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
N201CV Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualityair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2021-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4346X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Fourwide Transportation LLC
Mcallen, Texas
Standard 2021-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N499W Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N596CS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Van Anda Aviation LLC
Apopka, Florida
Standard 2021-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N984VW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyhawks INC
Westminster, Colorado
Standard 2021-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Up Aerospace LLC A Series of
Georgetown, Texas
Standard 2021-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6804V Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96KP Schwarzkopf Klaus
VELOCITY RG 173
Fixed-wing, single engine Continental Title Trust LLC Trustee
Wichita, Kansas
Experimental 2021-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2811R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29AF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29RP Pierce Ralph A
VELOCITY 173 ELTE RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2021-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201CS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2021-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2127T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9724M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Moody County Choppers INC
Flandreau, South Dakota
Standard 2021-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53580 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Synergy Aircraft Sales LLC
Bloomington, Illinois
Standard 2021-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N686RJ Esplin Rulon Gregory
RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2021-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13NS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Thirteen November Sierra LLC
Herriman, Utah
Standard 2021-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3091T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Sutton Aircraft Salvalge LLC
Palmer, Alaska
Standard 2021-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67MJ Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2021-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2823W Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4586X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N593LA Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3031K Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3901N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Mgg Airplane LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2021-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4990J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Estes Aviation LLC
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Standard 2021-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8093K Ksionek Kenneth P
VELOCITY SUV FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2021-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1383J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Epic Partners LLC
Keizer, Oregon
Standard 2021-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N284DA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Dragonfly Aviation LLC
Winder, Georgia
Standard 2021-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3537B Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Dulles Aviation INC
Bristow, Virginia
Standard 2021-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53SL Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Fly for Fun Aircraft LLC
Rockville, Maryland
Standard 2021-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6854V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2021-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84ER Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N107AF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N239SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Avolant Aviation LLC
Mooresville, North Carolina
Standard 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47AF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine L & J Aviation INC
Atwater, California
Standard 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N514MC Vetterman Larry D
VANS RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Turbo Aviation LLC
Chesterfield, South Carolina
Experimental 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6356Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N701DC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Black Cat Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Standard 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201LL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3987N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Cascadia Software INC
Puyallup, Washington
Standard 2021-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N643PA Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9606V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2021-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38718 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Vgw LLC
Morgantown, West Virginia
Standard 2021-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N607SC Cryder Donald S
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine N-88Xk Medical Aviation LLC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Experimental 2021-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2752W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine L Deckard Aviation Ministries
Waller, Texas
Standard 2021-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31DC Zefting Brett M
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Experimental 2021-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N770CM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mooney Blues Aviators INC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2021-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177CF Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Gregoire Surgical INC
Springfield, Illinois
Standard 2021-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201RF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mfc CORP
Washington, District of Columbia
Standard 2021-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3883H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2021-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4964J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N796L Garrison Jerry
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2021-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38WJ Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63R Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N271WT Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2790W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Moondogger LLC
Yakima, Washington
Standard 2021-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N447B Bishop John M
ALBEE SPORT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2021-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55837 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6923V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2021-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3770N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1156J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Team Omega Multimedia Ohio LLC
Blacklick, Ohio
Standard 2021-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5877Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888AD Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Alirio Land Services
Miami Gardens, Florida
Standard 2021-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1937Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7159V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Cm&D Holdings INC
Honolulu, Hawaii
Standard 2021-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33110 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Grandview Aviation LLC
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40768 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44AY Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49Y Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311RG Goudy Raymond L
VANS RV8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2021-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16AK Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201WA Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1447T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1550X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Victors Vectors LLC
Valparaiso, Indiana
Standard 2021-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9537M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Watts Brett M
Prescott, Arizona
Standard 2021-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1GE Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Sonburst Aviation LLC
Mission Viejo, California
Standard 2021-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787W Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Anequim LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
Standard 2021-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24028 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2021-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9284V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24575 Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2021-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2KN Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Sareavco LLC
Kissimmee, Florida
Standard 2021-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3510H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2021-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91307 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Best Power INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57183 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9215V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2021-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9368N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Socal Resorts LLC
Big Bear Lake, California
Standard 2021-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9701K Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2021-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111CP Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3797T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2021-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1065X Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Robert C Ripley Mdpc
Nashville, Tennessee
Standard 2021-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23MD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9415N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Bound LLC
Wyoming, Michigan
Standard 2021-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4973J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2021-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172RK Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Euros Aircraft Leasing LLC
College Station, Texas
Standard 2021-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2021-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N621LT Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8229Y Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-06-03 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.