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
N1166Z Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2018-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79337 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2018-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5987Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6395Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2910L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15F Mandly H H Iii/Garvin N R
GARMAN SP-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Experimental 2018-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4395H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Horizontal Aviation LTD INC
Pinehurst, North Carolina
Standard 2018-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5271T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Oracle Aviation LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
Standard 2018-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52848 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2018-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N292RM Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2018-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3835T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Huber Charles H
Medina, Ohio
Standard 2018-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3846 Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Osyka LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2018-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9359N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Morristown Flying Service INC
Talbott, Tennessee
Standard 2018-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N523ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21CM Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Tj Air Holdings INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88EF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2018-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N223PT Scott Allen L Jr
TANGO 2
Fixed-wing, single engine Plowman Holdings LLC
Willmar, Minnesota
Experimental 2018-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N897AL Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Jansky Sand & Gravel INC
Hallettsville, Texas
Standard 2018-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16554 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Sk Group LLC
Moore, South Carolina
Standard 2018-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2201M Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N558JS Schrock J D/Schrock K L
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Experimental 2018-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24588 Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2018-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85LW Wohlers Laurence
RV-6A LOW WING
Fixed-wing, single engine Planenuts LLC
Boulder, Colorado
Experimental 2018-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9706L Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2018-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1069G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2018-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5522Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2018-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4054H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Moon Dawg LLC
Tijeras, New Mexico
Standard 2018-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99CR Rucker Casey J
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2018-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6421Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444DS Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Latitude Air INC
Port Orange, Florida
Standard 2018-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1117X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2018-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N780ZA Great Lakes
2T-1A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Great Lakes Belle LLC
Furlong, Pennsylvania
Standard 2018-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14VF Michael E Kingery
RV-7 VANS
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2018-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2093T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2018-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67ZX Ruckle Trevor W
VANS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Speedyquick Networks INC
Meridian, Idaho
Experimental 2018-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N213CS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Aeromarine Airways INC
Miami, Florida
Standard 2018-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N236R Moman Guy E Jr
FIREBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2018-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1960L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2719W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2018-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N648SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2018-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6794V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2018-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N156PS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Skywest Leasing INC
St George, Utah
Standard 2018-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2018-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N383SC Hane William
GLASAIR SH2R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2018-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N480JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2018-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N525ST Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Skywest Leasing INC
St George, Utah
Standard 2018-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1017T Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2018-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Goro Sky Aircraft LLC
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Standard 2018-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6998N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Pacifica LLC
Grand Junction, Colorado
Standard 2018-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1009C Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1137J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2018-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2014U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mlc Air LLC
Clarkston, Michigan
Standard 2018-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5721Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Rawski Aviation LLC
Kingwood, Texas
Standard 2018-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4011Q Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2018-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1462J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6490Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2018-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108UV Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah
Standard 2018-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44254 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2018-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5094S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Boraam Aviation INC
Prospect Heights, Illinois
Standard 2018-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N546MC Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Leaseair LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6423Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1407T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan
Standard 2018-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N118GM Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Utah State University
Logan, Utah
Standard 2018-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N469Q Quigley C Michael
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2018-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78JH Hanks J C
GLASAIR SH-2R
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Experimental 2018-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3741T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Iowair INC DBA
Atkins, Iowa
Standard 2018-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N800PV Cessna
T206H
Fixed-wing, single engine Vaca Rocket LLC
Littleton, Colorado
Standard 2018-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N730JK Ward Keith
VANS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2018-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N525GH Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3906N Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4112H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N808TP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Avian Leasing LLC
Bremerton, Washington
Standard 2018-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9430N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Oakley Air LLC
Oakley, Michigan
Standard 2018-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3879T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2018-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9333N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Glendale Community College
Glendale, California
Standard 2018-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N803ER Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2018-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N799JM Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2018-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16UP Ford Frederick C
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Experimental 2018-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N644DD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Arfvidsson Emil
Mountain View, California
Standard 2018-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4624J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2018-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15744 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine West Kentucky Flyers CORP
Murray, Kentucky
Standard 2018-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2119T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N846SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Cag LLC
Hermosa Beach, California
Standard 2018-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N141TT Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2018-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4962J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1013U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2018-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2705T Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine P/T Flyers LLC
Hayes, Virginia
Standard 2018-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N387JS Smith James J
SA-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Experimental 2018-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N881AC Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly Twin Comanche LLC
Peoria, Arizona
Standard 2018-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8801M Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2018-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104JA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Skywest Leasing INC
Saint George, Utah
Standard 2018-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Jt Engineering INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7688R Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Trudeau Lemaster Productions
Woodland Hills, California
Standard 2018-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1818P Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2018-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N824ZZ Zachary Troy G
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2018-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1140J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21DD Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TY Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N427EF Freitag Ernst
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2018-01-18 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.