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
N5613L Great Lakes
2T-1A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Red Rock Flyers LLC
Flagstaff, Arizona
Standard 2017-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7585J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2017-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N211VM Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Guardian Flight LLC
South Jordan, Utah
Standard 2017-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90775 Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft Dubois Aviation INC
Chino, California
Standard 2017-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N129DS Cress David George
GLASAIR SII RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2017-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2017-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2104T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2017-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7149V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Leghorn Aero Services LLC
Waynesboro, Virginia
Standard 2017-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444SL Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine D and e Consulting LLC
Taylor, Arkansas
Standard 2017-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4645J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2017-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N489RS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Viage LLC
Boston, Massachusetts
Standard 2017-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3950T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Park 46 LLC
Savannah, Georgia
Standard 2017-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N242CB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N302JS Steward James
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2017-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47680 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine New Mexico Flying Eagle DBA
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2017-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N355ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Bode Aviation INC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2017-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1142L Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N272SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Ryan LLC
Billings, Montana
Standard 2017-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4922J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9459N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2017-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N134PS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Bountiful Flight LLC
Woods Cross, Utah
Standard 2017-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201FT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32492 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2017-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99AK Smisek-Kime
PITTS SPECIAL S-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Experimental 2017-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4472H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5262T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2017-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6451Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2017-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80126 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Air Charter LLC
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Standard 2017-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8028R Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2017-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2201P Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Rm Stoudt INC
Jamestown, North Dakota
Standard 2017-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N286Q Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2017-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321PF Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Rrsf LLC
Pleasant Grove, Utah
Standard 2017-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6810V Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54485 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2017-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4582J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Tew-Mac Aviation
Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Standard 2017-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7792M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2017-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212BS Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Euros Aircraft Leasing LLC
College Station, Texas
Standard 2017-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3066Z Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3092T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Tango LLC
Quaker Hill, Connecticut
Standard 2017-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201WG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2017-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N815DM Mennuti Dominick
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2017-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N441WS Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2017-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N289ME Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Waseca Wings INC
Waseca, Minnesota
Standard 2017-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3765T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2017-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3831M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2017-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N793WT Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Raritan Valley Flying School
Princeton, New Jersey
Standard 2017-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9703M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N197DL Cruger D J/Cruger L L
COZY MARK IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2017-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ED Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2017-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7459J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8500U Aircraft Mfg & Development Co
CH 2000
Fixed-wing, single engine Global First Capital Aviation Group LLC
Amarillo, Texas
Standard 2017-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3494X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Quantum Returns Club LLC
Southampton, New York
Standard 2017-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35229 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Coneburripul CORP
Miami, Florida
Standard 2017-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N460JB Keeler Kenneth L
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2017-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N467C Cutler
STARDUSTER TOO
Fixed-wing, single engine Ready Aim Flyer LLC
New Castle, Delaware
Experimental 2017-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7106V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15764 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N294RL Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Slinger LLC
Laramie, Wyoming
Standard 2017-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N354ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine N354Es LLC
Stuart, Florida
Standard 2017-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N103CC Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102AT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1227L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2017-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3996F Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N726RM Enstrom
F-28F
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2017-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N192MK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3855T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2017-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82821 Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Wisconsin Aviation - Four Lakes INC
Madison, Wisconsin
Standard 2017-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124HW Williamson Herbert B
ACRO SPORT II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2017-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1271J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2017-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15256 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Mms Aviation LLC
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Standard 2017-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7457J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2017-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N384ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Sj Flyers LLC
San Jose, California
Standard 2017-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91365 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Hangarsplus LLC
Lantana, Texas
Standard 2017-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1380J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N526SA Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Gumps LLC
Jersey City, New Jersey
Standard 2017-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57082 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1928Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2017-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3510N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Venture Eleven Aero LLC
Huntsville, Alabama
Standard 2017-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N945TL Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Shirley Mae LLC
Franklin, Michigan
Standard 2017-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1163Z Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2017-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4967S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Lambert Enterprises INC
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Standard 2017-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63RF Flack Montie L
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Experimental 2017-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1084V Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastwind 9 LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2017-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15224 Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2165W Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N617MC Cigal Mark A
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2017-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5142S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 2017-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9623M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2017-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1362J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Hendrix Aviation INC
Plantation, Florida
Standard 2017-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3851T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyview Aviation LLC
Tracy, California
Standard 2017-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4541X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Peachtree Air LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2017-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4LV Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2017-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N565SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine LLP Leasing Group LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2017-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N566SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine LLP Leasing Group LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2017-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56780 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2017-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N978SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine LLP Leasing Group LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2017-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3894T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Bsa Leasing LLC
Pocatello, Idaho
Standard 2017-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1171W Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2017-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6041Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2017-06-06 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.