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
N2053R Rogers Tim
SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2002-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N199RB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Arnold Aviation LLC
Huntsville, Alabama
Standard 2002-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9195S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2002-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2759R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10WN Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3525H Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2002-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2660W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2002-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27RK Mcshane Richard C Jr
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 2002-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N364DM Moon D A/Dove R S
EXPRESS FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Experimental 2002-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9389M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3737T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2002-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100VV Vecchioni Ronald/Nino
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 2002-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29KP Prichard
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2002-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6991U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2002-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9545F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Eastern Cincinnati Aviation INC
Batavia, Ohio
Standard 2002-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9196S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyward Leasing INC
Dallas, Georgia
Standard 2002-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55247 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2002-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7776M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2002-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124AB Bergevin Steven
GILES G-202
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2002-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21LK Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2002-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N404FR Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Edb Air INC
Wilsonville, Oregon
Standard 2002-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200AC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2002-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212MT Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2002-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172ND Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Max Aero LLC
Miles City, Montana
Standard 2002-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N411RW Williams Robert H
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2002-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57298 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2002-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4606W Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9336M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22BM Butler Francis J
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Experimental 2002-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2990P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2002-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18769 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2002-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73JD Daly Joel T
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois
Experimental 2002-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214TT Thompson Roger L
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2002-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9752L Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2002-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2691P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
District of Columbia
Standard 2002-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2970R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wyoming
Standard 2002-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72588 Beech
B95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2918B Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2002-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N296Q Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2002-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444TX Meketa George C
RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2001-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15BK Knox Robert H
STARDUSTER TOO SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2001-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N825TM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Higher Plane LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2001-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2814P Sargent Wayne M
HIPERBIPE SNS-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2001-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N238SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Edb Air INC
Wilsonville, Oregon
Standard 2001-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N432SC Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
Electric airplane Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2001-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1374J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine E2A Distributors INC
Monroe, Georgia
Standard 2001-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201DU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2001-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N671HB Etheridge Robert B
ETHERIDGE (MUSTANGII
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2001-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44572 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Hornet Aviation INC
Tallahassee, Florida
Standard 2001-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6237G Zurinsky Richard
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2001-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6686L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2001-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N516CS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mccullough Construction INC
South Jordan, Utah
Standard 2001-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N906CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2001-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N909CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2001-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N922CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2001-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N924CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2001-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N925CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2001-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N926CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2001-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N927CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2001-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1170X Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2001-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747JW Weis James E/Lacey Jim
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Experimental 2001-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112DB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Yeer LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2001-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2861T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Desert Sky Flight Group INC
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2001-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9138V Mooney
M20C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2001-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1338J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2001-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3856T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine B & B Flying LLC
Huntingburg, Indiana
Standard 2001-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72RJ Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2001-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4382X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine N4382X LLC
Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Standard 2001-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9275V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2001-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N667SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2001-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22FH Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2001-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3534N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2001-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N308FW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Llb Enterprises LLC
Des Moines, Washington
Standard 2001-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N610MT Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Mooney Flyers INC
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
Standard 2001-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N786SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Devacana Transport LTD
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2001-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N801SM Mellott Samuel H
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2001-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5429M Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Systems LLC
San Ramon, California
Standard 2001-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201QR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2001-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115DC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Long Jerry D
Solvang, California
Standard 2001-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1933L Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine N1933L LTD
Streetsboro, Ohio
Standard 2001-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424DS Scharfenberg David
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2001-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N295ME Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Air Charter LLC
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Standard 2001-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7180A Gelvin Edwin C
GELVIN EG-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Experimental 2001-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35249 Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2001-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66AP Peterson Alex
VANS RV6-A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2001-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TV Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2001-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2512W Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2001-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5500M Bellanca
8KCAB
Fixed-wing, single engine Decathlon Training INC
Saint Louis, Missouri
Standard 2001-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N435GS Twa Aero Ed Inc
VELOCITY FIXED GEAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Experimental 2001-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9690C Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Windsock INC
Red Wing, Minnesota
Standard 2001-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N852RV Knapp Louis
RV8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2001-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N560XX Scottish Aviation
BULLDOG MDL 120/121
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2001-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N477LM Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2001-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1966L Gulfstream American Corp
AA-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Tiger N1966L CORP
New York, New York
Standard 2001-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N901BB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Visual Group INC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2001-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N756SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Crest Airpark
Kent, Washington
Standard 2001-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57GR Lichtman Moshe
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2001-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N591RC Pratt Jay
PRATT RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Avionics Development CORP
Carson City, Nevada
Experimental 2001-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3527Z Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Lw Aviation LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2001-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4486H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2001-05-21 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.