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
N341SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine So Cal Leasing LLC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2014-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N429EP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bbm Air LLC
Macon, Georgia
Standard 2014-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5036S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow II Flyers LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2014-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89HH Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Strissel Christopher A
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Standard 2014-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31401 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Fox Flying Club INC
Wheaton, Illinois
Standard 2014-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111FP Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Phoenix Carolina LLC
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Standard 2014-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N511SG Starduster Too
SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2014-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5816W Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32393 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38565 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2014-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7592J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2014-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9062V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2014-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1201S Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying J Ranch of Ocala INC
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Standard 2014-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N160DM Marshall Marvin Duke
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2014-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4321T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2014-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18941 Beech
76
Fixed-wing, multi-engine N18941 LLC
Boynton Beach, Florida
Standard 2014-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N490SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Training LLC
West Milford, New Jersey
Standard 2014-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90MH Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2014-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9421V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1135 Mike Meger
HELISTAR
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2014-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201CK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2014-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6976U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Humble Enterprises INC
Valley Head, Alabama
Standard 2014-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2095W Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2014-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24JL Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2014-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4TC Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine 14Tz LLC
Geneva, Florida
Standard 2014-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N892BW Wyse Robert C
STARDUSTER TOO SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2014-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N506DC Combs Dale B
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2014-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N74KN Kent P Newby
VAN'S RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2014-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9725Y Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2014-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51144 Moss James S
STARDUSTER II SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Ogrady Robert S
Scottsdale, Arizona
Experimental 2014-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1085L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Northeast Cub LLC
Hudson, New York
Standard 2014-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3259F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2014-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N980T Travland Oscar
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Grouleff Aviation INC
San Joaquin, California
Experimental 2014-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N195WV Mckillop William D
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Rainbow Sports INC
Enid, Oklahoma
Experimental 2014-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N377JF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Louisiana
Standard 2014-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201RW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Rodriguez Ricardo A
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Standard 2013-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3591N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Peperuka LLC
Olympia, Washington
Standard 2013-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3354X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Virginia Aircraft Rentals LLC
Broadway, Virginia
Standard 2013-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N524PS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2013-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9284S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Tamad Aviation LLC
Tracy, California
Standard 2013-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N396SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N680DM Daniel P Green
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2013-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7459V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Pocket Aces LLC
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Standard 2013-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29TA Grover Troy Anthony
GROVER RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2013-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44443 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Jax Navy Flying Club
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2013-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N521JT Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Deralex Airways LLC
Miami, Florida
Standard 2013-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N655PD Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Jls Aviation LLC
Sarasota, Florida
Standard 2013-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N726DT King Erwin T
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2013-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N166JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Baby Bird Aviation LLC
Sarasota, Florida
Standard 2013-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8397C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2013-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6054L Great Lakes
2T-1A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Triple-R-Biplane INC
Andover, New Jersey
Standard 2013-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N818SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine N818Xp LLC
Charleston, South Carolina
Standard 2013-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N928DS Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2013-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56008 Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Jersey
Standard 2013-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N987AV Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moore Aviation INC
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Standard 2013-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40024 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Teton Leasing LLC
Pocatello, Idaho
Standard 2013-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101RT Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2013-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4653J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2013-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N697LB Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Mtt Aviation Services INC
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Standard 2013-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9340M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2013-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7768M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2013-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1114L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Triple One Four Lima Express LLC
Groton, Connecticut
Standard 2013-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65703 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2013-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9196V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2013-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5640Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Props To You LLC
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Standard 2013-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N625RS Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana
Standard 2013-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55414 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Macair Aviation LLC
Xenia, Ohio
Standard 2013-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7840V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2013-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7LU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2013-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N283PA Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine George'S Aviation Services INC
Honolulu, Hawaii
Standard 2013-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34731 Cessna
177B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2013-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9526Y Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Beechcraft Heritage Museum
Tullahoma, Tennessee
Standard 2013-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6051Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2013-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55023 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2013-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N107JD Dooley James H
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2013-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5831Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N837SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747AR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Day Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2013-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45AB Burdo
BUSHBY MUSTANG II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2013-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69WT Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
New Jersey
Standard 2013-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31TL Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine T M L Aircraft INC
Narrowsburg, New York
Standard 2013-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2279T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2013-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1458J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastcoast Investment Holdings INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2013-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13MD Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2013-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5262A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2013-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2925Z Christen Industries Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2013-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8ZV Collins Paul C
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2013-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N343ED Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2013-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4884T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Standard 2013-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300MD Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2013-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N520H Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2013-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6855V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine N6855V LLC
Madras, Oregon
Standard 2013-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6957Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2013-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63KC Rives Cecil R
F.8L FALCO
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2013-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N830FJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2013-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79346 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N615SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Chesapeake Skyhawks INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2013-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6946Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2013-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44229 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2013-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N456RR Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Air America Flight Center LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2013-07-30 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.