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
N6298J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2016-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N571RV Berends Stephen C
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Experimental 2016-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81729 Strickfaden Alan C
VANS AIRCRAFT RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2016-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4443X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Fox Two LLC
Camino, California
Standard 2016-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N581BL Lichty John W
BL-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2016-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10143 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Fatdog LLC
Voorhees, New Jersey
Standard 2016-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N685SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Dirty Side Down Aviation LLC
Georgetown, Texas
Standard 2016-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6164C Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine N6164C LLC
Baker, Louisiana
Standard 2016-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36AL Dinardi Al
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2016-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49MT John C Mowat
VANS ACFT INC RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Experimental 2016-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7599C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Hurd Air LLC
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Standard 2016-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2962W Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine B&R Aircraft LLC
Wadsworth, Ohio
Standard 2016-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3911T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Martin Aviation Services LLC
Bay City, Michigan
Standard 2016-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N913CB Aero Z
BUECKER 131
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2016-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N767LW Wayne Miller
SPORT COPTER II
Rotorcraft Individual owner
California
Experimental 2016-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1418X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2016-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7194C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Support LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2016-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7532J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2016-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112EX Carhart George J
WHEELER EXP CF FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2016-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3215F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Vermont
Standard 2016-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N722HG Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ameriflyers of Florida LLC
Addison, Texas
Standard 2016-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9448Z Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ameriflyers of Florida LLC
Addison, Texas
Standard 2016-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4563J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4190P Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Vermont
Standard 2016-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4434X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2016-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79358 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2016-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3488N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Valley Aviation LLC
Fargo, North Dakota
Standard 2016-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N494JG Joseph Leo Gallagher
VANS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2016-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2076T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2016-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4565T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1077X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Jny LLC
Riverview, Florida
Standard 2016-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N776MM Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2016-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75127 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Amob 2 LLC
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Standard 2016-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2741W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2016-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N971RD Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426LP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Mates Flying Club INC
Northfield, New Jersey
Standard 2016-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48SK Kanar Stephen P
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2016-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55695 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Straight Arrow Aviation LLC
Aurora, Illinois
Standard 2016-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9343M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Stateline Trucking INC
Fruita, Colorado
Standard 2016-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201BM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1938L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Texas Environmental Training & Compliance LLC
Frost, Texas
Standard 2016-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180MD Florman Larry D
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2016-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32622 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Region Flyers LLC
Valparaiso, Indiana
Standard 2016-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9632M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Avimar
Marina del Rey, California
Standard 2016-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4699J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Beach Robert e
Fairfax, Virginia
Standard 2016-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8570F Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Ixi LLC
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Standard 2016-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N987TD Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2016-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21776 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2016-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75340 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine High Point Aviation LLC
Spencerport, New York
Standard 2016-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30JV Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jasper Aviation INC
Jasper, Alabama
Standard 2016-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3603Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Wray Development INC
Menifee, California
Standard 2016-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5466U Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jasper Aviation INC
Jasper, Alabama
Standard 2016-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N925GB Lloyd Thomas W
TWLRV8SP
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2016-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84AJ Pa-18 Llc
AC-18-CUB
Fixed-wing, single engine Pa-18 LLC
South Portland, Maine
Experimental 2016-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9361F Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Rmw Services LLC
Mckee, Kentucky
Standard 2016-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N468W Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nebraska
Standard 2016-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201AW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2016-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9721M Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2293M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Fines Aviation #1 LLC
Fargo, North Dakota
Standard 2016-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9206S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2016-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N528ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mary Air LLC
White Rock, New Mexico
Standard 2016-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N567JW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Kingdom Power and Glory LLC
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Standard 2016-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9579V Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Plaisted Aviation LLC
Elk River, Minnesota
Standard 2016-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1270X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Fox Aviation Holdings LLC
Leesburg, Indiana
Standard 2016-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4354T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Hyldburg Aviation INC
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Standard 2016-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4549T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11DP Polen
SPECIAL II
Fixed-wing, single engine Dennis Polen Educational Foundation
Granbury, Texas
Experimental 2016-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N706WC Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2016-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5580Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2016-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83762 Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Lansing Community College
Mason, Michigan
Standard 2016-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57557 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N964AB Morgan Gilbert E Jr
PITTS S 2E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2016-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6691R Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Sgt Land and Cattle CO LLC
Bennington, Kansas
Standard 2016-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4791H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mooney 201 LLC
Auburndale, Florida
Standard 2016-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41903 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Adverse Yaw CORP
Hillsborough, New Jersey
Standard 2016-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7492J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Classic Air Aviation LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2016-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5296T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Gq Aviation LLC
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Standard 2016-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7646J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Ravotti Air LLC
Leechburg, Pennsylvania
Standard 2016-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205DC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Pocohantas Holdings LLC
Annapolis, Maryland
Standard 2015-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9367M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2015-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N700PM Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Rar LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
Standard 2015-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7615J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine All American Aviation Services INC
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Standard 2015-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43034 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine A S Flight Academy LLC
Lantana, Florida
Standard 2015-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N466TA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N399MD Helio Aircraft Ltd
H800
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2015-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N171AB Bikle Alan
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2015-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3909T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Annis Aviation LLC
Gray, Georgia
Standard 2015-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70EF Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine 720 Degrees INC
Santa Monica, California
Standard 2015-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N763SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Six Ten Ventures LLC
Grand Prairie, Texas
Standard 2015-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6716T Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 2015-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N705WH Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Craft LLC
Powell, Ohio
Standard 2015-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172JP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wnc Aviation LLC
Arden, North Carolina
Standard 2015-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24787 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine W Tech Consulting INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2015-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9119Z Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Zulu Murphy LLC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2015-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3813F Great Lakes
2T-1A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine N3813F INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2015-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6531J Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2015-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2697M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Cmp Aviation LLC
Williamsville, Missouri
Standard 2015-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69HA Partenavia Spa
P.68C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine North County Flying LLC
North Palm Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1334T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Crt Aviation LLC
Clarkston, Michigan
Standard 2015-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201CC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2015-11-18 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.