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
N68BW Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2019-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8422M Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N926KR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N106ET Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Fairmont State University
Fairmont, West Virginia
Standard 2019-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N317AJ Heath James Richard Iii
VANS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2019-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9899A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N134AC Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Skyline Solutions INC
Deland, Florida
Standard 2019-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201LM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7658J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5SP Chandler John B
RV7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9163Q Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N355RL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2019-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6415Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Western Plaines Aviation LLC
Greeley, Colorado
Standard 2019-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1155Y Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine M20 INC
Aledo, Texas
Standard 2019-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1ZL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N285AA Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Goldrock Aviation LLC
Princeton, New Jersey
Standard 2019-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N202AS Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2019-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5106M Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2019-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5421S Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ameriflyers of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
Standard 2019-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2992R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Solrei INC
West Palm Beach, Florida
Standard 2019-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N790SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mustang Sally Aviation LLC
Camden, South Carolina
Standard 2019-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1018C Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Sotek LLC
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Standard 2019-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N289ND Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1701D Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Skies Aero LLC
Clovis, California
Standard 2019-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4474X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Toledo City School District
Swanton, Ohio
Standard 2019-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N256MM Michael Ray Mccoy
VAN'S RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine High Key Management LLC
Boerne, Texas
Experimental 2019-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63RL Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1210G Lingbeck Gary L
S-21
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2019-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N691SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Gc Aviation Services-1 LLC
Miamisburg, Ohio
Standard 2019-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88JA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Gc Aviation Services-1 LLC
Miamisburg, Ohio
Standard 2019-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9873B Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Gc Aviation Services-1 LLC
Miamisburg, Ohio
Standard 2019-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1126X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3280F Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32978 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104SJ Foster Steven
VANS RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2019-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14CB Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Everything Pitts LLC
Queen Creek, Arizona
Experimental 2019-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N155BK Carroll Brian D
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2019-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N122SH Eberle John S
PITTS SPECIAL S1-S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2019-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1340J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2250X Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7178V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2019-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1300A Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9484N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2019-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9602M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2019-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200PM Mills Peter L
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Lansing Community College
Mason, Michigan
Experimental 2019-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1299Z Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3131T Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Express CO Db
Miami, Florida
Standard 2019-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N373PF Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2019-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N142LE Gimple Lloyd
COZY MARK IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Experimental 2019-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N431W Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2019-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51AM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7133Z Spencer Joe P
ACRO SPORT II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2019-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8491T Dix Walter
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2019-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9363S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Dtb Holdings LLC
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Standard 2019-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Montgomery, Alabama
Standard 2019-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5689K Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2019-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38NE Scherder Thomas J
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Experimental 2019-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84BW White/Howard
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95BE Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2019-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5408U Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sanders Aviation INC
Jasper, Alabama
Standard 2019-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10LD Davila-Don
PITTS SPECIAL S-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Sport Aero LLC
New Melle, Missouri
Experimental 2019-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201YD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9526G Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atlas Aviation Tampa INC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2019-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2930L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11068 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N802RC Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Collum Aviation LLC
Milton, Florida
Standard 2019-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N972MW Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2019-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24672 Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2019-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6971V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201XE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N474DC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5037S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9155V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2019-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201UW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Flyscotty Development LLC
Gary, Indiana
Standard 2019-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2651R Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atls Aviation LLC
Stuart, Florida
Standard 2019-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9502M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2019-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9520W Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ameriflyers of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
Standard 2019-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124PL Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine L & W Leasing LLC
Smyrna, Tennessee
Standard 2019-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N293DM Lichtenfeld Michael Kent
VANS ACFT RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine T3 Engineering CORP
Amarillo, Texas
Experimental 2019-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500NA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Five Star Marketing INC
Raleigh, North Carolina
Standard 2019-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1210X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2019-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2952R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N830BS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Shortt Aircraft Leasing LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83236 Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2019-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9421Z Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine L&W Leasing LLC
Smyrna, Tennessee
Standard 2019-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24783 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Elite Approach LLC
Chesterfield, Missouri
Standard 2019-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N258JT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9115V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13CV Upright Alan M
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2019-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201YN Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Campo Aviation LLC
Houston, Texas
Standard 2019-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56141 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2019-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9525M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108TC Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ameriflyers of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
Standard 2019-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81PD Mcclendon M B/Mcclendon W T
VANS RV8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Experimental 2019-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3435X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N849BT Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Peacock Group LLC
Clermont, Florida
Standard 2019-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11316 Torreano Paul J
GLASAIR SPORTSMAN
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2019-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820PJ Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Goetzman Chad Joseph
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Standard 2019-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1038J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-08-15 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.