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
N119MB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N139ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Total Flight Aircraft Leasing LLC
Apex, North Carolina
Standard 2018-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N245DA Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Puerto Rico
Standard 2018-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9136A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Yensid Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79824 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2018-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N268ME Cessna
182S
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2018-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3425X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Y e Services INC
Bradenton, Florida
Standard 2018-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5816T Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Crossroad Productions LLC
Covington, Louisiana
Standard 2018-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53JS Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine C-140 Company LLC
Milton, Florida
Standard 2018-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201XG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Adverse Yaw LLC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2018-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2888T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2018-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201MP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2018-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201PP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201QS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4461H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Johnson Airspray INC
Argyle, Minnesota
Standard 2018-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N798TC Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2018-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5650Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2018-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6868V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Sign Maxx LLC
Larksville, Pennsylvania
Standard 2017-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N279ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Bank of Utah Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2017-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N509AT Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2017-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53509 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Waynes Aircraft Maintenance
Homestead, Florida
Standard 2017-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9138Z Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2017-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2248G Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Clear Skies Aviation 1959 LLC
Boca Raton, Florida
Standard 2017-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1LL Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine C&L West Coast Flyers LLC
Dixon, California
Standard 2017-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55484 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2017-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N354JH Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow Group 5 LLC
Lake Saint Louis, Missouri
Standard 2017-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N837DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2017-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2373G Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Central Iowa Aviation LLC
Ankeny, Iowa
Standard 2017-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3032K Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2017-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4516X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2017-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N842NE Pringle Greg S
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2017-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9290K Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow Leaseback LLC
Danbury, Connecticut
Standard 2017-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N413HM Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Double A Aviators LLC
Taylors, South Carolina
Standard 2017-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N529JS Weimer Jason C
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Northgate Enterprises LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Experimental 2017-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N723SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Elite Approach LLC
Chesterfield, Missouri
Standard 2017-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80125 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Savtea LLC
Winter Haven, Florida
Standard 2017-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N288BB Rosol Dave
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2017-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N696SH Riley James L
VANS ACFT RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2017-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2130T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2017-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2667W Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2017-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4393T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N688DW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire
Standard 2017-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123CC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Columbia Mooney LLC
Columbia, Missouri
Standard 2017-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2272V Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Gryffin Ventures LLC
Jupiter, Florida
Standard 2017-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5873Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2017-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89LW Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2017-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N202PM Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2017-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N477T Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39547 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2017-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5755V Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2017-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N664PB Cessna
182S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2017-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79VM Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine 3 Itg Aviation LLC
Allentown, New Jersey
Standard 2017-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4019H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8032R Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2017-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94CL Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2017-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15021 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Brandywine Flight School
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Standard 2017-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1434T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3255F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2017-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9498N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2017-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10074 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2017-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201CX Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2017-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N560BY Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6499Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2017-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747JS Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Alameda Aero Club
Alameda, California
Standard 2017-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555KG Karl S Gashler
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Legacy Performance INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2017-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60RP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2017-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N950TB Stol
UC-1
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N505WT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2017-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N951WT William W Shook
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2017-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N605JT Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6489Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Mccurry Aviation Company LLC
Weatherford, Texas
Standard 2017-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7674J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerofeather Aviation INC
Suffolk, Virginia
Standard 2017-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N127TM American Champion Aircraft
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Air LLC
Paducah, Kentucky
Standard 2017-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18858 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2017-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4578T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2017-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7535J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2017-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6354Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333NT Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1165W Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Global Net Designs LLC
Marina del Rey, California
Standard 2017-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N117RG Aerotek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2017-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2739R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2017-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5056L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2017-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4448H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Northwest Iowa Flyers LLC
Everly, Iowa
Standard 2017-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6894V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Flync LLC
Charlotte, North Carolina
Standard 2017-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9555K Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2017-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N191BC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Zabrosky Air LLC
Cedar Hills, Utah
Standard 2017-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321FS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Utah State University
Logan, Utah
Standard 2017-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N688RM Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2017-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7935C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Rfc INC
Hiawatha, Iowa
Standard 2017-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41285 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Paris Air INC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2017-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4LD Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34ES Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tough Old Bird Aviation LLC
Beavercreek, Ohio
Standard 2017-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4074H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2017-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N345TL Guay Marc
VAN'S RV 6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2017-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N995WW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moore Aviation INC
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Standard 2017-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2707R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2017-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4857J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2017-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1192T American General Acft Corp
AG5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2017-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2017-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3913T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2017-10-10 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.