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
N674PB Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Emerald City Aircraft Leasing INC
Port Orchard, Washington
Standard 2012-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79341 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2012-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3703H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2012-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226S Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2012-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N871DM Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Id Air LLC
Apopka, Florida
Standard 2012-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N917MA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ks Flying Club INC
Manhattan, Kansas
Standard 2012-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9515M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2012-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8948F Hughes
269A-1
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2012-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7515J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2012-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65KF Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Crestwood Aviation LLC
Schererville, Indiana
Standard 2012-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79350 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Ocala Aviation Services INC
Ocala, Florida
Standard 2012-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555FN Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Neutrons LLC
Lebanon, Ohio
Standard 2012-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N668GW Rochester Eugene
GLASAIR RG 1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2012-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6176V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aeronaut Aviation LLC
East Quogue, New York
Standard 2012-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N800DP Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2012-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72MH Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Quasar Aircraft CORP
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2012-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2311T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Alanair LLC
Red Hook, New York
Standard 2012-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N636US Argence Enas A
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2012-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3607Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2012-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N716MW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Dirty Side Down Aviaton LLC
Georgetown, Texas
Standard 2012-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1201J Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2012-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201XD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Worthy INC
Lyon, Mississippi
Standard 2012-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9348M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2012-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1044J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2012-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N535HF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Pars Avn CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N542HF Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Pars Avn CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N189CW Scott Charles R
GLASAIR SH 2 FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2012-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4590T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2012-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8025 Aerotek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2011-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2477J Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Training LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2011-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9864B Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine N1705R INC
Cobb, California
Standard 2011-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N137TT Perkins Malcolm E
PITTS S1-S
Fixed-wing, single engine Bk Aviation INC
Mansfield, Texas
Experimental 2011-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1314W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Neches Air INC
Silsbee, Texas
Standard 2011-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201NF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Big R Food Stores INC
Thomasville, North Carolina
Standard 2011-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6967U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2011-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N774RB Goodfriend Neal
SMITH MINIPLANE DSA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2011-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N173ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Box Aviation INC
Montgomery, Alabama
Standard 2011-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9368V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2011-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7489J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2011-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5286M Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Swift Aviation LLC
Silverdale, Washington
Standard 2011-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N711YA Anthonson Douglas M
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2011-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86RV Buonagurio Stanley F
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2011-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201MU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2011-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N969RS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2011-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8063 Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2011-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3994N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N789LC Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Equity Property Group LLC
Welch, Oklahoma
Standard 2011-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N337RV Johs Robert W
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2011-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N927KR Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Candace A Larned Enterprises INC
Long Beach, California
Standard 2011-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1923S Renquist John H
STARDUSTER TOO SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2011-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4509H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2011-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N859CP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine N859Cp LLC
Boynton Beach, Florida
Standard 2011-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201R Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2011-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9171V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18951 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2011-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5605Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2011-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9709M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2011-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8AF Crunkleton
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Experimental 2011-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N488JH Hordemann John L
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2011-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N926AM Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2011-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N522QF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight Training Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2011-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2908L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2011-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ME Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6EM Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2011-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N334AR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Houldson Consulting INC
Morrison, Illinois
Standard 2011-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6817V Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7184U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 2011-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3571N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6978U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6302Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2011-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80KD Knutson Kevin J
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2011-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N717S Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Thornapple Flying Academy LLC
Middleville, Michigan
Standard 2011-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24352 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine National Training I LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2011-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N859 Sumpter
PITTS S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2011-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9408N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9512F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine George'S Aviation Services INC
Honolulu, Hawaii
Standard 2011-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3420Q Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2011-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N446DC Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2011-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4534T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2011-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7432V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2011-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201NQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2011-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333JG Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2011-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33485 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2011-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7728Y Piper
PA-30
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Arr Enterprises INC
Yorkville, Illinois
Standard 2011-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9644K Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Luck Aviation LLC
Glen Allen, Virginia
Standard 2011-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100NM Mathieson Nathanael W
AURIGA
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Experimental 2011-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4498H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2011-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4508J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N679DW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2011-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N521ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine 521Er LLC
Blaine, Minnesota
Standard 2011-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65GL Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2011-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33349 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2011-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4361H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2011-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N900CA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 1 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2011-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1929L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2325T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Florida State College At Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2011-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N239SW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N460KK Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N681DW Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2011-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N734PA Albrecht Peter H
RV 3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2011-07-28 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.