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
N3QW Mccaw Denny
VANS RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Experimental 2020-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79840 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201XK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2020-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4064H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N396CB Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2020-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7623J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2020-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210ST Pailca Robert A
GLASAIR SUPER IIS RG
Fixed-wing, single engine War Eagle Enterprises LLC
Missoula, Montana
Experimental 2020-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333MT Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N110TS Sloan William T
ACRODUSTER TOO SA750
Fixed-wing, single engine Ez Aero LTD
Middletown, Delaware
Experimental 2020-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N412BA Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N898SH Hill Stephen M
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Lucky 8 Aviation LLC
Ferriday, Louisiana
Experimental 2020-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3372X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2020-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N990AS Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N256DD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Sch Aviation INC Trustee
Sporle Kings Lynn,
Standard 2020-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8011X Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly & Sea INC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Standard 2020-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37660 Johnson Gust G
SKYBOLT SB2
Fixed-wing, single engine Gordon Schmidt Aircraft INC
Coggon, Iowa
Experimental 2020-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4084H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2020-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70798 Collins-Harold
STARDUSTER TOO SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Yuba Sutter Aviation INC
Olivehurst, California
Experimental 2020-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2254U Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Raritan Valley Flying School
Princeton, New Jersey
Standard 2020-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N277M Reed Mike
RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2020-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3860H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Patriot Aviation LLC
Farwell, Michigan
Standard 2020-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6888 Hallendorf Tom
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2020-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5249U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N625SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC
Caldwell, Idaho
Standard 2020-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104DF Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2020-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3511T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2020-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3545H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Burkett Aviation LLC
Boone, North Carolina
Standard 2020-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40KL Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N420U Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Rcs Services LLC
California, Maryland
Standard 2020-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N789EP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastbourne Holdings LLC
Woodstock, Georgia
Standard 2020-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N808WD Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Hawaii
Standard 2020-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N949M Harman R Lee
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2020-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4921J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 2020-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N298P Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Air-Spacers INC
Santa Monica, California
Standard 2020-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9560W Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine General Aviation LLC
Henderson, Nevada
Standard 2020-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9GN Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2020-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2738T Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2020-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7081K Torrance Thomas J
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Frangos Legal LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Experimental 2020-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4967T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine N4967T LLC
Evansville, Indiana
Standard 2020-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18940 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mella Aviation LLC
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2020-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N801MC Mcrv Inc/Carlbom C E/Mcpeak M
VANS RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2020-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N940TC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2020-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4734J Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1076N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2020-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7493J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2020-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Palmetto Moon Light Services LLC
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Standard 2020-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9324M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3507H Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2020-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3740T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2020-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45LT Bandt L Thaine
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2020-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1021X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine O-D LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2020-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79832 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Leonard Anesthesia Services INC
Carlsbad, California
Standard 2020-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9269N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2020-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55726 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N126ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Global Flight Training Solutions INC
Immokalee, Florida
Standard 2020-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1297J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Lemrich Aero INC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2020-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4437H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2020-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7516J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N286RV Mills Carey
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2020-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7140V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2020-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N869K Rowe
PITTS SPECIAL S-1
Fixed-wing, single engine F3 Aero LLC
New Lenox, Illinois
Experimental 2020-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8MT Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N953ER Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Good Apple Sierra INC
Ravenel, South Carolina
Standard 2020-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9698M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2020-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2755W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2020-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79867 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2020-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3899T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9516M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2020-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2977L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2020-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1054U Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2020-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201EB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N713HV Rutan Aircraft Flying Experien
VARIVIGGEN
Fixed-wing, single engine Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience
Waller, Texas
Experimental 2020-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15007 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Marshall County Flying Club INC
Lacon, Illinois
Standard 2020-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33663 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Standard 2020-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3668Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Paul B Meadowbrook PC
Albany, Oregon
Standard 2020-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21DV Vihlen
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2020-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333SE Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Paris Air INC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2020-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N491SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Little Rock Lsa Leasing and Rental LLC
Searcy, Arkansas
Standard 2020-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24047 Arter Warren S
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2020-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6316Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2020-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8647N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2980L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2020-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2757W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N133RJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2020-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4718K Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2020-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6710D Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2020-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5002S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Asasnoceu LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2020-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201FG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2020-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6740N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2020-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17MS Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Darcy Aviation LLC
Danbury, Connecticut
Standard 2020-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32747 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aaof Investments LLC
Fort Mc Coy, Florida
Standard 2020-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1824X Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Kepo Aviation LLC
Ball, Louisiana
Standard 2020-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3434X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2020-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3926T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Newton Aviation LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2020-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N459RB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Skydive Mississippi LLC
Jackson, Mississippi
Standard 2020-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48WD Davis William R Jr
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2020-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1QQ Mcglashon
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 2020-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47FM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Take Wing Leasing LLC
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Standard 2020-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180CZ Aberg Larry
COZY MK IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2020-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4479T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Southern Colorado Flight Professionals LLC
Pueblo, Colorado
Standard 2020-01-31 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.