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
N170TB Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ial CORP
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2013-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2247X Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2013-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6345Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2013-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N926DT Nelson Douglas
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2013-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2433S Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine N2433S LLC
Manassas, Virginia
Standard 2013-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24616 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine N24616 LLC
Manassas, Virginia
Standard 2013-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N673DW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2013-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N674DW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2013-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N686DW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2013-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31DL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2013-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N494DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Beulah LTD Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2013-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23675 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atlanta Aviation Academy INC
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Standard 2013-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3628Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine J&B Toys INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2013-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3130R Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine N738Yc LLC
Fresno, California
Standard 2013-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4915J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2013-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8004B Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2013-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3284F Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2013-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15523 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2012-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N369RP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2012-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50GD Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2012-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11994 Little Toot
WPI
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2012-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36838 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Sapphire Air LLC
Keystone, Colorado
Standard 2012-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N431JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Joerithan & Mp Aviation LLC
Whittier, California
Standard 2012-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9323F Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Texas
Multiple 2012-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1105J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Rla INC
Lake Linden, Michigan
Standard 2012-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5639M Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2012-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9733M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Jc Mooney LLC
Tallahassee, Florida
Standard 2012-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3801T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2012-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9886F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Spokane Valley, Washington
Standard 2012-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N298MC Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine J C B Aircraft Sales and Leasing
Princeton, New Jersey
Standard 2012-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9914U Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2012-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5115S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Bridgeport Flying Club LLC
Bridgeport, California
Standard 2012-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5962Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2012-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44054 Taylorcraft
BC12-D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Experimental 2012-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6363Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Louisiana
Standard 2012-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9139X Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2012-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9074V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2012-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N407BW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Standard 2012-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N574BW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bridge State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Standard 2012-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N579BW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Standard 2012-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N715BW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Standard 2012-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N760BW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Standard 2012-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N829BW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Standard 2012-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2340 Willess
STOLP SA-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Experimental 2012-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101DM Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2012-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3TZ Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23581 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine So Cal Leasing LLC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2012-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43526 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Wittman Jeffrey A
Sonora, California
Standard 2012-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360SX David G Skrock
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2012-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9329M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2012-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11YM Setzer Ted
SPORTSMAN GS-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2012-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8413C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2012-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N860SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2012-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9401V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2012-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N606AG Carr Lloyd D
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Experimental 2012-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1171N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2012-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9292M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Akro N9292M LLC
Lighthouse Point, Florida
Standard 2012-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N139DM Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2012-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N817HA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2012-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9380M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2012-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226D Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Romeo Gulf Rentals LLC
Spring, Texas
Standard 2012-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27300 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2012-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3420N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2012-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918TH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2012-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9516F Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2012-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N612BP Piper
PA-18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2012-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1257X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2012-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1280T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Certified Equipment Inspections LLC
Washington, Pennsylvania
Standard 2012-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5698Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2012-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2578B Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Pope Golf LLC
Sarasota, Florida
Standard 2012-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121RM Mccoy
ACRODUSTER II SA750
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2012-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5055T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow 5055T LLC
Saint Helena, California
Standard 2012-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9609U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3792H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2012-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79PL Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Northern Aviation LLC
Palmer, Alaska
Standard 2012-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15006 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2012-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3844N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nebraska
Standard 2012-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N503SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine New Horizon Aviation INC
Warwick, Rhode Island
Standard 2012-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79839 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Colangelo Eugene John
Mustang, Oklahoma
Standard 2012-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N138DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Lance Murray Aviation LLC
San Marcos, California
Standard 2012-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N440JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2012-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N506CJ Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2012-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55253 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2012-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6994V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86992 Bellanca
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2012-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1068X Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Chapel Hill Flying Club Ind DBA
Sanford, North Carolina
Standard 2012-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34PW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Continental Expedited Services
Clarksville, Tennessee
Standard 2012-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3719 Foncell-Carpenter
STARDUSTER SA-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Experimental 2012-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1360T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2012-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32RN Norton Robert R
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Experimental 2012-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N723HG Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight Operations Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2111S Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2012-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N173JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2012-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7467J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Double Bridges Aviation
Enterprise, Alabama
Standard 2012-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4932J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Dunlap Aviation INC
Dunlap, Illinois
Standard 2012-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7186V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2012-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N202VV Sean Kevin Jeralds
RLU-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2012-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57338 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2012-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1940T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine C140 CO LLC
Milton, Florida
Standard 2012-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7188U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2012-07-18 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.