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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
