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
N4516J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly By Nite Aviation LLC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2015-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N258SB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyfusion II LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2015-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7079V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2015-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24TX Taylor Thomas M
GLASAIR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2015-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44887 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68DJ Jekyll Thomas
JEKYLL-GLASAIR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2015-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28UP Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2015-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N712RF Fleming Ray J
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2015-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33JK Hall
PITTS SPECIAL S-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Midway Aviation CO
Plant City, Florida
Experimental 2015-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3859N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2015-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1939J Bucker
BU 131 (JUNGMANN)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Experimental 2015-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24AF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Above & Beyond Aviation LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2015-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3016W Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Bramble and Schaffer Aviation LLC
Raleigh, North Carolina
Standard 2015-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N316EZ Kilmartin K/Riley R
ENTERPRISE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2015-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1290J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2015-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2590Q Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3470N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2015-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6002M Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2015-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N246JM Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2015-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4854J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Trio Bravo LTD
Hudson, Ohio
Standard 2015-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9337P Piper
PA-24-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2015-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112JR Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2015-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1180J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2015-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177DR Cessna
177RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2015-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2TY Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69PA Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N685DW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Upper Valley Flying Club INC
White Riv Jct, Vermont
Standard 2015-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42XX Sanger Ross A
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2015-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3676Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2015-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43394 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Skyline Solutions INC
Deland, Florida
Standard 2015-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11JU Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2015-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80WY Vetterman Larry D
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Egmond Aircraft LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Experimental 2015-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9354T Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Jb Aero LLC
Fairview, Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77EB Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9612V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2015-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1251X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2015-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6289J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine S K Bound LLC
Missoula, Montana
Standard 2015-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N726CM Jordan J B/Cooley O M
STARDUSTER SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 2015-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3862T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2015-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2117T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Cruce Aviation LLC
Marquette Heights, Illinois
Standard 2015-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2328T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Elite Flight LLC
Lordstown, Ohio
Standard 2015-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39791 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N645PD Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine 150Th Aero Flying Club
Morristown, New Jersey
Standard 2015-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9932S Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2015-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41SG Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8684E Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2015-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2015-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3135R Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5201D Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2015-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6339Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Vidoni Richard G
Hagerstown, Maryland
Standard 2015-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36802 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine United States Air Force- Owner
Hanscom Afb, Massachusetts
Standard 2015-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5077T Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2015-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N737SH Sices Aero Corp
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2015-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9311M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Shamshir LLC
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Standard 2015-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2458G Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Express CO DBA
Miami, Florida
Standard 2015-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N808ND Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Express CO DBA
Miami, Florida
Standard 2015-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9077V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2015-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2904A Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight Unlimited INC
Riverview, Michigan
Standard 2015-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43496 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2015-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28NC Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2015-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N361CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Barr Air Patrol LLC
Mesquite, Texas
Standard 2015-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N363CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Barr Air Patrol LLC
Mesquite, Texas
Standard 2015-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N365CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Barr Air Patrol LLC
Mesquite, Texas
Standard 2015-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82RH Aerotek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2015-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N859SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
Standard 2015-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N128GR Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2015-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N197BA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois
Standard 2015-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7502J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2015-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9229M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nebraska
Standard 2015-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201UY Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7565J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2015-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1065N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2015-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4BS Sidlinger
PITTS S-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2015-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N521SF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2015-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9337N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2015-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52858 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Channel Islands Aviation INC
Camarillo, California
Standard 2015-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6741T Cessna
R172E
Fixed-wing, single engine Cavanaugh Flight Museum
Denison, Texas
Standard 2015-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56822 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2015-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19GL Brantly
B-2B
Rotorcraft Eastern Stearman INC Trustee
Leesburg, Virginia
Standard 2015-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11724 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine N11724 LLC
San Marcos, Texas
Standard 2015-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201WY Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N238RT Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123HS Shambaugh Robert D
A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2015-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9294V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2015-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N608DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Joerithan & Mp Aviation LLC
Whittier, California
Standard 2015-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3812T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Gtm Services LLC
Ames, Iowa
Standard 2015-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2ED Stoy James R
STOLP ACRODUSTER TOO
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2015-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1215J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2015-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201JS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2015-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56410 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2015-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2999R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Matthews Flying Club LLC
Ogden, Utah
Standard 2015-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2974Q Christen Industries Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2015-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5795Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Standard Charter LLC
Centennial Park, Arizona
Standard 2015-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N429ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Barbers Point Flight School LLC
Kapolei, Hawaii
Standard 2015-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34TW Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane 34 Tango Whiskey Llc-S
Carmel, Indiana
Standard 2015-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ZR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2015-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201FJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2015-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9520D Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Hodge Flight Services LLC
Pittsburg, California
Standard 2015-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201DJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1133X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Bristol Aircraft Leasing LLC
Willoughby, Ohio
Standard 2015-06-30 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.