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
N4573J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2015-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N371 Tillion Clement Vincent Iii
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Spengler Holdings LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah
Experimental 2015-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9147V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine N206Ht LLC
Pulaski, Iowa
Standard 2015-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90Y Young
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2015-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N645DD Ames Donald L
VANS RV8-A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Experimental 2015-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N525SB Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2015-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N411EM Dean George L Jr
DEAN/PITTS S1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Hawaii
Experimental 2014-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N384NS Howard Norman R
HOWARD GLASAIR SH-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2014-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81919 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2014-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1066L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1312W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71NS Speedy Nigel A
SPEEDY SPECIAL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2014-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201PS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2105T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2014-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N459WE Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2014-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49GH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2014-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N386ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2014-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N403SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2014-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N839SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2014-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333RR Jaworski Reginald W
DMO 121 VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2014-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9501W Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Awwad Mamdouh A
Walnut Creek, California
Standard 2014-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1161J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Mnd Services LLC
Joliet, Illinois
Standard 2014-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2001L Aerofab
LA-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Seventh LLC
Summerfield, Florida
Standard 2014-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2135T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Peter Prince Aviation Center LLC
Milton, Florida
Standard 2014-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9413V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15064 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N793SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Leading Edge Aviation INC
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Standard 2014-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9350K Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Panjab Aviation
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2014-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5100T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2014-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3706H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2014-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N991C Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2014-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8353C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121SK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2014-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4648J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2014-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N118GR Mickelsen Harvey P.
THORP T-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2014-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N393ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2014-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33750 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Geek Air LLC
Wilmington, North Carolina
Standard 2014-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41960 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tiffin Aviation Services INC
Nogales, Arizona
Standard 2014-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444DP Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Stratospheric Ventures LLC
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Standard 2014-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70SR Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Bray Max W
Dora, Alabama
Standard 2014-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8313R Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Cardinal Flyers INC
Stuart, Florida
Standard 2014-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100SE Mcnany
STEPHENS AKRO
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2014-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5103N Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Gulf Coast Helicopters INC
Pearland, Texas
Standard 2014-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4906T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2014-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N548SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2014-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9670G Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N576SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine So Cal Leasing LLC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2014-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41EB Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2014-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3433X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2014-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60695 Siai-Marchetti
205-20/R
Fixed-wing, single engine Euroaviation INC
Kematen,
Standard 2014-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N645S Stewart Dennis M
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2014-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6695R Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2014-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N776VB Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine 40Ac LLC
Hartford, Wisconsin
Standard 2014-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N324X Rockwell International
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2014-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N563TD Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2014-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N225PA Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Capitol Aircraft INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2014-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4589J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2014-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5035S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Ready Airways LLC
Roseville, California
Standard 2014-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67162 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2014-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6840V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Vermont
Standard 2014-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8543H Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2014-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9189V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine El Capitan LLC
Thornton, Colorado
Standard 2014-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2674W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Hough Publishing LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2014-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1058L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9486N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2014-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N103KF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Csa Aircraft Leasing LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2014-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70JA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine N70Ja LLC
Stuart, Florida
Standard 2014-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172BF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois
Standard 2014-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33491 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2014-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11CK King Charles R
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Eagle Aeroworks LLC
Chesterfield, Missouri
Experimental 2014-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1229T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Piper Electric INC
Deer Park, New York
Standard 2014-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1164X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2014-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3141P Piper
PA-23-150
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dakota Aero INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2014-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N434EP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Nashville Flight School LLC
Nashville, Tennessee
Standard 2014-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55423 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Prescott Flying Club INC
South Saint Paul, Minnesota
Standard 2014-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201MB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Shamrock Holdings LLC
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2014-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6460Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9644M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2014-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1999Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2014-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N740SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
Standard 2014-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2914R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Landrith Robert L
Mustang, Oklahoma
Standard 2014-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9614M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2191L Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Leasing Service INC
Hillsborough, New Jersey
Standard 2014-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N105HF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Heritage Asset Leasing LLC
Ronkonkoma, New York
Standard 2014-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4335H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2014-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5145S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Elsea INC
Circleville, Ohio
Standard 2014-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2853N Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N498CC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2014-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172CY Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Anson Air LLC
Sugar Land, Texas
Standard 2014-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N699DK Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine N699Dk LLC
Caledonia, Michigan
Standard 2014-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9363N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2014-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999RJ Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ET Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2014-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7138V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2014-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2014-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9585M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N531DD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N353RD Dehaven J E/Dehaven C R
LANCAIR 360 DEHAVEN
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2014-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N945PL Simmons Noel
SDL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2014-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N198ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Davis, California
Standard 2014-07-21 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.