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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
N201KF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2011-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95129 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
Standard 2011-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N471FJ Foreman Frank A
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2011-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1309Z Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ready Aim Flyer LLC
New Castle, Delaware
Standard 2011-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2011-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5504Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Doll Electric CO INC
Murphys, California
Standard 2011-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747KT Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2011-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91326 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine James F Harwick & Associates INC
Lafayette, Louisiana
Standard 2011-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9296S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2011-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N531BC Rutledge
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Eagle Fly CO
Hollywood, Florida
Experimental 2011-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6227Z Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Green Aviation LLC
Terryville, Connecticut
Standard 2011-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40679 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Skipper Consulting LLC
Athens, Alabama
Standard 2011-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56115 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57552 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2011-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300KR Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Wisconsin Aviation-Four Lakes INC
Madison, Wisconsin
Standard 2011-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N660AB Bentley Alan F
GLASTAR GS-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2011-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5711H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Grand Illusion LLC
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Standard 2011-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6183V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2011-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9529M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2011-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2817R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2011-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N984AV Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 1 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2011-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13KA Ashby Kenny
GLASAIR-SHA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2011-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3491N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3698Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2011-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6764N Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2011-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N309BR Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Valdosta Flying Service INC
Valdosta, Georgia
Standard 2011-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7942L Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N862DL Bruton William B
VANS RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2011-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3972X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2011-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5534Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2011-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20LD Baker Bobby Dean
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Slikker Flying Service INC
Buttonwillow, California
Experimental 2011-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32552 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Garys Fork Auto Service LLC
Hydes, Maryland
Standard 2011-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N173DT Pollock Michael D
VELOCITY 173RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2011-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N929CK Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Wilko Air Two LLC
Van Wert, Ohio
Standard 2011-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9374F Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Minnesota
Multiple 2011-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N109TJ Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Lanier Equipment Leasing LLC
Gainesville, Georgia
Standard 2011-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6975V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Rodmark Aviation LLC
Jupiter, Florida
Standard 2011-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201SN Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2011-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3501X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N697FT Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N430CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2011-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N401RK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2011-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N992G Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2011-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2324W Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2011-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6028Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Partners LLC
Sylacauga, Alabama
Standard 2011-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6236C Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Equipment Company LLC
Leesburg, Virginia
Standard 2011-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1960T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2011-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4714K Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Jld Air LLC
North Hampton, New Hampshire
Standard 2011-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5883Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2011-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N246AD Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N732YS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Cabana Management INC
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Standard 2011-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6XL Jackson Jim
ACRO SPORTII
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1XX Cooper
PITTS SPECIAL S1-C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2011-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N358ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Southeastern Veterinary Relief Services LLC
Orange Park, Florida
Standard 2011-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9334M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2011-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18W Schonert Keith W
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Experimental 2011-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79826 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2011-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7698J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2011-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1820G Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2011-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4736J Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2011-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15696 Bucker
133C
Fixed-wing, single engine Truair LLC
Chaska, Minnesota
Experimental 2011-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201DQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2011-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4744T Maule
M-4-210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38771 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Bmaf LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2011-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8212Q Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2011-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N487SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Archimedes Aviation LLC
Livermore, California
Standard 2011-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N335BW Wood Robert L.
THORP T-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Thorp T-18 Ri LLC
Foster, Rhode Island
Experimental 2011-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57PU Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Eight Ball Flying Club
Van Nuys, California
Standard 2011-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N378MA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2011-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3526H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2011-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N509SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Scandinavian Aviation Academy INC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2011-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43062 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2011-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1043J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2011-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61GH Heckler Gary C
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2011-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N963AC Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2011-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N701SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Scandinavian Aviation Academy INC
El Cajon, California
Standard 2011-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3445T Cessna
177
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2011-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6478Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N486RH Hunt Robert M Jr
HUNT RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2011-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99PW Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8182Q Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2011-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19NS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2011-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N976P Miller Jeffrey L
PITTS S1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2011-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N969Q Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Lindbergh Aviation LLC
Linden, Michigan
Standard 2011-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101CM Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2011-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828LP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Twenties INC
San Jose, California
Standard 2011-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N974BC Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine L & W Aircraft Investment LLC
Homestead, Florida
Standard 2011-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3536X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7446J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Lkn Aviation LLC
Cornelius, North Carolina
Standard 2011-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1038W Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2011-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3521H Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2011-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4534X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine 4534Xray Flyers LTD
Lima, Ohio
Standard 2011-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201UK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2010-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4305H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Tylski Aero Services LLC
Valley, Nebraska
Standard 2010-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1026N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2010-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1047J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine First Flight Investments LLC
Bartow, Florida
Standard 2010-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201EM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Shore Dogs LLC
West Hartford, Connecticut
Standard 2010-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6980U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Harvard Air Taxi LLC
Andover, Massachusetts
Standard 2010-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5993Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Deley Mike
Menifee, California
Standard 2010-12-10 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.