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

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-io-360-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 8,560

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N6878J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2021-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9492N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2021-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29566 Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2021-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56676 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Paris Air INC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2021-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201RG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2021-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N411RT Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7521J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2021-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9390N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Denison Flying Club LLC
Denison, Iowa
Standard 2021-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1486X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Midwest Investment CORP
Griffith, Indiana
Standard 2021-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32427 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6413Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7606J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77WE Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N287ND Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyborne Airline Academy INC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2021-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4971J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2021-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6150V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Seaplane Adventures LLC
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Standard 2021-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1148N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9384M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Norfolk Aviation LLC
Norfolk, Virginia
Standard 2021-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1040U Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Aviation INC
Brooksville, Florida
Standard 2021-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N367MA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mindy Limited LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2021-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N368ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mindy Limited LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2021-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3870T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine East Coast Autoline LLC
Whitehall, Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N968SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mindy Limited LLC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2021-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1515T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N246RH Harshbarger Richard
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2021-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45HB Barr
HIPERBIPE SNS-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Flatland Flyers LLC
Lincoln, Nebraska
Experimental 2021-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80031 Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N834DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2021-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67GF Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Old Buzzard Aviation INC
Middleburg, Florida
Standard 2021-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7544J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2021-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N786BG Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2021-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9553A Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Titusville Aero Club INC
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95WT Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ds Flight Services LLC
Battle Ground, Washington
Standard 2021-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9263M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Barefoot Releaf LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Standard 2021-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VN Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N329DM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55EW Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5725Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Baughman Air Service INC
Stockton, Kansas
Standard 2021-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N577T Larkey Charles J
AKRO SPIRIT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2021-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9064V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2021-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79857 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84HB Barker Homer E
PITTS S-1E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Experimental 2021-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125HA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane K-14 Squadron LLC
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Standard 2021-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3784N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2021-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7570J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16EE Double Eagle Air Inc
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Double Eagle Air INC
Auburn, Washington
Experimental 2021-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N227A Arnim C/Arnim C M/Arber S D
GLASAIR SUPER II RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2021-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32784 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7258R Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2021-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201JG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2021-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201DR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Kpjp LLC
Spicewood, Texas
Standard 2021-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5063S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2206Q Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N263JK Stevenson John R
RV7
Fixed-wing, single engine Masr Plane LLC
Amarillo, Texas
Experimental 2021-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2895C Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N291CJ Partenavia Spa
P.68C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4100H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Tj Air Holdings INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555KL Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2021-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7060V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7602J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7879V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2021-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10719 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Florida Independent Truck Repair INC
Greeneville, Tennessee
Standard 2021-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9PX Petersen Ivan And Alan
GLASAIR FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2021-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1141N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Wild Havamalt LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2021-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125SD Detch Steve
CHRISTEN EAGLE
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2021-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5973Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9638M Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2021-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1094T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Glover Anthony R
Louisville, Kentucky
Standard 2021-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1112X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow Flyers LLC
Englewood, Colorado
Standard 2021-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N611KJ John G Armstrong
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2021-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56658 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Aviation INC
Brooksville, Florida
Standard 2021-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N789JM John D Mathews
LANCAIR MK II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2021-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N173BG Ginsberg Robert J
VELOCITY 173 FXD GR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2021-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6915V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2021-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N485V Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine L & W Leasing LLC
Smyrna, Tennessee
Standard 2021-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N357ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Reeno Aviation LLC
Lewisville, North Carolina
Standard 2021-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7144V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Js&J Enterprises LLC
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Standard 2021-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9233M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2021-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15473 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69VM Hutchinson Harold F Jr
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2021-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86ZZ Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1304W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2021-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201CN Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2021-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N827MA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ps N827Ma LLC
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Standard 2021-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123SS Horton William
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine
Experimental 2021-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1976L Luke Ivan T
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Experimental 2021-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201DD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2021-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3913X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Desert Flight Academy INC
Henderson, North Carolina
Standard 2021-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6819V Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8680E Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9383M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2021-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100UV Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2021-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79399 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N916MA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2021-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2021-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4584J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Bradley Cody C
Auburn, Nebraska
Standard 2021-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3885T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine N3885T LLC
Howell, Michigan
Standard 2021-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95ST Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2021-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4435H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Emtee Air LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2021-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5768V Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyzure LLC
Chelsea, Michigan
Standard 2021-04-07 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.