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
N6011J Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2010-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N457TC Langston Thomas G
FALCO F.8L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2010-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N242CP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2010-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N854GW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Condair Flyers INC
Latham, New York
Standard 2010-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7743M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Patry Aeronautical Institute
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2010-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N245TP Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2010-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8085Z Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Jli Partners INC
Miami, Florida
Standard 2010-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N243JG Grubbs James B
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2010-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3525U Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Randolph Macon Academy
Front Royal, Virginia
Standard 2010-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32172 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine International Aviation Group LLC
Lake Wales, Florida
Standard 2010-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N477DH Hilker David
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2010-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1182J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2010-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N146JB Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2010-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N531PU Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2010-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4846T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2010-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41468 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2010-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4638J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2010-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201GX Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2010-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4443H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2010-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78QB Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Pandion Aviation LLC
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Standard 2010-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N792SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2010-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9375N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2010-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9508W Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2010-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1173A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2010-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201FC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2010-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205RJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2010-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20VM Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2010-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4551X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2010-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6469Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2010-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1160X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2010-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16RA Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2010-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1268J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2010-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N626BP Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2010-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226AD Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2010-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3099R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2010-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69RJ Heironimus Adrian V
PITTS S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Blades INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2010-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40785 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2010-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7470J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Prairie View Energy LLC
Granite Falls, Minnesota
Standard 2010-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8036R Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Betty'S Township LLC
Gretna, Louisiana
Standard 2010-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65723 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2010-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1174J Rockwell International
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2010-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1189J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2010-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5312S Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Gace Flying Club
Ronkonkoma, New York
Standard 2010-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6630R Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Gamma2 INC
San Diego, California
Standard 2010-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2917R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2010-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N281CA Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2010-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5060T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Airzona Aircraft Services INC
Kingman, Arizona
Standard 2010-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9447N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2010-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55RK Menzies David R
GLASAIR II S/TD
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2010-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14VG Banta Vern
PITTS S1CSE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2010-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201BZ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine 1Bz LLC
Orange Park, Florida
Standard 2010-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N973BC Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Battle Creek Flyers LLC
Battle Creek, Michigan
Standard 2010-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1309W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2010-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N594CE Ortiz James H
RV4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2010-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4293H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2010-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1797J Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Mcmillan Law Firm Apc
La Mesa, California
Standard 2010-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44TS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2010-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6377Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2010-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311LB Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2010-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52641 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2010-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33095 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2010-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1820T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2010-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9320N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Eagle Aviation INC
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2010-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N979BC Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2010-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37NC Glace Charles L
GLASAIR II FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Experimental 2010-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201LT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2010-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2921R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2010-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N477BP Peltola Brad H
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2010-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4559J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2010-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N590U Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Ohio University Department of Aviation
Albany, Ohio
Standard 2010-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9345S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2010-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N728GL Great Lakes
2T-1A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2010-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444JJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Enviro Aviation LLC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Standard 2010-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201DS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine M 20 Flyer LLC
Hector, Minnesota
Standard 2010-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3272F Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2010-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N153M Baker Thomas J
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2010-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N570U Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Ohio University
Albany, Ohio
Standard 2010-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9577W Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2010-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5520Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Stefanov Mark C
Georgetown, Texas
Standard 2010-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N335SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Maui Aviators LLC
Pukalani, Hawaii
Standard 2010-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5197T Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Uw Flying Club INC
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Standard 2010-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6081B Bailey Barrett A
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Experimental 2010-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4YF Johnsen Roland M
WHEELER EXPRESS
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2010-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N234MP Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2010-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16555 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2010-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3844H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Jlvav8R LLC
Murphy, North Carolina
Standard 2010-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201P Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2010-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6720H Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine 87Ks LLC
Holyrood, Kansas
Standard 2010-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8FS Aerotek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2010-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N158RA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Johneco INC
Beachwood, Ohio
Standard 2010-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2882R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Postlewait Logging CO
Port Allegany, Pennsylvania
Standard 2010-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6082V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2010-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89005 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2010-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2242N Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine St Louis Flying Club INC
Ellisville, Missouri
Standard 2010-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N110MP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2010-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N428DW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Arizona Cloudbusters INC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2010-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57RR Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2010-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N391WH Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2010-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9164S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Great Planes Flyers LLC
Mccook, Nebraska
Standard 2010-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9537Q Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Boeing Empolyees Flying Assn
Renton, Washington
Standard 2010-02-03 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.