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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
N221YD Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2009-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25AE Esteves Alton J
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Experimental 2009-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N714VW Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2009-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79833 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2009-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56023 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2009-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2923L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2009-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7014V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Ashland Cycle Center INC
Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Standard 2009-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4772H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2009-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9341M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2009-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N109RB Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2009-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N114MA Estumkeda Ltd Dba Micco Acft
MAC-145A
Fixed-wing, single engine Axel Aviation INC
Roswell, Georgia
Standard 2009-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3389T Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2008-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9588M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2008-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11XY Andre George M
PITTS S1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2008-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98HR Roman Hector J
VELOCITY 173/FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Puerto Rico
Experimental 2008-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2781R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2008-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N141PA Christen Industries Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2008-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5090S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2008-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6452Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Standard 2008-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9379N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2008-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94814 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80053 Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2008-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6634X Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2008-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77EG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2008-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine J Squared LLC
Newark, Delaware
Standard 2008-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66FW Williams
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2008-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4122H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3601Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2008-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87HF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Heritage Asset Leasing LLC
Ronkonkoma, New York
Standard 2008-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7478J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2008-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N871CP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity
Redstone, Alabama
Standard 2008-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80032 Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2008-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N183AL Hansen A L
GLASAIR II-S
Fixed-wing, single engine Chambers American Products INC
Pioneer, Tennessee
Experimental 2008-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201VV Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2008-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1411T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2008-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N113PF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Premier Flight Center LLC
Hartford, Connecticut
Standard 2008-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N816TS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Cd Logic INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5215A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2008-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N910BU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Elika Aero LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Standard 2008-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48X Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2008-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56853 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Maxair Complex Flight LLC
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2008-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50SU Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Standard 2008-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70SU Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Standard 2008-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90SU Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Standard 2008-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201LQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2008-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N369JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2008-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7772M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2008-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1040J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2008-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3443X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2008-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91396 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Vermont
Standard 2008-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N269RT Todd Jon Richard
VANS/TODD RV7
Glider Individual owner
California
Experimental 2008-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N430U Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Cheyenne LLC
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Standard 2008-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180JG Glencross Harold J
CELERITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2008-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N202PC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2008-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N796SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Opensky Airways LLC
Los Angeles, California
Standard 2008-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3YF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2008-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3821T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2008-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N259RA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2008-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9308M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55885 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2008-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201WW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine N201Ww LLC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Standard 2008-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79360 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2008-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N219DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Jojo & Dino LTD
Frederick, Maryland
Standard 2008-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2098A Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 1 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201EW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2008-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58086 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Omg Aviation LLC
Benton, Kansas
Standard 2008-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N107DJ Jardine Doug
DR107
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2008-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21LF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Lunken Flight Training Center LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio
Standard 2008-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360KM Ogston Kai
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2008-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2459Y Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine New Horizon Aviation INC
Warwick, Rhode Island
Standard 2008-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3377X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Puerto Rico
Standard 2008-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9379F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 1 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9485Z Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 1 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7186U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2008-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N363DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2008-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1149X Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2008-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9994G Tompkins John C
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Tre Aviation CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2008-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N296ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Jwl Aviation LLC
San Carlos, California
Standard 2008-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6239J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Black Diamond Aviation LLC
Cullman, Alabama
Standard 2008-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6244V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2008-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56355 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Vectair USA LLC
Olive Branch, Mississippi
Standard 2008-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3398X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Winkers John W JR
Woodstown, New Jersey
Standard 2008-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222LF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Lunken Flight Training Center LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio
Standard 2008-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6989R Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2008-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201GE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2008-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N296DM Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2008-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9143S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2008-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N928MA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Anson Air LLC
Sugar Land, Texas
Standard 2008-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N527RL Pearson Richard
VANS AIRCRAFT RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Experimental 2008-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N919TA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N922TA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6964Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2008-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22SJ Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N416SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2008-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N230JM Maxwell Jack A
PITTS S-1T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2008-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8109D Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2008-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1079K Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Smith Plane LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2008-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N278HB Carlson Carl & Hope
HIPERBIPE SNS-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2008-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3825T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Armstrong Aviation Services LLC
Freeport, Pennsylvania
Standard 2008-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N624ND Somers Darrel
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2008-02-19 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.