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
N20JB Aerotek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wyoming
Standard 2017-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N578KS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2017-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N395SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
Standard 2017-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N766PD Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
Standard 2017-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N948T Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Pray Aviation INC
Augusta, Kansas
Standard 2017-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7577J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1039B Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine G & M Aviation LLC
Kokomo, Indiana
Standard 2017-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1479T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Wnc Aviation LLC
Arden, North Carolina
Standard 2017-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15AG Lake
LA-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2017-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32524 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Barth Tom L
Manhattan, Kansas
Standard 2017-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4663J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Metro Flying Club
Gilbert, South Carolina
Standard 2017-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4826H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2017-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3559M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2017-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1075L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2017-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21870 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2316T Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Solutions Group LLC
Englewood, Colorado
Standard 2017-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201GQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2017-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N535RH Richard Harkness
SPORTSMAN
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2017-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8201B Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2017-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2099T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrowmark LLC
Schroeder, Minnesota
Standard 2017-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56686 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Paris Air INC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2017-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201AJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Indy Aero Group LLC
Pendleton, Indiana
Standard 2017-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4583T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2017-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N536HF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Van Anda Aviation LLC
Apopka, Florida
Standard 2017-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4389X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Rrg Software LLC
Alpine, California
Standard 2017-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5306U Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Solutions Group LLC
Englewood, Colorado
Standard 2017-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N604SV Nord
STAMPE SV4C
Fixed-wing, single engine Apfelbaum Jonathan
Erie, Colorado
Experimental 2017-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N781BG Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Van Anda Aviation LLC
Apopka, Florida
Standard 2017-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1170G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2016-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91DS Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Mckinney Mark M
Silsbee, Texas
Standard 2016-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210WD Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2016-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7510J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2016-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N784A Chard Arthur B
SH-2F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2016-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7027V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2016-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N242RS Stacey Ronald L
GLASAIR IIS
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2016-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6789B Piper
PA-18A 150
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Multiple 2016-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5990Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2016-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N219SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Louisville Aircraft Leasing LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
Standard 2016-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3997T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2016-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2268A Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerofeather Aviation INC
Suffolk, Virginia
Standard 2016-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4507R Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly First LLC
West Memphis, Arkansas
Standard 2016-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N133WP Pearl William T
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2016-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3734Z Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2016-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3873T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Derby City Aviation LLC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2016-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88KA Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Stefenelli Aviation N-Tr INC Trustee
Attersee,
Standard 2016-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5578Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2016-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9VR Vanraden Fred F
2 SRG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2016-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine H3 Aero Concepts LLC
Groveland, Florida
Standard 2016-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N854AK Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N992WW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Tss Flying Club INC
Bethesda, Maryland
Standard 2016-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3819Z Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2016-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1827Z Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2016-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2094T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2016-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30JS Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Fixed Wing Holding CO INC
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Standard 2016-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5719Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2016-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4142Q Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Wisconsin Aviation Four Lakes INC
Madison, Wisconsin
Standard 2016-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5642Y Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2016-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15270 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6718N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2016-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32SR Schauss Richard D
PITTS S-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2016-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333KR Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2016-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5772V Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Southwest Truck Parts INC
Pratt, Kansas
Experimental 2016-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6419Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2016-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N762MM Anderson Daniel S
VANS RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2016-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N805SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Certified Aviation LLC
Morristown, New Jersey
Standard 2016-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21JS Sipprelle J H
STODDARD HAMILTON 2R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2016-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201XH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Homers Investments LLC
Coolville, Ohio
Standard 2016-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3232F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Wings LLC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2016-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41343 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Lkr Aviation LLC
Buckeystown, Maryland
Standard 2016-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3755 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2016-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8288L Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Frenzel Aviation Investments LLC
Brentwood, Tennessee
Standard 2016-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14YW Scholz M W/Morrow R J
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Experimental 2016-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6410Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2016-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76FC Piper
PA-23-250
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Blackhawk Holding CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2016-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N169JW Cessna
177
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2016-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N211CT Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2016-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29RC Coleman Richard J
BUSHBY MUSTANG M-II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2016-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7185V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89SP Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky'S the Limit Flying Club INC
Findlay, Ohio
Standard 2016-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64ST Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Stefenelli Aviation N Tr INC Trustee
Attersee,
Standard 2016-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1253L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2016-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7629J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2016-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83022 Webber James F
BW 18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2016-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N876AJ Strickfaden Alan C
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2016-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9730Q Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wheat Land Aviation LLC
Andover, Kansas
Standard 2016-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1449J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Alpha Zulu Aviation LLC
Paragould, Arkansas
Standard 2016-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N600FS Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Home Free Aviation LLC
New Port Richey, Florida
Standard 2016-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32Z Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2016-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6371Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N194HW James K Buechler
VANS ACFT MDL RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2016-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3498N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2016-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N531DE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Land Farming INC
Kulm, North Dakota
Standard 2016-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1149U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2016-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2016-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17HT Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2016-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2621Z Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wifa (Washington International Flight Academy) LLC
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Standard 2016-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N415AM Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Utah State University
Logan, Utah
Standard 2016-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N730KP Schumacher Joe
VANS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2016-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6987V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2016-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N720LS Cook Lynn S
VELOCITY ELITE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Experimental 2016-10-19 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.