The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 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
N201FP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2973R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2021-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N822JS Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine N822Js LLC
Norcross, Georgia
Standard 2021-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91CP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
District of Columbia
Standard 2021-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112PF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
Standard 2021-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1205X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Osborn Aviation LLC
Claude, Texas
Standard 2021-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6447Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine P&M Enterprises LLC
North Charleston, South Carolina
Standard 2021-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1705M Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N278DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Relm Air LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555BS Wallace/Van Rv6A
VAN RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2021-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N598P Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings 4 Higher LLC
Sunnyside, Washington
Standard 2021-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152RB Eberle John S
FOLKER DR-1 TRIPLANE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2021-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3410N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2021-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9697Y Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Afterburner Aviation LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2021-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2825T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1946T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Dja Aviation LLC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2021-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5672S Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N717HQ Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Arwen Evenstar LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N732RC Carter Ronald J/Black William
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Carter Ronald J
Benicia, California
Experimental 2021-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7534J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54RR Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N241HC Hughes Harry M
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2021-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7105V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2021-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201QE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2819F Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Macair LLC
Kennesaw, Georgia
Standard 2021-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58135 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2075A Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2021-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N283ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine N283Me LLC
Manassas, Virginia
Standard 2021-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6498Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6976Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech 76Q LLC
Englewood, Florida
Standard 2021-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9995R Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Big Sky Navigation & Flight Training LLC
Bristol, Virginia
Standard 2021-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6380Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2021-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75DB Torok Elek
STARDUSTER TOO SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Experimental 2021-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123TA Ashcraft Todd
DR107
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2021-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N650VX Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65DZ Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7679R Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6850V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Cemo Management INC
San Antonio, Texas
Standard 2021-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1316W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2021-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N768CC Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7567J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Fidelis Universal Technology INC
Chino Hills, California
Standard 2021-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212ST Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40852 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Performance LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2021-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9150V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N721HL Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201WZ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2978R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3837T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56598 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3712H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2021-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5696Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Trilogy Alliance Group LLC
Kearney, Nebraska
Standard 2021-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5785Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine SW Industry INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N142EJ Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56928 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56904 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine N83993 LLC
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Standard 2021-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1479J Rockwell International
112B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2021-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3251F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2021-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7042V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine J Bird Jeff Leopard LLC
Longmont, Colorado
Standard 2021-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15289 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2021-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N439ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Morey Airplane CO INC
Middleton, Wisconsin
Standard 2021-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201PD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2021-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201XQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79847 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9276V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N191X Bucker-Jungmann
C-104
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2021-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N544BP Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N817AK Cessna
175
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9356V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5928Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201MR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47DL Edson Dean T
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2021-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6952R Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6974V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2021-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56063 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2021-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7603J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1204L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4812J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5632K Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Doc & Pirate LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2021-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7458J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2021-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1146J Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10MH Hull Michael D
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2021-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N397RC Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2021-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201EF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N233M Martin Richard K
VANS RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2021-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4531F Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205CS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5620Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2021-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6382Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3988X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6634M Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2021-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86BF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Embotelladora del Caribe INC
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Standard 2021-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9702M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ZE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2021-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N527JB Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Southeast Anesthesia Plc
Mcdonald, Tennessee
Standard 2021-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N683SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine November 243 Bravo Mike LLC
Castle Rock, Colorado
Standard 2021-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N117VR Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Atmospheric Vehicle & Spacecraft Flght Exploration
Rch Palos Vrd, California
Standard 2021-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123BR Stol
UC-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Twin Bee LLC
Groveland, California
Standard 2021-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55058 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2021-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82WK Klees Walter A
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 2021-01-26 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.