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
N7159U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Chamberlain Gary M
Challis, Idaho
Standard 2004-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43967 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Jo Air INC
La Mesa, California
Standard 2004-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N523BD Scottish Aviation
BULLDOG MDL 120/121
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Special flight permit 2004-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N772MS Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2004-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1128Q Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2004-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201BC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Free State Flyers LLC
Lawrence, Kansas
Standard 2004-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N766DH Hopper Daniel H
VANS RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 2004-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101GV Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Windward West INC
Boise, Idaho
Standard 2004-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1057J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Mccann Air CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2004-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5662M Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Special flight permit 2004-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1302J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Atmos INC
Kapolei, Hawaii
Standard 2004-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N767AW Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Tooth & Go Flyers LLC
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Standard 2004-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9045U Farabaugh William J
MURPHY ELITE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2004-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8794F Hughes
269A-1
Rotorcraft Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2004-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N393SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrus Aviation
Sarasota, Florida
Standard 2004-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6053L Great Lakes
2T-1A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2004-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9193S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2004-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7028 Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2004-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8PB Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Plus Five Aviation LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2004-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3262F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Cm&K Enterprises INC
Brandon, Mississippi
Standard 2004-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N672SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Thomas Bahamas Airways LLC
Port Orange, Florida
Standard 2004-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56JM Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Business Aircraft Leasing INC
Petersburg, Illinois
Standard 2004-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918RV Duggan Michael M
RV8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2004-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111LR C And H Aircraft Restoration I
PITTS LR1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2004-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1074Y Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2004-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7273M Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Palm Beach Flight Training CORP
Lantana, Florida
Standard 2004-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2750W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2004-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6838V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2004-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19411 Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2004-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3247R Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2004-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1144J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2004-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67526 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2004-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7188V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2004-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N518SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Greater Flint Pilots Associations INC
Flushing, Michigan
Standard 2004-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N472SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine American Aviation INC
Brooksville, Florida
Standard 2004-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26133 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerotechniques LLC
South Kent, Connecticut
Standard 2004-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17SJ Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Anson Air LLC
Sugar Land, Texas
Standard 2004-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1376J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2004-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N792SA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2004-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8201X Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2004-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N144TP Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2004-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N622CM Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2004-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45RH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Macfadden & Sons INC
Sharon Springs, New York
Standard 2004-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9791F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Standard 2004-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N290DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Nakel INC
Elkton, South Dakota
Standard 2004-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N502ER Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Zoeing Lease INC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2004-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N338MA Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Hayes & Associates INC
Teays, West Virginia
Standard 2004-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8508C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Hobart Aviation INC
Akron, Ohio
Standard 2004-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55319 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2004-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201SB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2004-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1969S Shimon
SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Experimental 2004-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15CB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aaviation LLC
Telford, Pennsylvania
Standard 2004-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3920X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2004-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N813ND Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Nonsense INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2004-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54MD Demarino Michael E
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2003-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9211C Clark Michael J
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2003-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N814ND Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Nonsense INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2003-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18NG Gaar N E / Gaar J L
FIREBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Experimental 2003-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400RF Fraker Robert N
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2003-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3GL Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine South Louisiana Air Services INC
Springfield, Louisiana
Standard 2003-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6536C Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2003-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201YV Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201DV Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2003-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3473X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2003-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6975Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2003-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N289DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Midwest Avtech INC
Peru, Illinois
Standard 2003-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N915JD Dowling Jeff
VANS RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2003-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9942U Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2003-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12YB Betty James C Jr
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2003-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4526T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2003-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9539C Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Nafziger Aviation Leasing LLC
Wittman, Maryland
Standard 2003-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N428SP Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Star Flight LLC
Johns Creek, Georgia
Standard 2003-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N375MA Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2003-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226BJ Erskine James L
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Cedar Hill Mortgage CORP
Cedar Hill, Texas
Experimental 2003-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N355BH Halfacre William D
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Network Applied Concepts INC DBA
Clarkson Valley, Missouri
Experimental 2003-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1056J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1260X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2003-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9138N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2003-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N568MT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2003-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N569MT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2003-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1090 Mills
PITTS SPECIAL S-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2003-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N427ZR Pitts
S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2003-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1148B Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2003-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N954N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2003-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72M Schmitt Michael J
V 173 ELT RG/MJS-SB
Fixed-wing, single engine Magical Thing Air LLC
Jasper, Indiana
Experimental 2003-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2853S Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2003-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86PG Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2003-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222HB Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Universal Aviators Academy INC
El Monte, California
Standard 2003-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N566MT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2003-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N567MT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2003-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6982V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N117DF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1465J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2003-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N824TR Robertson Terry
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Land Air Enterprises INC
Boynton Beach, Florida
Experimental 2003-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1090P Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Tidewater Express LTD
Georgetown, Delaware
Standard 2003-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N564MT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2003-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N565MT Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2003-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820RJ Falkenthal Robert J
VELOCITY R G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2003-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2112T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2003-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4247H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-07-24 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.