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
N118ET Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine L & W Leasing LLC
Smyrna, Tennessee
Standard 2015-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7664J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine True Arrow Aviation LLC
Cloverdale, California
Standard 2015-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7641J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2015-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3532X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2015-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8928F Hughes
269A
Rotorcraft Denver Aerospace Science Museum
Watkins, Colorado
Standard 2015-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N530MC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Magic Carpet LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2015-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3454X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N126BE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Rekast Flying Services INC
Englewood, Florida
Standard 2015-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N189PT Ciaglia E/Haines J
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Emc Aviation LLC
The Woodlands, Texas
Experimental 2015-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6222S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Clear Sky Aviation LLC
Lewis Center, Ohio
Standard 2015-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N678SM Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2015-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N216SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Navy Annapolis Flight Center INC
Edgewater, Maryland
Standard 2015-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18JK Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Talley Warbirds INC
Longview, Texas
Standard 2015-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6999J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Sun West Aviation INC
Santa Ynez, California
Standard 2015-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1087J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2015-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79340 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2015-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N840AB Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Diamond Group Holdings LLC
Greenville, North Carolina
Standard 2015-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5681S Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillcrest Aviation LLC
Midland, Texas
Standard 2015-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N243JW Wion James C
GLASAIR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2015-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87140 Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Cgl Media LLC
Jupiter, Florida
Standard 2015-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115LW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Crest Airpark INC
Kent, Washington
Standard 2015-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N326DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Kendal Flight CORP
Presto, Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7639J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2015-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6339X Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2015-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42LL Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2015-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9084V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Linear Air LLC
Herriman, Utah
Standard 2015-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9573 Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2015-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52JQ Quaid Jeffrey G
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2015-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5833Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22WD Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2015-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35HM Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Mezrah Realty CORP INC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2015-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N666BJ Judy Louis B
JUDY MONO SPORT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2015-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N711CV Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Smtm Holdings INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2015-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7674C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1991Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Dakota
Standard 2015-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4110H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2015-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4665J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9520M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N584CM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10HV Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2015-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N146JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1481X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Badgerland Aero Club INC
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Standard 2015-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N356DA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Dragonfly Aviation LLC
Winder, Georgia
Standard 2015-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6888V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2015-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41391 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aurora Aviation Lc
Pierce City, Missouri
Standard 2015-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7560J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2015-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201BE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Comanche Flight INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N363MA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Muchodeanaero INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N532HF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
Standard 2015-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N717TS Stranak Thomas
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2015-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55970 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Soaring Eagle Aviation LLC
Carmi, Illinois
Standard 2015-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24BB Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Sj Aviation LLC
Oxford, Michigan
Standard 2015-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N590SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Tubreaux Aviation Services LLC
Shreveport, Louisiana
Standard 2015-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1158D Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2015-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16278 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2015-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205RW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2015-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4989J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Florida State College
Cocoa, Florida
Standard 2015-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1156B Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine N1156B CORP Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2015-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N187CT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2015-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9718M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Midwest Flight LLP
Bismarck, North Dakota
Standard 2015-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3820T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine 3820T Aviation LLC
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Standard 2015-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4067H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2015-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180PF Fountain Pete T
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Fountain Flying Service Genesee LLC
Genesee, Idaho
Experimental 2015-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38717 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2015-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222BC Cowden William Morris
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Experimental 2015-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34PE Pierce Enterprises Inc
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2015-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4058H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67GK Williams Munsil
VANS ACFT RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2015-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N702GR Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Air America Flight Center LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2015-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6336Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Geco INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2015-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9531M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55116 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Stick and Rudder Aviation LLC
Hale, Missouri
Standard 2015-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99AA Unger Daniel S
PITTS S-1-S
Fixed-wing, single engine Afc INC
Lake Elmo, Minnesota
Experimental 2015-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1331J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2015-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102FV Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2015-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29JL Aerotek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2015-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9453N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98CU Ufkes Charles B
VELOCITY-RGE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2015-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9210S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3923X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2015-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3924T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Raw Racing INC
Puyallup, Washington
Standard 2015-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200AT Teulon Arthur P
PITTS S-1T
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Experimental 2015-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N323MG Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Rstv INC
Dubuque, Iowa
Standard 2015-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35DG Degraw Richard R
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2015-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56690 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2015-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41207 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2015-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5004Y Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Elon Aviation LLC
Burlington, North Carolina
Standard 2015-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5347F Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Deland Aviation LLC
Deland, Florida
Standard 2015-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N678SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2015-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N287SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Rose Bros INC
Lingle, Wyoming
Standard 2015-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2015-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6337Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2015-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5760R Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Chapel Hill Flying Club INC DBA
Sanford, North Carolina
Standard 2015-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N889TW Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Universal Aviators Academy INC
El Monte, California
Standard 2015-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224MA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Future Airways CORP
Miami, Florida
Standard 2015-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N831BR Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Future Airways CORP
Miami, Florida
Standard 2015-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N272SB Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Bailey Aviation LLC
Chesapeake, Virginia
Standard 2015-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97LF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111VX Steiner K S/Bessesen B
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2015-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3770T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
None on file 2015-01-27 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.