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
N3891T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2006-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1940Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2006-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N441CA Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Atp Aircraft 4 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73RV Gilliland Don A
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Jacawe INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2006-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360RH Helms Richard H
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2006-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5428M Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2006-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7556J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Kern Aviation LLC
Shawnee, Kansas
Standard 2006-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205CC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2006-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112MG Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2006-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3702T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Special flight permit 2006-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N653KB Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyhawk Aviation INC
Marietta, Georgia
Standard 2006-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5387X Farabaugh William J
ACRO SPORT II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2006-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2857X Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2006-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5979S Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2006-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102HY Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Mhoc LLC
Pensacola, Florida
Standard 2006-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112WN Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2006-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3383X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2006-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N398G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2006-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N612DW Wilson Donald L
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2006-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56668 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2006-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53EM Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Checker Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2680P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Mach One LLC
Spearfish, South Dakota
Standard 2006-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40TM Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine N40Tm LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3746T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2006-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8651E Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2006-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N729SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Mars Aerospace INC
Bay Shore, New York
Standard 2006-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2006-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55LL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Cosmo Air LLC
Dayton, Ohio
Standard 2006-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1987Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Tipton INC
Turners Station, Kentucky
Standard 2006-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7598J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2006-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205SE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Recreation Activity Club INC
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Standard 2006-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13LP Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2006-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N897EC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2006-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82FM Shanklin Max L
RV8A
Fixed-wing, single engine F J Corporation
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2006-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6856V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Hudson Daryl J
Ukiah, California
Standard 2006-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80VB Thomas Robert G
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2006-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33399 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2006-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20CW Walker
PITTS SPECIAL S-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Wingover Aerobatics LLC
Weirsdale, Florida
Experimental 2005-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3344L Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2005-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1371J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2005-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3263F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2005-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4125H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2005-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N458KS Hefel Lyle
VANS ACFT RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Experimental 2005-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8025R Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2005-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3889T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2005-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4564F Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Stern Aviation INC
N Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2005-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94714 Cessna
152
Fixed-wing, single engine Wright Aero INC
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Standard 2005-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N717PR Rensink Ralph/Paul
GLASAIR FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2005-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79825 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2005-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8734E Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2005-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N498SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Bmg Aviation INC
Bloomington, Indiana
Standard 2005-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N687SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Bmg Aviation INC
Bloomington, Indiana
Standard 2005-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N937DC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Caledonian Aviation LLC
Raleigh, North Carolina
Standard 2005-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N297ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine T L B INC
Howell, New Jersey
Standard 2005-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5201V Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mg Aircraft INC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Standard 2005-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1011J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2005-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5116B Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Quantum Aviation LLC
Manchester, Maryland
Standard 2005-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N767PE Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Daytona Aircraft Leasing LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2005-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63PE Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2005-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1015S Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2005-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5WU Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Diamond West LLC
Walnut Creek, California
Standard 2005-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1068R Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine G & H Aviation
Louisville, Kentucky
Standard 2005-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N413ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Above and Beyond Aviation LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2005-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N658BB Bready H Robert
FALCO F8L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2005-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200EH Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft D & M Aviation INC
Amelia, Ohio
Standard 2005-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N281ND Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Nonsense INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2005-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N280ND Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Nonsense INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2005-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2420L Paternostre J A E
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2005-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3664Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2005-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91382 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2005-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N982RV Goldberg Mark
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Experimental 2005-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201BU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2005-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4623J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2005-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201GD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2005-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N962MS Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, California
Standard 2005-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2625W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2005-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N907LP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Micro Publishing Press INC
Truckee, California
Standard 2005-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Southwind Investments LLC
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Standard 2005-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N709RE Brinkley Ralph Sr Evelyn Tate
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Brinkley Ralph L SR
Lexington, North Carolina
Experimental 2005-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2993L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2005-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205D Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero America Holdings LLC
Indianola, Iowa
Standard 2005-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4355W Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2005-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2155P Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2005-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N299JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2005-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N171SF Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Stratusfire LLC
St Charles, Illinois
Standard 2005-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4428T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Vermont
Standard 2005-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N886PB Cary Mitch Iii
GLASAIR II
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2005-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4977S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2005-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2599W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2005-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4517H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2005-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4163W Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Redlands Flying Club
Redlands, California
Standard 2005-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999GE Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
Fixed-wing, single engine Wright Way Trailers INC
Toddville, Iowa
Standard 2005-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3062P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2005-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9AQ Pitts
S-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Experimental 2005-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56639 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2005-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N181AV Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Elkins Pilots Club
Elkins, West Virginia
Standard 2005-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24314 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2005-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3068R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Island Aero LLC
Kailua, Hawaii
Standard 2005-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55906 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2005-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9TN Freeman J/Storo E
FREEMAN/STORO RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Memphis Design Bureau INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2005-05-10 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.