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
N33566 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2005-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N361S Smith Steve A
360-MK II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2005-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56682 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2005-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66433 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2005-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9754F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine First Eclipse LTD
Richmond, Virginia
Standard 2005-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9183W Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerolina INC
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Standard 2005-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9581G Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine N9581G CORP
Skokie, Illinois
Standard 2005-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201FQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2005-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N852CP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Pmbarrett Aviation LLC
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2005-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112LV Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Jo Dan Motors
Plains, Pennsylvania
Special flight permit 2005-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N233CR Reinhart C J
OSPREY GP-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2005-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4929J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2005-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N684SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Condor Aero Club INC
Zelienople, Pennsylvania
Standard 2005-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5XE Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2005-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N140RA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2005-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N197CH Huneycutt Cecil D
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 2005-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N378DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Maya Air Services LLC
Lee, New Hampshire
Standard 2005-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6487Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2005-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7018V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2005-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2932L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Bcs Aviation LLC
Dothan, Alabama
Standard 2005-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71FC Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Naples Flying Club INC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2005-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33759 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight Time Club LLC
Searcy, Arkansas
Standard 2005-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3932T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2005-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N202LS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Ksx Aviation Services LLC
San Francisco, California
Standard 2005-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N505JP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Rbh LLC
Lagrange, Georgia
Standard 2005-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N802SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Edb Air INC
Wilsonville, Oregon
Standard 2005-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172EF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine North Shore Aero Club INC
Beverly, Massachusetts
Standard 2005-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N513SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Old INC
New York, New York
Standard 2005-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N470U Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine New Horizon Aviation INC
Warwick, Rhode Island
Standard 2005-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1084L Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2005-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N206HW Haring Clay
VANS RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2005-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9617M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2005-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224BS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2005-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ZG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2005-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N346K Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mitchell Flying Club INC
Lees Summit, Missouri
Standard 2005-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30FH Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2005-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N529LJ Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Rad Equipment Leasing INC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2005-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9568M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2005-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3201G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Ardent Aviation LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2005-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6932U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2005-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201CD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2005-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4535H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2005-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N446AF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Beale Air Force Base Aero Club
Beale Afb, California
Standard 2005-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N448AF Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Beale Air Force Base Aero Club
Beale Afb, California
Standard 2005-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8852C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2005-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N486ER Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Uw Flying Club INC
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Standard 2005-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2872C Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2005-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29PG Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2005-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ZF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Forever Aviation LLC
Houston, Texas
Standard 2004-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1161Z Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Southpoint Aviation LLC
Boca Raton, Florida
Standard 2004-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43014 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2004-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9334N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2004-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N853W Spray Joel D
VANS RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2004-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201WP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2004-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2249X Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2004-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N114BB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Servtek LLC
Waterloo, Wisconsin
Standard 2004-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5648Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2004-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5660Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Icarus Air LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2004-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1333W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2004-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N343S Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow 180 LLC
Reno, Nevada
Standard 2004-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N725PG Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Poplar Grove Airmotive INC
Poplar Grove, Illinois
Standard 2004-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42FK Kutch Frank J
GLASAIR II SSFT
Fixed-wing, single engine Winged Ambition LLC
Chandler, Arizona
Experimental 2004-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N754SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Navy Annapolis Flight Center INC
Edgewater, Maryland
Standard 2004-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N755SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Navy Annapolis Flight Center INC
Edgewater, Maryland
Standard 2004-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9149Q Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2004-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N144ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Bell Enterprises INC
Falls Church, Virginia
Standard 2004-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205TG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2004-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1145R Shively John B
STOLP STARDUSTER II
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2004-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1438J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2004-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78293 Temco
GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2004-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N582MT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2004-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N583MT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2004-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360DD Bishop Thomas W
BISHOP-ACRO
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2004-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N981SM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2004-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N107TJ Jirsa Todd A
DR-107
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2004-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Hayes Manufacturing
Parsons, Tennessee
Standard 2004-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300PA Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero Maintenance INC
Vancouver, Washington
Standard 2004-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N571MT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2004-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N581MT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Middle Tennessee State University
Murfressboro, Tennessee
Standard 2004-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1222K Kruger Randal L
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2004-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8104A Deach Michael
SHA GLASAIR IRG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2004-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77AT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2004-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58103 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2004-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4760H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Brh Aviation INC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Standard 2004-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68VR Vulcanair Spa
P68C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Gene Coleman Machine INC
Menominee, Michigan
Standard 2004-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9201M Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine T-Smht LLC
Shoals, Indiana
Standard 2004-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N669PD Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2004-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6196L Great Lakes
2T-1A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2004-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N223WW Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine San Diego Flight Training INC
San Diego, California
Standard 2004-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N570MT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2004-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N523RJ Mcbride Richard L
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2004-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N515TL Lumpkin Theodore G Iii
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2004-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61260 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Syracuse Flight School INC
Syracuse, New York
Standard 2004-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2278D Dunn J K/Dunn G K
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Experimental 2004-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40NR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mooney V LLC
Dunbarton, New Hampshire
Standard 2004-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4907J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2004-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201WD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2004-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9476N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2004-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8669C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine B R S Leasing INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2004-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2927L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2004-07-21 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.