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
N30LE Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2017-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N343DM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5586D Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N440SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Holetz Consulting INC
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Standard 2017-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7ZP Piper
PA-28
Fixed-wing, single engine Chandler Air Service INC
Chandler, Arizona
Standard 2017-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2078T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2017-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N434SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine LLP Leasing Group LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2017-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N648CH Ward John H
VELOCITY STD RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2017-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N867LA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2017-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N929BJ Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Nextlinq Solutions INC
Irvine, California
Standard 2017-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N981SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine LLP Leasing Group LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2017-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N128SC Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2017-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1421J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2017-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N162ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2017-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4342X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Alpha Aviation INC
Mount Vernon, Washington
Standard 2017-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80046 Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Hawaii
Standard 2017-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N307DP Pickett David R
VANS RV 7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2017-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4235H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1024C Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2017-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N202VA Swing Duane
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Experimental 2017-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3348K Globe
GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N696GS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Triple Whiskey LLC
Lubbock, Texas
Standard 2017-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1234K Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2017-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Sandy Cove Inn LLC
Seaside, Oregon
Standard 2017-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79861 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Whittinghill Aerospace LLC
Camarillo, California
Standard 2017-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25EL Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Porcine Aviator LLC
Charlotte, North Carolina
Standard 2017-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3594P Piper
PA-18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Restricted 2017-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N542JV Holton James F
HOLTON RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2017-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79374 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N851BJ Brandon Jewett
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2017-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N456JL Huber James M
HUBER BD4
Fixed-wing, single engine Warped Concepts
Nampa, Idaho
Experimental 2017-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747LC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2017-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9474N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine A-G-E CORP
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Standard 2017-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121RL Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N409ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine N409Es LLC
Stuart, Florida
Standard 2017-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1148G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2017-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15118 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Illinois Valley Flying Club INC
Peru, Illinois
Standard 2017-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N353BW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Hall Aviation LLC
Ithaca, New York
Standard 2017-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N543P Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Oracle Aviation LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
Standard 2017-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N743C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Tailwheel Time LLC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Standard 2017-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N969MG Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ras Aviation LLC
Elyria, Ohio
Standard 2017-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16293 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2017-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N713PS Salamone Placido
GP-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Experimental 2017-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N188RV Palmer Barry G
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2017-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63AB Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Leasing & Management LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2017-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3039L Socata
TB200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2017-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4267H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Gmt Enterprises LLC
Stephenville, Texas
Standard 2017-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2919U Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2017-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3299R Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55176 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2017-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55696 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Walla Walla University
College Place, Washington
Standard 2017-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6699L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2017-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N696AR Hadley B Heinrichs
MG-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Dreamcatcher Aero LLC
Austin, Texas
Experimental 2017-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81WD Calvert John
GLASAIR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2017-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N318 Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Liberty University School of Aeronautics
Lynchburg, Virginia
Standard 2017-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1373Z Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2017-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95KK Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2017-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N696RK Kramer Ronald C
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Classic Aviation INC
Pella, Iowa
Experimental 2017-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8ZL Jackson Steven R
VANS RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2017-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1978Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2017-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N458RV Fowler Alan F
VANS RV7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2017-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7161V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8256Y Piper
PA-30
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Phill-Air INC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2017-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N411ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Attitude Aviation INC
Livermore, California
Standard 2017-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7563J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2017-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4464T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2400X Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2017-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1939Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 2017-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N469JS Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2017-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N772DF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Lima Whiskey Flying Club
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Standard 2017-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2939P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Ecg Lake Flyers INC
Fayetteville, Georgia
Standard 2017-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1001J Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2017-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123NA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Decker Family Aviation LLC
Conroe, Texas
Standard 2017-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N836SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Armadillo Too LLC
Owensboro, Kentucky
Standard 2017-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59GP Periera George
GP-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerospace Museum of California
Mcclellan, California
Experimental 2017-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3AM Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2017-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4650J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9201A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine N9201A LLC
Oro Valley, Arizona
Standard 2017-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3510X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2017-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7690J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Fox Two LLC
Camino, California
Standard 2017-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7780H Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Summerskyz INC
Urbana, Illinois
Standard 2017-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8595M Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2017-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1752J Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2017-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N141FW Watson Francis W
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2017-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N841G Grebe David L
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Experimental 2017-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N305FW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2017-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8382C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9135W Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N642BG Miller Richard/Green Robert
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2017-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3554N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2017-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6887V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2017-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9300S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Excalibur Unlimited LLC
West Park, Florida
Standard 2017-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1209L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N363SA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine N363Sa LLC
Stuart, Florida
Standard 2017-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N520ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine N520Er LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Standard 2017-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3965T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2017-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4536H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Colorado Flight Operations LLC
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Standard 2017-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15151 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2017-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2077T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2017-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49GJ Johnson Gregory V
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2017-02-08 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.