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
N3973T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2021-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4792T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2021-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52GW Wood George E
HIPERBIPE SNS-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2021-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5775Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16368 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7595J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1942L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine N1942L LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2021-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201GT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Have Blue Aviation LLC
Philipsburg, Montana
Standard 2021-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1141K Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200AG Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33142 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84RD Dobbins Roger B
EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2021-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55154 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Kanpahem Aviation LLC
Hawkins, Texas
Standard 2021-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727HS Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Sandstar Aviation LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2021-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1202L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Delaware Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee
New Castle, Delaware
Standard 2021-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1151J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Rescue Evangelical Church
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Standard 2021-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1162G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N320WW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5781Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Franklin Mountain Group CORP
Nashville, Tennessee
Standard 2021-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2139T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight School of Gwinnett INC
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Standard 2021-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9556M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Victory Lane Aviation LLC
Concord, North Carolina
Standard 2021-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2029C Beech
95
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N862WR Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2021-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N182AS Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Altus Aviation Management
San Dimas, California
Standard 2021-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2760W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111FB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Mccarthy Elaine M
Indianapolis, Indiana
Standard 2021-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2513W Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32RQ Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4
Fixed-wing, single engine I C Aviation LLC
Birmingham, Alabama
Standard 2021-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6862J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2021-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16956 Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2021-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N204SG Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5076T Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7124U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727PE Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Phoenix East Aviation LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2021-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787PE Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Phoenix East Aviation LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2021-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2532W Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Frontier Flyers LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2021-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N364MA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
Standard 2021-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N823SP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8847M Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Travel Air LLC
Chico, California
Standard 2021-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8949C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Morgan Aviation LLC
Greensboro, North Carolina
Standard 2021-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3762T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2021-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7590J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1231J Rockwell International
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N280DA Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3427N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4015N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Hazel Consulting LLC
Dayton, Nevada
Standard 2021-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9140V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine N914Ov LLC
Greensboro, North Carolina
Standard 2021-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23MW Partenavia S.P.A.
P68
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Northeast Wisconsin Aero LLC
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Standard 2021-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6044E Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Superstar Aog LLC
Tallahassee, Florida
Standard 2021-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11404 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1259X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28CE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Kohles Aviation LLC
Norfolk, Nebraska
Standard 2021-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1399T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2673W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6016K Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7405V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2021-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N805FW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Medary Aviation LLC
Brookings, South Dakota
Standard 2021-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N981WU Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
Standard 2021-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1072L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172FN Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyhawk 172 LLC
Eugene, Oregon
Experimental 2021-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5735P Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Planecrazyd LLC
Portal, Georgia
Standard 2021-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7988L Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4488T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine N4488T LLC
Newport Beach, California
Standard 2021-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1125T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Spruce Tiger Aviation LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2021-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7418J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N314RA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Rochester Air Center LLC
Canandaigua, New York
Standard 2021-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N589T Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Fam Vans INC
Fountain Valley, California
Standard 2021-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N673LJ Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9283M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2021-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9622M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2021-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16458 Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Greenwood Flyers LLC
Kinards, South Carolina
Standard 2021-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N917MB Morgan Beving
MB7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Experimental 2021-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2086T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56326 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Abernathy Spraying Service INC
Tipton, Oklahoma
Standard 2021-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9462N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33372 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine N33372 LLC
New Bern, North Carolina
Standard 2021-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N507TH Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6197L Great Lakes
2T-1A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Ranger Airfield Foundation
Ranger, Texas
Standard 2021-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N405MA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane High Ways LLC
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Standard 2021-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5685C Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Ams Aviation LLC
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Standard 2021-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3845T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4906J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Seal Air LLC
San Juan Capo, California
Standard 2021-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6637Z Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N870CP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Avolant Aviation LLC
Mooresville, North Carolina
Standard 2021-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4534J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N935JS Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N405SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Cincinnati Aviation INC
Batavia, Ohio
Standard 2021-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3819T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Chism Alicia L
Lawrence, Kansas
Standard 2021-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N544SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC
Caldwell, Idaho
Standard 2021-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9306V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N997D Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Dark Horse Express LLC
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Standard 2021-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N110MS Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 2021-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N202MG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Coast To Coast LLC
Branson West, Missouri
Standard 2021-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36384 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N532RR Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2021-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5843Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2021-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3494N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2021-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9562P Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Avolant Aviation LLC
Mooresville, North Carolina
Standard 2021-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1021K Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2021-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201DA Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Goodrich Pilot Training Center LLC
Johnson City, New York
Standard 2021-08-17 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.