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
N4892T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Two Tango Aviation LLC
Plant City, Florida
Standard 2019-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8162H Hyneman Michael
GLASAIR-SUPER-2SRG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2019-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9403V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N219TG Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Xin Han Aviation LLC
Atwater, California
Standard 2019-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N548DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55134 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Xin Han Aviation LLC
Atwater, California
Standard 2019-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55965 Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Greene County Flying Club
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2607W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2979R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98BR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3479X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Frontier Land & Cattle LLC
Ozark, Missouri
Standard 2019-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3TF Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Helicopter Accessory Service East
Pensacola, Florida
Standard 2019-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5027T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2019-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5391U Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2019-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1159P Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2019-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201LD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3699Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2019-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N571H Henley John F
RV 7
Fixed-wing, single engine Clear Sky Investments LLC
Martinsville, Indiana
Experimental 2019-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9789M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3700T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4598J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2019-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6116J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Global Technical Services INC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2019-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83AF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine N83Af LLC
Stuart, Florida
Standard 2019-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4961J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6362Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2019-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3341L Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Chem LLC
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6933U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Mach 4 Missions INC
Middleton, Tennessee
Standard 2019-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N809M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Berkshire Aviation Enterprises LLC
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Standard 2019-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9671F Hughes
269C
Rotorcraft Schweizer Rsg LLC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2019-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N914SW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Express CO DBA
Miami, Florida
Standard 2019-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4684J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1235X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2019-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N343Z Campbell James
SH 4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2019-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5545B Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2019-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N202BK Rockwell International
112B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2019-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4637W Rockwell International
112TCA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1173N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11CC Schell John J
RV-8 VANS
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Dancing LLC
La Jolla, California
Experimental 2019-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1292X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N219CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Cd Flyers LLC
Port Orange, Florida
Standard 2019-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26TM Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Louisiana
Standard 2019-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1022X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Leggett Air LLC
Cairo, Georgia
Standard 2019-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55131 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2019-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61018 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9278M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N431PA Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2019-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500DP Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6005Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2019-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9563F Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Multiple 2019-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9722C Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TN Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2019-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8032 Aerotek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2019-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1212H Fischer William R
1-FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201QZ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Fogle Adventure Air LLC
Neeses, South Carolina
Standard 2019-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5399T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5524Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2019-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Korkow Land and Livestock LLC
Volborg, Montana
Standard 2019-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9140X Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2019-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9764F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Fixed Wing Holding CO INC
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Standard 2019-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N117MJ Phillabaum Jack Otto
BUSHBY MUSTANG II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2019-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1181J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4YW Germann David E
PITTS S1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2019-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6022M Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2019-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7141U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2019-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1210J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1858J Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2019-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2138R Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4959J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2019-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2823T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Restoration LLC
Valparaiso, Indiana
Standard 2019-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5042Q Bellanca
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2019-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555KA Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Standard 2019-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7634J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2019-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201QW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N772WS Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Southwest Technology Center School District No. 27
Altus, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7783M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2019-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9077 Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft Lrh Equipment LLC
Pendleton, Oregon
Standard 2019-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18NB Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2019-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19895 Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Fms Aviation LLC
Littlestown, Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1424J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2019-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201MT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2019-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7201P Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2361B Globe
GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2019-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5338F Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2019-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N446SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Lam Capital Management LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2019-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N857SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9363M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2019-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N490B Bayer Oscar
STARDUSTER SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2019-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N951MC Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Mates INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104BC Houdek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2019-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9133Y Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine De Air Ops LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N211HK Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Gtairco LLC
Sandy Springs, Georgia
Standard 2019-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N378RS Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9219V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N453TC Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2019-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5612Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Srm Aviation Group LLC
Bentonville, Arkansas
Standard 2019-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2083F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Detroit Public Schools Community District
Detroit, Michigan
Standard 2019-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N213DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Lexington Flying Club INC
Lexington, Kentucky
Standard 2019-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N478SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Above and Beyond Aviation LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2019-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57324 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4591W Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2019-05-22 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.