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Standard 2021-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201EP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N197AW Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N456AS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2021-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3023K Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Vx Parts LLC
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Standard 2021-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9125V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2021-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9205V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2021-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9731M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2021-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17NS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201SL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2021-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3910T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5061T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57GB Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2021-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23798 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
Standard 2021-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N446TT Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine C5 Aviation LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2021-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7462J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9057V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2021-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24738 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine H2Link CO
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2021-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3750T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9373M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2021-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2044L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-10-26 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.