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
N1216L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2008-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28SR Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine M & M Aero LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6781V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2008-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426PD Foshee Phillip Dewey
GP
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2008-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9354M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Fresh Air Properties LLC
Hayesville, North Carolina
Standard 2008-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N835DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Federal Service CORP
Bay Minette, Alabama
Standard 2008-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5051S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Call of the Loon LLC
Missoula, Montana
Standard 2008-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73CW Wood
CF-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2008-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N773SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Fox Flying Club INC
Wheaton, Illinois
Standard 2008-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83VC Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2008-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1262X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2008-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N349ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Nonsense INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2008-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N533BM Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2008-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N181DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3552C Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Atlas Aviation Tampa INC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2008-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1018M Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2007-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N270JA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2007-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3294R Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2007-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38564 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Ck Leasing Services LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N445AF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Nonsense INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2007-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1157U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mooney LLC
Lisbon, New York
Standard 2007-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201XF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2007-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N428JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Cal Aircraft LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2007-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N816HA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N448ER Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N128PB Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121CJ Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Charlie Juliet Aerospace LLC
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Standard 2007-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2602W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N808ER Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
New York
Standard 2007-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N286DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Gj Star LLC
Marquette, Michigan
Standard 2007-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4013H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9351M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26481 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Accessible Aviation INC
Tupelo, Mississippi
Standard 2007-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2873L Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2007-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1222T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2007-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2632Y Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3916H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40AL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2007-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N421FP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N838SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Edb Air INC
Wilsonville, Oregon
Standard 2007-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4692J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Dingbat LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7559J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2007-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N880JD Thomas Fitzgerald Parker
THOMAS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2007-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1141A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2007-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9736Q Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2007-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N286HG Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Georgia Aviation Authority
Eastman, Georgia
Standard 2007-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N635SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820HG Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Georgia Aviation Authority
Eastman, Georgia
Standard 2007-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918PA Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Bird Acquisition LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2007-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5610Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2007-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N435DB Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine High Velocity Design INC
Ferndale, Michigan
Standard 2007-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201MW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Rapid Runway LLC
Metairie, Louisiana
Standard 2007-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1294X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2007-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N254SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200JK Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2007-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N380ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Vpc Air INC
Cartersville, Georgia
Standard 2007-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8962F Hughes
269C
Rotorcraft Embry Aero LTD
Greenville, Illinois
Standard 2007-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N753GW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9531D Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97PD Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Boeing Employees Flying Association INC
Renton, Washington
Standard 2007-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9577Z Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24PQ Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2007-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3063R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2007-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5979Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Blount Aviation LLC
Metairie, Louisiana
Standard 2007-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1037J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2007-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38382 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Syracuse Aviation LLC
Cicero, New York
Standard 2007-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3687Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2007-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6716V Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2007-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N707JL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2007-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12FP Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4406T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2007-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3449M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2007-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9116T Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201NC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2007-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4190V Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4152H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mountain West Aviation LLC
Denver, Colorado
Standard 2007-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N623SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N724HR Heller Martin
VANS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2007-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94JA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Beaver Aviation South INC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2007-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2129T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2007-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1255X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N242SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine 242Sp LLC
Blaine, Minnesota
Standard 2007-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N472PA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2007-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56050 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2007-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N74JL Fowler Ken
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2007-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4666J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2007-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2656G Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92AB Irwin Allan E
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2007-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9243M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N156DW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ES Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2007-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N420ER Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4323T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N984BT Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moore Aviation INC
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Standard 2007-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N984WU Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moore Aviation INC
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Standard 2007-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N986BT Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moore Aviation INC
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Standard 2007-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2007-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N519J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Lakeland Tower Leasing CO
Traverse City, Michigan
Standard 2007-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N626T Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Tonkawa Road Holdings LLC
Wayzata, Minnesota
Standard 2007-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N850SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviolease LLC
Vancouver, Washington
Standard 2007-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes

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.