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
N8279W Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Cat Aviation LLC
Orinda, California
Standard 2021-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98UA Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2021-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205MP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9288V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Mooney N9288V LLC
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Standard 2021-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N350AS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2021-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3509H Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Per Ardua Ad Astra INC
San Luis Obispo, California
Standard 2021-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N466PS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Residential Engineering Services LLC
Lees Summit, Missouri
Standard 2021-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6902S Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2021-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201YP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4374H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4461T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
District of Columbia
Standard 2021-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9367V Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2009T Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Concho Valley Flyers LLC
Denton, Texas
Standard 2021-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20LG Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N221HP Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555GC Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Sasakwa LLC
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Standard 2021-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3094P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Kennedy Harold L
Pflugerville, Texas
Standard 2021-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8015R Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2021-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N328DH Vaughan Bobby F
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2021-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6338Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11581 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N356PC Davis Philip C
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2021-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5042T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7147U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2021-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7223R Goff Larry
GLASAIR
Fixed-wing, single engine Lively Charters INC
Summerland Key, Florida
Experimental 2021-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N927AL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Bravo II Sierra LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2021-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33770 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N245SC Campbell Sherrod R Iii
GLASAIR II S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2021-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5654S Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2021-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N582SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2021-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32613 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3498X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7824V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2021-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14B Bina Melvin J
VELOCITY STANDARD RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2020-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4234H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N537MA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane K2 Aviation LLC
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Standard 2020-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N851SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Legends Air Center LLC
Bentonville, Arkansas
Standard 2020-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2347Y Cessna
177
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2020-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N255DM Maher Daniel
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2020-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9777M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Egs Air LLC
St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Experimental 2020-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N989PM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2020-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4615W Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Phil 413 Aviation LLC
Laporte, Indiana
Standard 2020-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N176ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Cincinnati Aviation INC
Batavia, Ohio
Standard 2020-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108BD Scottish Aviation
SERIES 100 MDL 101
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2020-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9262V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Adams Kirk A
Sanger, California
Standard 2020-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201UZ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2020-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2504P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2020-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2648W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2020-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321JE Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Capital Affairs West LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2020-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747CB Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aom Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6068Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2020-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6521N Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2020-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10194 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine N10194 Aviation LLC
Pleasant Hill, California
Standard 2020-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4603J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine All American Aviation Services INC
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Standard 2020-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26EX Flynn Dennis M
GLASAIR RG II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2020-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N328NC Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2020-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4355X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6985R Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2020-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1510X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2020-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1075C Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2020-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22RN Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Tre Ventures LLC
Mount Olive, North Carolina
Standard 2020-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55279 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine West Georgia Air Services
Lagrange, Georgia
Standard 2020-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6136J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Tennessee Flight Academy LLC
Bristol, Tennessee
Standard 2020-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N437MA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2020-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N799EC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2020-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N106AF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Southeast Aircraft Leasing LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2020-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6107V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Zero Seven Victor LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2020-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9393V Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N674DT Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2020-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3554M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2020-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80KA Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9240M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2020-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3RQ Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Carriage INC
Chico, California
Standard 2020-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35091 Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2020-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41502 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Skymates INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N505MR Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2020-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7051V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5023L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Island Hoppers Seaplanes 2 LLC
Orlando, Florida
Standard 2020-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5538Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2020-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9501F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Pacific States Aviation INC
Concord, California
Standard 2020-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3784S Schmader Leonard J
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Experimental 2020-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N213SA Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Latrobe Aviation Enterprises LLC
Youngstown, Pennsylvania
Standard 2020-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2381Z Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Leone Brighter Developments LLC
Carlsbad, California
Standard 2020-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N641SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Rhode Island Air LLC
Providence, Rhode Island
Standard 2020-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38566 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight Time LLC
Snohomish, Washington
Standard 2020-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9526M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2020-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65702 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2020-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9737Q Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sierra Tn Aviation LLC
Vonore, Tennessee
Standard 2020-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101JK Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2020-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2885R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow Flight LLC
Springfield, Virginia
Standard 2020-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N405ND Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2020-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1086Q Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2020-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43577 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Novaair LLC
Lake Sherwood, California
Standard 2020-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4576X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Elon Aviation LLC
Burlington, North Carolina
Standard 2020-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4590J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Epic Aviation INC
New Smyma Beach, Florida
Standard 2020-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2658W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2020-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N364MS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyhawk Aviation LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
Standard 2020-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N819SM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2020-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43134 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Minot Aero Center
Minot, North Dakota
Standard 2020-10-26 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.