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
N5902Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2018-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N806SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Marion INC
Marion, Indiana
Standard 2018-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820JK Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2018-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9548W Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Zh Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2399W Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N211N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N290U Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ohio University
Albany, Ohio
Standard 2018-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N970WM Weis Duane G
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2018-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2742R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2018-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3231R Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine All2Fly LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2018-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7686J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13048 Willis Donald Louie
GLASAIR
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Experimental 2018-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4655W Rockwell International
112TCA
Fixed-wing, single engine Aeroflyin CORP
Miramar, Florida
Standard 2018-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1260J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2018-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4577 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Gateway of Sturgis LLC
Sturgis, Michigan
Standard 2018-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4759J Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2018-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5JL Beech
E95
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2018-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2018-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26EZ Kreidel Sam
LONG EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2018-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36096 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Miami Arrow LLC
Peru, Indiana
Standard 2018-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4105H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Bonanza Valley Air LLC
Alexandria, Minnesota
Standard 2018-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52ZM Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2018-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N631KY Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2018-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9721C Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Florida Aviation Career Training INC
Saint Augustine, Florida
Standard 2018-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31NM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N911VC Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Oklahoma
Multiple 2018-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N721SA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Standard 2018-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3DC Capps Darrell L
GP-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Purpose Flight INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2018-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201RT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Red Tail Av8Rs LLC
Saline, Michigan
Standard 2018-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1423J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Sandyland LLC
Madison, Florida
Standard 2018-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5201Y Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Shared Momentum LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3872T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2018-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N752DW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Start Aero Services LLC
Reno, Nevada
Standard 2018-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5270W Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2018-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N469ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Maxxum Financial Group INC
Destrehan, Louisiana
Standard 2018-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5013S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Flightworks LLC
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Standard 2018-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36804 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Poplar Grove Airmotive INC
Poplar Grove, Illinois
Standard 2018-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3730T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine National Energy Conservers INC
West Linn, Oregon
Standard 2018-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N553RV Daniel M Littmann
VANS RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2018-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2460A Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine American Aviation INC
Brooksville, Florida
Standard 2018-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N672EB Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Associates of Hanover LLC
Enfield, New Hampshire
Standard 2018-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9512M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62LU Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Louisville Aircraft Leasing LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
Standard 2018-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30315 Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2018-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N327SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ameriflyers of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
Standard 2018-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2081T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Baker Holdings LLC
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Standard 2018-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3768H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow Electric Contractors LLC
Kent City, Michigan
Standard 2018-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N246JB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine N246Jb LLC
Boynton Beach, Florida
Standard 2018-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121AS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2018-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32020 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine N32020 LLC
Springfield, Missouri
Standard 2018-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9559V Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ocm Aviation LLC
Buckeye, Arizona
Standard 2018-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101UA Piper
PA-23-160
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2018-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N686AU Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Rocket City Aviation LLC
Huntsville, Alabama
Standard 2018-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5650S Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62BZ A & B Leasing Ent Inc
VELOCITY LWRG-E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 2018-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1935Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2018-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7094V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4645W Rockwell International
112TCA
Fixed-wing, single engine Climb Maintain LLC
Morrisville, Missouri
Standard 2018-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115WS Sittauer Larry
STARDUSTER II SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2018-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N181DP Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine 181Dp Aircraft Leasing LLC
Spanish Fork, Utah
Standard 2018-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3161T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N151BB Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2018-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7034V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2018-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N953AC Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Coneburripul CORP
Miami, Florida
Standard 2018-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N954AC Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Future Airways CORP
Miami, Florida
Standard 2018-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95RV Achelis Scott
RV6-A
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2018-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9823M Maule
M-4-210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2018-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777LY Piper
PA-32-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Umpqua Flying Organization LLC
Roseburg, Oregon
Standard 2018-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4614J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2018-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360GT Tilley George
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2018-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N628GT Theriault Gil
VAN'S RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Experimental 2018-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N654F Fritz Richard W
PITTS SIS
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2018-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201SG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Photuris LLC
New Carlisle, Ohio
Standard 2018-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6952J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5228T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Whytes INC
Coconut Creek, Florida
Standard 2018-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N928KC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2018-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9464N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2018-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N492DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Skywest Leasing INC
St George, Utah
Standard 2018-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3249F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2018-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1445T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Whelan and Sons Realty LLC
Suffield, Connecticut
Standard 2018-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1953L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N245CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6956Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2018-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6720N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2018-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9157F Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mcbishop Aviation LLC
Grizzly Flats, California
Standard 2018-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3806T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Facklair LLC
Granville, Ohio
Standard 2018-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4588J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Sierra Hotel Fliers LLC
Lexington Park, Maryland
Standard 2018-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N620SS Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N355DT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2018-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37JA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Start Aero Services LLC
Reno, Nevada
Experimental 2018-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6256C Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2018-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67U Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2018-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38357 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2018-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N768AZ Spencer Chuck
SPENCER RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Stinker Air LLC
Reno, Nevada
Experimental 2018-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N248SA Stene John
JSRV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2018-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3292F Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N494CZ Beduhn Mark
COZY MK IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Experimental 2018-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N626MA Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Jefferson City Aviation INC
Jefferson City, Missouri
Standard 2018-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9114Y Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Spirit Aero LLC
New Melle, Missouri
Standard 2018-09-14 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.