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
N4786H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18930 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Trustgroup Aircraft Hangar Sales LLC
Metairie, Louisiana
Standard 2007-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2373K Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Reading Aero Club INC
Reading, Pennsylvania
Standard 2007-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N345ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2007-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N535VW Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6613R Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2007-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N493GC Clayton Neil K
COZY MARK IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Experimental 2007-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5714C Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2824T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N312PD Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Valdosta Flying Service INC
Valdosta, Georgia
Standard 2007-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N459B Darnell William M
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2007-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1079S Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Acorn Flying Club of Roanoke LLC
Roanoke, Virginia
Standard 2007-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1173B Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2007-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N764SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Colonial Air INC
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Standard 2007-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2447D Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72653 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11MH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2007-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1305J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2007-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3789T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2007-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4071H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2007-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24619 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N994BC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine East Coast Flyers LLC
Rockville, Maryland
Standard 2007-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7449V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2007-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9468F Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2007-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N438ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Morey Airplane Company INC
Middleton, Wisconsin
Standard 2007-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2696R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2007-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Marathon Leasing INC
Elyria, Ohio
Standard 2007-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N328MA Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Ss Aviation LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2007-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57559 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine N57559 LLC
Elgin, Illinois
Standard 2007-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9344F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1451J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N595V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2007-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5212X Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2007-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57187 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N484ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Wisconsin Aviation-Four Lakes INC
Madison, Wisconsin
Standard 2007-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7265Z Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1096J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2006-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9499V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2006-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N407HR Crockett Parker
GLASAIR 1 RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2006-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1071L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Grand Seaplanes LLC
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Standard 2006-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N622DX Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2006-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N993PD Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Certified Aviation LLC
Morristown, New Jersey
Standard 2006-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8104Y Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2006-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55181 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bluewater Airmotive CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N356ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Premier Flight Center LLC
Hartford, Connecticut
Standard 2006-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8JL Merian Richard F
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2006-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N221ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2006-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N495DS Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Delaware State University
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2006-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1085X Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2006-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93HF Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Heritage Asset Leasing LLC
Ronkonkoma, New York
Standard 2006-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205AE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2006-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3097T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine D & L Aircraft Leasing LLC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2006-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N522FS Argence Enas A
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2006-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N470KM Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Av Chase LLC
Kirtland, Ohio
Standard 2006-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92EP Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2006-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TA Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2006-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N291MC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2006-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66293 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Maine Instrument Flight
Augusta, Maine
Standard 2006-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6780V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2006-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6454Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2006-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4509X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Performance Power Services PC
Naperville, Illinois
Standard 2006-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1328J Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2006-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3701T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Stewarts Aircraft Service INC
Waynesville, Ohio
Standard 2006-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7547J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2006-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15191 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2006-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201WH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2006-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3065K Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2006-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56MR Riel Michael
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2006-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8043R Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Pat Brown Aviation LLC
Dodge Center, Minnesota
Standard 2006-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56264 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Fingerlakes Aviation LLC
Marietta, New York
Standard 2006-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4858J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2006-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7990L Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2006-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3927U Partenavia Spa
P.68C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fresh Air Aviation INC
Charlevoix, Michigan
Standard 2006-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5638Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2006-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7675J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2006-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N493DB Brickner David R
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2006-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3458X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2006-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N223FC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2006-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80122 Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2006-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83DP Penning Shawn P
VELOCITY FXD GR STD
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2006-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1139G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2006-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N383ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Parlu Ventures LLC
Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania
Standard 2006-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56393 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Standard 2006-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N196AM Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine P&W Investments INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1939L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Connecticut
Standard 2006-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9501M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2006-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2046F Ford W S/Kaser W H
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2006-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4289H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2006-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N408ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2006-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N807SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2006-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9334S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Fontaine & Associates INC
Pearl, Mississippi
Standard 2006-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5024S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2006-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Horizons Flying Club INC
Perrysburg, Ohio
Standard 2006-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N812JW Wood Jones W C
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2006-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N465CA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8414C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine International Flying Club INC
Winfield, Illinois
Standard 2006-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1239J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2006-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N610SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Pocket Rocket LLC
San Francisco, California
Standard 2006-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N445BB Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2006-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55830 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2006-05-12 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.