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
N276DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Manley Bros of Indiana INC
Troy Grove, Illinois
Standard 2003-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7479J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2003-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7435V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Freebird Ventures INC
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Standard 2003-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1151L Hiller
UH-12E
Rotorcraft Classic Helicopters LLC
Choteau, Montana
Special flight permit 2003-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3729K Globe
GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2003-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N528CS Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22RJ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201SQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2003-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8056B Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Chandler Air Service INC
Chandler, Arizona
Standard 2003-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N818CD Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Greater Flint Pilots Association INC
Flushing, Michigan
Standard 2003-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N983SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Business Mens Flying Club INC
Naperville, Illinois
Standard 2003-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101KU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Standard 2003-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2380A Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Engineering INC
Eagle Lake, Florida
Standard 2003-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2787W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2003-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300RV Hall Farms Inc/Hall Matt
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Hall Farms INC
Garfield, Kansas
Experimental 2003-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HG Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2003-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5778V Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2003-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16JS Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2003-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3510A Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Crotts Aircraft Service INC
Dodge City, Kansas
Standard 2003-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N751ML Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Queensland Air LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2003-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2635W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2003-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N174KM Redd George M
REDDS RV7
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Experimental 2003-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4XB Hendrickson Norman E
NORMAIR 3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 2003-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N898JW Weiswasser Jonathan
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2003-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112BA Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2003-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26MT Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2003-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5687U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Sierra Tango LLC
Nashville, Tennessee
Standard 2003-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N120DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Element Aero LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2003-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55566 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2003-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124P Mcdade Mark L
VANS RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2003-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N474EP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunshine Holding LLC
Danbury, Connecticut
Standard 2003-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212JD Divis Gerald P
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2003-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N276U Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2003-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5101S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2003-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4707J Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2003-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N606DB Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bode Aviation INC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2003-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7013V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2003-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3809T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2003-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1937L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9162N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mann Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2003-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N161L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2003-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81529 Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2003-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N646SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2003-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44PY Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2003-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7440J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2003-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3536N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Western Fires INC
Yoncalla, Oregon
Standard 2003-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426EP Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Kentucky Airmotive INC
Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Standard 2003-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32SL Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2003-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80KP Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Macstam Air LLC
Robins, Iowa
Standard 2003-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1949Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2003-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6753V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2002-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1902Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2002-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4501H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1150J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircruz LLC
Maumelle, Arkansas
Standard 2002-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27NJ Jenkins Neal
VANS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2002-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N428DK Kugler Donald W Jr
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2002-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104TT Tucker Thaddeus D
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2002-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47227 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine N47227 INC
Hobe Sound, Florida
Standard 2002-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N956SL Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N925DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Starlight Technology Transfer INC
Leesburg, Virginia
Standard 2002-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4422H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1170J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2002-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124SB Humphrey Eric L
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2002-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N545WA Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2002-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9292V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68JY Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2002-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757X Rosenberger R Scott
RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2002-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2867P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2002-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8888S Strizki Brian
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2002-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N316 Sutterlin William E
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2002-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3061R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2002-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3786T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Sunrise Aviation INC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2002-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N536SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Cincinnati Aviation
Batavia, Ohio
Standard 2002-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2136Z Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2002-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3078R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53558 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine University of Illinois
Savoy, Illinois
Standard 2002-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1303W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9550M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Access Chicago INC
Orland Park, Illinois
Standard 2002-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20Y Stites Robert P
360
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 2002-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N148TJ Kelsey T D
VANS RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2002-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N827JP Huls James J
VANS RV8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Experimental 2002-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3343L Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2002-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5053S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Capital Management LLC
San Jose, California
Standard 2002-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125MP Plyler Lloyd Michael
PLYLER T FALCON
Fixed-wing, single engine Plyler Aviation LP
Sherman, Texas
Experimental 2002-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2938P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Lakebuccaneer INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2002-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N362SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Cincinnati Aviation INC
Batavia, Ohio
Standard 2002-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7656J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2002-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201RE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2002-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201RS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2002-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N223DS Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Catalane Air LLC
Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Standard 2002-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22ZG Inskeep George W
G-202
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2002-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2785W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2002-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32783 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2002-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3753T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Halcyone Holding LLC
Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Standard 2002-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3977T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2002-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N720GC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2288T Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2002-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56529 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2002-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N943SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Little Airplanes LLC
Aurora, Oregon
Standard 2002-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3067R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-07-10 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.