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
N2118L Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2010-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93LB Wightman William A
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Experimental 2010-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7233U Hughes
269A
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2010-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9326F Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Lelys
Orland, California
Multiple 2010-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2548W Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2010-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N303PP Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2010-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35148 Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Century Air INC
Fairfield, New Jersey
Standard 2010-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2495M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2010-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N174MM Manda Design
MK-VII A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2010-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26630 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2010-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3796T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2009-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201EJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2009-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N184RF Findly Raymond Lee
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Greens Effects INC
Moorpark, California
Experimental 2009-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ND Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2009-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4569H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2009-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N524N Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2009-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70RK Upton Russell V
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2009-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1866J Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2009-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8014D Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44FS Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2009-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6966U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2009-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N167QQ Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2009-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7469J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Sussex Aero Maintenance INC
Georgetown, Delaware
Standard 2009-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26RB Bruner Robert C
ACRODUSTER-II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2009-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N767JS Starr Jeff & John
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2009-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86GW Sage Paul F
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2009-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91550 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine My 3 Sons INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2009-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N459CM Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2009-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6091Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2009-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24612 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2009-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N841SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Randolph Macon Academy
Front Royal, Virginia
Standard 2009-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3109P Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Soft Works Systems INC
Jamesville, New York
Standard 2009-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N218WL Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane N218Wl LLC
Marshalltown, Iowa
Standard 2009-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31950 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2009-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7059V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Jsb LLC
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Standard 2009-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210RH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Jeremiahs International Trading CO INC
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Standard 2009-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6YC Esselstyn Chuck
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2009-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787XG Jessup Leonard D
GLSAIR SUPER II-S FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2009-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N801SK Stearns Scott A
TR-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2009-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32820 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2009-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311WC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Indy Aviation LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2009-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N912LB Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Arizona Flyers Club INC
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2009-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3128P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2009-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N499JS Mac Donald Brent L
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Experimental 2009-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9505M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2009-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9125U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N137RJ Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Uaa International INC
La Verne, California
Standard 2009-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2698W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35DQ Quebedeaux Daniel Jr
ACRO SPORT II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2009-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5136C Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Monadnock Aviation INC
Keene, New Hampshire
Standard 2009-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N986AV Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moore Aviation INC
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Standard 2009-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26502 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bugsmasher Aviation LLC
Benton, Kansas
Standard 2009-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9398N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2009-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1217T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2009-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1386T Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Georgia Aviation Authority
Eastman, Georgia
Standard 2009-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5297T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mid Atlantic Air Museum
Reading, Pennsylvania
Standard 2009-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180RB Bower Roderick
BOWER RV 4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2009-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52611 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2009-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N493RM Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Raritan Valley Flying School
Princeton, New Jersey
Standard 2009-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55069 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Tre Aviation CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2009-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N139TF Harris Timothy
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Withrotor Aviation INC
Lakeview, Oregon
Experimental 2009-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3760T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2009-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N405ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2009-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17CF Frederickson Charles A
PITTS S-2E
Fixed-wing, single engine Serenity Transport LLC
North Miami Beach, Florida
Experimental 2009-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222KR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2009-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N269ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine George'S Aviation Services
Honolulu, Hawaii
Standard 2009-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N457CM Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2009-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N467CM Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2009-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N178DM Lukschander Daniel P
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2009-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87JA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine N87Ja Lk Aircraft Holdings LLC
Wheeling, Illinois
Standard 2009-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N963P Popp Timothy L
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2009-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N425BC Dressen Donald L
BACK COUNTRY EXPLR
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2009-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7155V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2009-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N248RA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4876T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2009-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N189Q Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Travelair LLC
Concord, North Carolina
Standard 2009-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321VE Mistretta Joseph M
VELOCITY STANDARD G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Experimental 2009-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201MV Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2009-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201CQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mincuse INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2009-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N811SS Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2009-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N183JR Rausch John
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2009-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99HF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Heritage Asset Leasing LLC
Ronkonkoma, New York
Standard 2009-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5514Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2009-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24547 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Gryphon Aviation INC
San Marcos, Texas
Standard 2009-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15313 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2009-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2238L Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2009-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2390C Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2009-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N362ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2009-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N546SC Wessel Marvin E Jr
SPORTCOPTER II
Gyroplane Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2009-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N814HA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Iasco Flight Training INC
Redding, California
Standard 2009-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2079T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2009-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3788T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
None on file 2009-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3752T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N196JB Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh
EA300/200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2009-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N531LG Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2009-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2706W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2009-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1277X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Duke City Mooney LLC
Lakewood, Colorado
Standard 2009-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5658V Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine N5658V Aviation LLC
Huntsville, Texas
Standard 2009-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2009-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N430AV Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine N1534X LLC
Manassas, Virginia
Standard 2009-03-03 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.