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.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Mooney M-20 · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Diamond Aircraft DA 40 Diamond Star · Beechcraft C24 · Piper PA-34 Seneca · Rockwell International 112 · Beechcraft A23 · Beechcraft B24 · Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 8,176 | 96% |
| Piston twins | 284 | 3% |
| Helicopters | 94 | 1% |
| Gyroplanes | 2 | 0.0% |
| Airships | 2 | 0.0% |
| Turboprops | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gliders | 1 | 0.0% |
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
Failure reports 39 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 1 |
| 97 | 2 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 99 | 2 |
| 00 | 1 |
| 01 | 5 |
| 02 | 1 |
| 03 | 2 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 2 |
| 07 | 2 |
| 08 | 3 |
| 09 | 3 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 1 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 |
| 23 | 2 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Door | 3 |
| Actuator | 2 |
| Spinner | 2 |
| Alternator | 1 |
| Bellcrank | 1 |
| Buss Tie | 1 |
| Contactor | 1 |
| Cowling | 1 |
| Cylinder Head | 1 |
| Fuel Control | 1 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 12 · advice, not orders
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
- Mooney M-20 2,663 with this engine series
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 2,146 with this engine series
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk 956 with this engine series
- Diamond Aircraft DA 40 Diamond Star 192 with this engine series
- Beechcraft C24 154 with this engine series
- Piper PA-34 Seneca 142 with this engine series
- Rockwell International 112 138 with this engine series
- Beechcraft A23 118 with this engine series
- Texas 865 of these aircraft
- California 857 of these aircraft
- Florida 775 of these aircraft
- Delaware 323 of these aircraft
- Ohio 247 of these aircraft
- Christiansen Aviation LLC 45 of these aircraft
- Civil Air Patrol INC 27 of these aircraft
- Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC 24 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 20 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 17 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-360 series 42 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IO-360 series 39 reports since 1995
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 model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
