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.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Mooney M-20 · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Diamond Aircraft DA 40 Diamond Star · Beechcraft C24 · Piper PA-34 Seneca · Rockwell International 112 · Beechcraft A23 · Beechcraft B24 · Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 8,176 | 96% |
| Piston twins | 284 | 3% |
| Helicopters | 94 | 1% |
| Gyroplanes | 2 | 0.0% |
| Airships | 2 | 0.0% |
| Turboprops | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gliders | 1 | 0.0% |
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
Failure reports 39 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 1 |
| 97 | 2 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 99 | 2 |
| 00 | 1 |
| 01 | 5 |
| 02 | 1 |
| 03 | 2 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 2 |
| 07 | 2 |
| 08 | 3 |
| 09 | 3 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 1 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 |
| 23 | 2 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Door | 3 |
| Actuator | 2 |
| Spinner | 2 |
| Alternator | 1 |
| Bellcrank | 1 |
| Buss Tie | 1 |
| Contactor | 1 |
| Cowling | 1 |
| Cylinder Head | 1 |
| Fuel Control | 1 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 12 · advice, not orders
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
- Mooney M-20 2,663 with this engine series
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 2,146 with this engine series
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk 956 with this engine series
- Diamond Aircraft DA 40 Diamond Star 192 with this engine series
- Beechcraft C24 154 with this engine series
- Piper PA-34 Seneca 142 with this engine series
- Rockwell International 112 138 with this engine series
- Beechcraft A23 118 with this engine series
- Texas 865 of these aircraft
- California 857 of these aircraft
- Florida 775 of these aircraft
- Delaware 323 of these aircraft
- Ohio 247 of these aircraft
- Christiansen Aviation LLC 45 of these aircraft
- Civil Air Patrol INC 27 of these aircraft
- Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC 24 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 20 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 17 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-360 series 42 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IO-360 series 39 reports since 1995
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 model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N172LK | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pinnacle Aviation Services INC Encinitas, California |
Standard | 2001-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58016 | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Budley LTD Muskegon, Michigan |
Standard | 2001-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9307M | Mooney M20E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2001-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N230GC | Wheat PITTS S-1-S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2001-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32344 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2001-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4498T | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2001-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43419 | Sullenberger H Max SKYBOLT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2001-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16311 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2001-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427CP | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2001-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N428CP | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2001-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N429CP | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2001-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N828DP | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N360ES | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Edb Air INC Wilsonville, Oregon |
Standard | 2001-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N828SP | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vista Aviation INC Pacoima, California |
Standard | 2001-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3SY | Mooney M20E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Planes Aero Club INC Longmont, Colorado |
Standard | 2001-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N251AT | Piper PA-44-180 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airline Transport Professionals CORP of USA Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2001-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5163M | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | University of Illinois Savoy, Illinois |
Standard | 2001-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N425CP | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2001-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N431CP | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Civil Air Patrol Maxwell Afb, Alabama |
Standard | 2001-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9117V | Mooney M20F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2001-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8VM | Van Mac Air VAN RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Mac Air Vlg of Lakewd, Illinois |
Experimental | 2001-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N360GK | Knapp Gerald A LANCAIR 320 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2001-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N393LS | Bourne George L RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2001-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6482Q | Mooney M20F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2001-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N197ME | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Premier Air of Delaware INC Flemington, New Jersey |
Standard | 2001-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114VK | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2001-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N347ME | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Niemeyer Leasing LLC Cave Creek, Arizona |
Standard | 2001-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7456J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2001-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172GH | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nebel & Son Aircraft Leasing INC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2001-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56313 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2001-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4594X | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adventure Ventures LLC Salem, Connecticut |
Standard | 2001-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91L | Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mansberger Aircraft INC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2001-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N561SP | Cessna 182S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Illinois State Police Springfield, Illinois |
Standard | 2001-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4632J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24576 | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Board of Supervisors of the University of la Syst Ruston, Louisiana |
Standard | 2000-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14DA | Beech B95A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Donaire Aviation LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2000-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56652 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1411J | Rockwell International 112A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2000-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1219T | Piper PA-34-200 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lrh Equipment LLC Pendleton, Oregon |
Standard | 2000-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3403X | Mooney M20E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2000-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N346CP | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pinnacle Aviation Services INC Encinitas, California |
Standard | 2000-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1279X | Mooney M20E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2000-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7481J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2000-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4918J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2000-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15426 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Piper Pilots LLC Wilsonville, Oregon |
Standard | 2000-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7257Z | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Private Pilot Aircraft Rentals LLC Sanibel, Florida |
Standard | 2000-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5249T | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tri-Angle Aviation LLC Henderson, Kentucky |
Standard | 2000-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9338N | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2000-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7151U | Mooney M20E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2000-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6PT | Aerotek PITTS S-2A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49354 | Aviat Inc A-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Staple Three Sheep CO Midwest, Wyoming |
Standard | 2000-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N672MA | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lewis University Romeoville, Illinois |
Standard | 2000-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N673MA | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lewis University Romeoville, Illinois |
Standard | 2000-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N674MA | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lewis University Romeoville, Illinois |
Standard | 2000-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4874 | Enstrom F-28A |
Rotorcraft | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2000-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7993L | Beech A23-24 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9515Q | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Victory Aviation Club INC Hamilton, Ohio |
Standard | 2000-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2907R | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2000-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5657M | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65NU | Mooney M20E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2000-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73RK | Lake LA-4-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Buc INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2000-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N201YM | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7574J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bayviators Flying Club Mechanicsville, Maryland |
Standard | 2000-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N480Y | Mooney M20E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lauschke Aviation INC Rapid City, South Dakota |
Standard | 2000-08-03 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N4566J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2000-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N559SP | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 1.2 Gpa LLC Rapid City, South Dakota |
Standard | 2000-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2FC | Christen Industries Inc CHRISTEN EAGLE II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Experimental | 2000-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N516SP | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Orlando Aeroclub INC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2000-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N104ED | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Edwards Aero Club Edwards Afb, California |
Standard | 2000-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105ED | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Edwards Aero Club Edwards Afb, California |
Standard | 2000-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106ED | Cessna 172S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Edwards Aero Club Edwards Afb, California |
Standard | 2000-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2462T | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eagle East Aviation INC North Andover, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2000-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3736T | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2000-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9312M | Mooney M20E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2000-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222JA | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA |
Helicopter | Jeff Abrams LLC Ocala, Florida |
Standard | 2000-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8277A | Piper PA-28RT-201 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N157PS | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2000-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N948JT | Thompson James L T360 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30DW | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2000-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56394 | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2000-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89660 | Burr J G/Burr C VANS RV-6A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2000-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7607J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6948V | Mooney M20F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2000-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4130H | Piper PA-28-181 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Richard Plastics CO Laurel, Mississippi |
Standard | 2000-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35MB | Barker Max RV-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2000-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24336 | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Moody Bible Institute of Chicago Spokane, Washington |
Standard | 2000-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N453CM | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri |
Standard | 2000-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N454CM | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri |
Standard | 2000-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N458CM | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri |
Standard | 2000-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N201LJ | Mooney M20J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2000-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41WA | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N461CM | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri |
Standard | 2000-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N463CM | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri |
Standard | 2000-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N464CM | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri |
Standard | 2000-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N465CM | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri |
Standard | 2000-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N466CM | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri |
Standard | 2000-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N468CM | Cessna 172R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri |
Standard | 2000-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N133HS | Grover Ronald D RV8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2000-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31694 | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2000-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N440R | Beech C24R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2000-05-04 | 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 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
