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
N422SC 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
N4552J 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
N8938F Hughes
269A-1
Rotorcraft Southern Cross Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3529X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Purpose Flight INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N449SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Golden Eagle Flying Club LTD
West Islip, New York
Standard 2019-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N926NL Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222GF Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3393X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2019-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N960RF Foxworthy Roy
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Team Negrich LLC
Osteen, Florida
Experimental 2019-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2878P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Amphibian Enterprises INC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2019-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N529PA Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N614M David Mazer
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Moonbeam Management LLC
Longwood, Florida
Experimental 2019-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N267RW Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2019-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N654M Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Rlw Wholesale LLC
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Standard 2019-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N383SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Kv Helicopters LLC
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6067Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7191U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N929KS Croft R C/Ain S A
KIS TR4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8483F Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2019-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N213CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2924M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2019-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321CT Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Fox Leasing Group LLC
Hollywood, Florida
Standard 2019-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N425JV Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5799Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2019-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N694SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Fox Leasing Group LLC
Hollywood, Florida
Standard 2019-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9JT Aerotek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Everything Pitts LLC
Queen Creek, Arizona
Standard 2019-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1350J Rockwell International
112B
Fixed-wing, single engine Fish Associates INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4192H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2019-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N996TA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Li LLC
Seattle, Washington
Standard 2019-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N151DB Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine 1 Zero Sierra Whisky LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2019-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5028S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2019-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777EC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2019-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9399Y Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2019-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2084D Fitzbag Dean
VELOCITY SRG
Fixed-wing, single engine Waves4Days LLC
El Segundo, California
Experimental 2019-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2253L Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2019-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52646 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2019-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N324SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Hagele Aviation LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2019-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56066 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Trojan Aviation LLC
Kailua Kona, Hawaii
Standard 2019-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7744S Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Vista Air INC
Pacoima, California
Standard 2019-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N151AB American Blimp Corp
A-1-70
Blimp or dirigible Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2019-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999WW Rogers Thomas
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2019-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123VB American General Acft Corp
AG5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72KW Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Performance Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2534W Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Freds Legacy LLC
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Standard 2019-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7661J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Mitchell Edson
El Dorado Hills, California
Standard 2019-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N388RV Ave Stephen
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2019-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3219R Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Sotelo Aviation LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2019-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N154ZP American Blimp Corp
A-1-70
Blimp or dirigible Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2019-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5SM Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2019-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1043X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Austin Security CORP
Battleboro, North Carolina
Standard 2019-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10KL Lake August A
BUCKER BU-131
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2019-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360VW Wagoner Robert Van
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Racer Investments LLC
Long Beach, California
Experimental 2019-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3936T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Green Castle Aero Club LTD
Oxford, Iowa
Standard 2019-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4VZ Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Discovery Aviation LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2019-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ER Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Project Freight LLC
Brunswick, Georgia
Standard 2019-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3517N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2019-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N328SG Gary Milhous
VAN'S/MILHOUS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Up Lights LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Experimental 2019-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79827 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N264EB Banks Edwin B
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Ready Aim Flyer LLC
New Castle, Delaware
Experimental 2019-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3994T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7637J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 2019-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2447B Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Express CO
Miami, Florida
Standard 2019-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9209M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2019-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172WY Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Crosshares Aircraft Holdings LLC
Plymouth, Indiana
Standard 2019-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N357C Cox-Edman
STARDUSTER TOO SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Yuba - Sutter Aviation INC
Olivehurst, California
Experimental 2019-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360WW Williams William F
STEEN SKYBOLT-I
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2019-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N780FM Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Iolaire Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6486Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32PD Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2018-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360MS Moser Mark W
MS-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2018-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7610J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2018-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4444J Martin R Jan
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2018-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3989N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2018-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6001H Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2018-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2980R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2018-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2994R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine 2994R Aircraft Leasing LLC
Spanish Fork, Utah
Standard 2018-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5632J Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2018-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Elite Approach LLC
Chesterfield, Missouri
Standard 2018-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2CY Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2018-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8052R Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Nwa Air LLC
Tontitown, Arkansas
Standard 2018-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9183V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2018-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N969SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine B R S Leasing INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N998DM Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine D & S Aviation LLC
Spring, Texas
Standard 2018-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16329 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2018-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5918Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2018-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6042U Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Lion Facility Engineering Consultants LLC
Inyokern, California
Standard 2018-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N782DJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2018-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747LT Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2018-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N784SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Saz Dynamics LLC
Daly City, California
Standard 2018-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N868MM Uhl/Feldman/Van Fleet/Jinright
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Experimental 2018-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5288G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine C&B Air Services LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6008H Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2018-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7461V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2018-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4465T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky-High Aviation LLC
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Standard 2018-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N711DL Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Palm Beach Flight Training CORP
Lantana, Florida
Standard 2018-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2086W Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sanders Flight Training Center LLC
Jasper, Alabama
Standard 2018-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2386V Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Cincinnati Aviation INC
Batavia, Ohio
Standard 2018-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N270MH Hay Michael R
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2018-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2853J Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2018-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4570W Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-12-01 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.