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
N2506W Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6941U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2019-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7417J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78WA Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Rtd Aviation LLC
Hillsborough, New Jersey
Standard 2019-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N343WP Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Papa LLC
Eufaula, Alabama
Standard 2019-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44ZT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3958T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Hawaii
Standard 2019-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42365 Olson Raymond L
MA-5 CHARGER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2019-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4994J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2019-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7450V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2019-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9764K Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2019-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N523AB Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Vector Air LLC
Erie, Colorado
Standard 2019-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N328ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Start Aero Services LLC
Reno, Nevada
Standard 2019-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N929V Riley Mark T
ELITE RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2019-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1430X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2019-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201JZ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2019-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6063Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7825V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2019-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N128E Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2019-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N193JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2019-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9128N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine N9128N LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99TT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N236SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine 83L Ventures LLC
San Carlos, California
Standard 2019-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N505LP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Wifa (Washington International Flight Academy) LLC
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Standard 2019-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5210T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine 51St Aero Squadron LLC
Hoover, Alabama
Standard 2019-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55660 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N595MA Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Sterling Flight Training LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2019-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9473V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2019-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9453Z Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Spokane, Washington
Standard 2019-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18U Kopo Air Ltd
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Experimental 2019-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3505H Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N800CW Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sanders Aviation INC
Jasper, Alabama
Standard 2019-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6923Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2019-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7938M Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1485X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N348SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC
Caldwell, Idaho
Standard 2019-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555TU Wallace W J/Wallace S G
RV9A
Fixed-wing, single engine N555Tu LLC
Tucson, Arizona
Experimental 2019-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N981BC Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC
Caldwell, Idaho
Standard 2019-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4874T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2019-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8PH Carl T Froehlich
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2019-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999HM Mayer
STARDUSTER TOO
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Experimental 2019-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5807Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2019-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6925V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2019-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9223V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2842T Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33LG Garver Edgar L Jr
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9719M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73DD Stanley B Dale
RV 4
Fixed-wing, single engine Six-Four Alpha LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2019-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9142H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Samand Aviation Holdings LLC
Palm Coast, Florida
Standard 2019-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9325W Piper
PA-28-235
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2019-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1443D Dubiak Alvin
FALCO F.8L
Fixed-wing, single engine Ec Aviation Group CORP
Ponte Vedra, Florida
Experimental 2019-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6924V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Bramer Aviation LLC
Middleburg, Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N980AC Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Naples Air Center INC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2019-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N137MR Rose Mark G
VANS RV-8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2019-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7451V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Fox Business Advisors LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2019-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2012A Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2019-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N217LP Globe
GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Swift Museum Foundation
Athens, Tennessee
Experimental 2019-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22KT Tate Kenneth L
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2019-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N989SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
Standard 2019-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N415WH Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2019-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4452X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Alpha Dairy Chi LLC
Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6185V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Big Bang Airlines LLC
Ithaca, New York
Standard 2019-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N700CR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1194J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2019-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65CN Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2019-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6680R Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2019-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68CN Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104LU Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Lynn University INC
Boca Raton, Florida
Standard 2019-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30024 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Druid Aire LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5754V Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48HG Grenfell Henry J
VANS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2019-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N211WS Smith William Joseph
PITTS SIS
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2019-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3524N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9507M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6952V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine N6952V LLC
Clearwater, Florida
Standard 2019-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6661Z Kramp Eugene H
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2019-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6343Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Windsock Aviation LLC
Edmond, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N220MG Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2019-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3970H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2019-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N986WU Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Silverhawk Aviation Academy LLC
Caldwell, Idaho
Standard 2019-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3065R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2019-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1450R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2019-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96CB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Nine Six Charlie Bravo LLC
Aspen, Colorado
Standard 2019-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4055H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2019-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3928T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67056 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23841 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Lam Capital Management LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2019-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N678RV Chat Daniel
VANS ACFT INC RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2019-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9145N Piper
PA-28RT-201T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2019-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9455N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2019-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47DC Colliander Richard J
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine L&D Joint Sealing LLC
Fairbury, Nebraska
Experimental 2019-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3WD Hodges-Dodd
PITTS S2S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42007 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1143N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1952T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Leardo INC
Plano, Texas
Standard 2019-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3956X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4833T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
Standard 2019-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5029S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2019-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3744T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine AG Air Squadron One LLC
Saint Joseph, Illinois
Standard 2019-03-07 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.