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
N82823 Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2020-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6849J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55317 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Schwader Aviation LLC
Saint Joseph, Missouri
Standard 2020-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N234GA Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N303RC Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32481 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Flyboy Fantasy INC
South Lake Tahoe, California
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3852T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine B & B Aircraft LLC
Norcross, Georgia
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201AU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mkg Aviator LLC
Fruitport, Michigan
Standard 2020-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201QY Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N399M Livingston Keith A
RV 4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2020-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201YJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine N201Yj LLC
Acworth, Georgia
Standard 2020-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9449N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Hawaii
Standard 2020-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N122JC Chestnut Bruce J
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2020-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9203V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Innovative Poultry Products LLC
Olar, South Carolina
Standard 2020-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N164DH Harris Dwain
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2020-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1247J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3289F Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N700CW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Delta Sierra Aviation LLC
Wills Point, Texas
Standard 2020-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22QQ Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Skywest Leasing INC
St George, Utah
Standard 2020-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205PP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Belai e Enterprise LLC
Burleson, Texas
Standard 2020-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2212D Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2020-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5777V Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2020-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7198V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2020-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56433 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101MU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Red Bird and Outlaw LLC
Schertz, Texas
Standard 2020-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N110TF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2020-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69MW Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888PG Gonsoulin Patrick E
CHRISTEN EAGLE-II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33816 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2020-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87ER Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9250Y Aero Commander
100-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2020-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1010A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2020-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212JH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2020-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N369BB Beech
E95
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Randigo LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8757E Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine La Copious LLC
Pinetop, Arizona
Standard 2020-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N989WU Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Eglin Aero Club
Eglin Afb, Florida
Standard 2020-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9660M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Knight Aviation LLC
Comanche, Oklahoma
Standard 2020-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3463N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine N83993 LLC
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Standard 2020-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N780BW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Bridgewater State University
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Standard 2019-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3245R Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2019-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39457 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Pro-Aire INC
Chisago City, Minnesota
Standard 2019-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N772FT Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Jazz Air LLC
Melbourne, Florida
Standard 2019-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N365SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Clow International Airport LLC
Bolingbrook, Illinois
Standard 2019-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N495SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Start Aero Services LLC
Reno, Nevada
Standard 2019-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3019L Constant Alan / Wilhelm P M
PITTS S1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2019-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4581J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine N634Mm LLC
Pelham, Alabama
Standard 2019-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57FA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Express CO DBA
Miami, Florida
Standard 2019-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9362C Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2019-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N556C Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2019-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N853BL Hill James D
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6857V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N773FT Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6945V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2019-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N627SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Fxe Flightcenter CORP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Standard 2019-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N950LP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ameriflyers of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
Standard 2019-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201GY Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2019-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3526N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2019-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N314LT Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2019-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N634SJ Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ameriflyers of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
Standard 2019-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9495N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3649Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2019-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6698F Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6988U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2019-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5031S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2019-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3424X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1078U Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine High Flight Academy LLC
Allison Park, Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32693 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N377EZ Hall
SKYBOLT 1976
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2019-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360CW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington
Standard 2019-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N377KH Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Generation Investments LLC
Provo, Utah
Standard 2019-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6637E Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2019-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6745P Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Pinnacle Aviation Services INC
Encinitas, California
Standard 2019-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81MB Michael H Bradford
CCX-2000
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2019-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1433T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787EC Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Sky Safety INC
San Antonio, Texas
Standard 2019-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N912JH Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2019-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18782 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201SA Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2019-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360CT Tate Carl F
STODDRD HMLTN SH-2F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2019-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6472Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N217RW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Skies Flying LLC
Morganville, New Jersey
Standard 2019-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4687J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Pletcher Enterprises INC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 2019-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1341Z Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine C A R Lease CORP INC
Brentwood, Tennessee
Standard 2019-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4668H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1544C Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Elite Approach LLC
Chesterfield, Missouri
Standard 2019-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43690 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fly Twin Commanche LLC
Peoria, Arizona
Standard 2019-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N710SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Elite Approach LLC
Chesterfield, Missouri
Standard 2019-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6450J Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787BG Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Westchester Flying Club INC
Purchase, New York
Standard 2019-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1074M Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3763T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1425T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Skydance Aviation LLC
Norfolk, Virginia
Standard 2019-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212CF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine West Coast Equipment Leasing LLC
Englewood, Colorado
Standard 2019-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55SV Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC
Caldwell, Idaho
Standard 2019-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N678S Terence Patrick Mcevoy
PITTS SPECIAL S-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2019-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1259L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Lakeflyers LLC
Milford, Connecticut
Standard 2019-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Euroaviation INC Trustee
Kematen,
Standard 2019-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300M Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5054S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6721H Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2019-11-07 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.