The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 9, 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
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.