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
N1517X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2018-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201XU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1VJ Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Cascadia Air Ventures INC
Winlock, Washington
Standard 2018-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2677P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N461SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine L & W Leasing LLC
Smyrna, Tennessee
Standard 2018-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7599J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2018-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7744M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Mike Clark Trucking INC
Colton, California
Standard 2018-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172SJ Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Standard 2018-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6441Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2018-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91DT Toffenetti Dario
RV7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2018-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1188X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Steven H Baker Construction CO
Big Bear City, California
Standard 2018-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5201C Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9546M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777DP Perry Donald L
STARDUSTER TOO
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2018-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5246M Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Florida Aviation Career Training INC
Saint Augustine, Florida
Standard 2018-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56101 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Seniram Air INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56864 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16273 Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Taildraggers LLC
Syracuse, Kansas
Standard 2018-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4199H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine N4199H Club LLP
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Standard 2018-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N575SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Charlie Leasing LLC
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Standard 2018-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9576M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Rpm Commander Holdings INC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2018-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5678Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2018-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2340T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2018-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N241RC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2018-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444FD Flying Dutchmen Inc
GLASAIR IIS RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2018-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6465Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2018-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9394N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2018-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1138J Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7176V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2201 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3977N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2018-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6294V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2018-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8378B Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N715PS Shamim Mohamed
SPORTSMAN GS-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2018-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6391Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Diamond V CORP
Glendive, Montana
Standard 2018-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3931T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2018-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8804J Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45TS Swayne
PITTS S1-E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2018-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5682Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2018-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N803RM Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine As Filed LLC
Culver City, California
Standard 2018-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201CW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Traques LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N842LP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
Standard 2018-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6802V Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Tennave LLC
Dublin, Ohio
Standard 2018-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ZD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight Eval LLC
Flagler Beach, Florida
Standard 2018-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5131S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6312Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2018-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56791 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55711 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9135V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20EH Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36024 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Walla Walla University
College Place, Washington
Standard 2018-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62VA Enstrom
280FX
Rotorcraft Tiger 17 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N103LU Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Lynn University INC
Boca Raton, Florida
Standard 2018-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2977R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2018-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9440N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Eshowe Aviation INC
East Peoria, Illinois
Standard 2018-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1977Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2018-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6875V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2274T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18959 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2018-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201NJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2018-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205MH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2018-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5717K Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2552W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76PT Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2018-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3241R Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2018-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7201X Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4789H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2018-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N106PE Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Sheboygan Flying Club LLC
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Standard 2018-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1153Q Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1160J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2018-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20011 West David M
SKYBOLT 1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2018-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4608W Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2018-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52503 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mooney 52503 Flyers
San Diego, California
Standard 2018-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85ET Seibold Lary L
BD-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2018-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201FA Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Fooks Air LLC
Seaford, Delaware
Standard 2018-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57325 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3020W Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2018-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337DC Reims
CESSNA F337H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4604W Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2018-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9225M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2018-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8502V Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Angel Aviation INC
Peoria, Arizona
Standard 2018-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N521DD Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Urbana Aviation LLC
Woodstock, Ohio
Standard 2018-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9522A Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Dunn Legacy INC
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Standard 2018-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N728SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Fleetshares N728Sp INC
Leesburg, Virginia
Standard 2018-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9559F Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Geco INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2711R Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Boeing Employees Flying Association INC
Renton, Washington
Standard 2018-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3057R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2018-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4522H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9499N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight Niner Niner LLC
Charleston, South Carolina
Standard 2018-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1193J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2018-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24613 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ameriflyers of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
Multiple 2018-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2712R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Simply Living LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2018-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9249M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Maverick Aviation LLC
Richmond, Kentucky
Standard 2018-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N632BD Scottish Aviation
BULLDOG MDL 120/121
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2018-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124JK Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2018-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8733E Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Connecticut
Standard 2018-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3535X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Zulu Aviation CORP
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2018-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201GR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71266 Mark Jeffrey
RV 6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2018-05-17 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.