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
N58079 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2000-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6502R Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2000-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2438S Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mid-Island Air Service INC
Ronkonkoma, New York
Standard 2000-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80434 King William Daniel
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2000-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9707M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Combs Charles D
Buffalo, Missouri
Standard 2000-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2436N Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Thunderbird Aviation
Bloomington, Minnesota
Standard 2000-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2436W Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Thunderbird Aviation
Bloomington, Minnesota
Standard 2000-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38356 Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine John Prosock Machine INC
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Standard 2000-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61VB Bourgeois Brent
VELOCITY RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2000-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N854TB Brown Thomas Richard
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2000-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43798 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2000-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201UX Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2000-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1143A Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2000-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9274M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2000-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N515SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2000-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758T Trent Blaine
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2000-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5916Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2000-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57PW Porterfield Russell W
WHEELER EXPRESS FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2000-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9550Q Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Decatur Aero Club INC
Decatur, Illinois
Standard 2000-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50MK Knight Michael Allen
RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2000-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7942Y Piper
PA-30
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Atlantic Aero Marine INC
Seaford, Delaware
Restricted 2000-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N604EA Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Executive Air Transport INC
Muskegon, Michigan
Standard 2000-02-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6158V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2000-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1457J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2000-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115KS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Kent State University
Stow, Ohio
Standard 2000-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N116KS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Kent State University
Stow, Ohio
Standard 2000-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N117KS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Kent State University
Stow, Ohio
Standard 2000-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N118KS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Kent State University
Stow, Ohio
Standard 2000-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N119KS Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Kent State University
Stow, Ohio
Standard 2000-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N394SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Edb Air INC
Wilsonville, Oregon
Standard 2000-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2339T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine K e F Enterprises INC
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Standard 2000-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3761T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2000-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87ES Shilling E E
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2000-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N905CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol INC
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2000-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N907CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol INC
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2000-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N908CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol INC
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2000-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N913CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol INC
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2000-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N915CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol INC
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2000-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N917CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol INC
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2000-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol INC
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2000-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N919CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol INC
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2000-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N920CP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol INC
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 2000-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N877TC Waltz Joe A
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2000-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18981 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine K V Aviation LTD
Greenfield, Indiana
Standard 2000-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201JD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2000-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31RR Register Richard L
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Experimental 2000-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33698 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2000-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6970U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2000-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16429 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2000-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9119T Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1999-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N720TS Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1999-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7275D Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Spokane, Washington
Standard 1999-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9547M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 1999-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4656J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1999-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1156Z Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1999-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N808RV Ansell H Albert
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 1999-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180SP Machado David
DM 20 STOL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Experimental 1999-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N453SP Cessna
172S
Fixed-wing, single engine United States Air Force Owner
Elmendorf Afb, Alaska
Standard 1999-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2733R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1999-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3485X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Cdm Flight Club INC
La Jolla, California
Standard 1999-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5782V Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Dave Sheets and Sons Contracting INC
Columbia City, Indiana
Standard 1999-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3059S Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 1999-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2141T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Horizon Ventures INC
Red Oak, Iowa
Standard 1999-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6962V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1999-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9073V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1999-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9129X Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1999-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101LU Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Lynn University INC
Boca Raton, Florida
Standard 1999-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1286J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1999-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2384U Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Spokane, Washington
Standard 1999-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2389V Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Spokane, Washington
Standard 1999-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N230KL Laundrie Kenneth
COZY MARK IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 1999-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315L Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1999-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4675J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1999-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57CP Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1999-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41731 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1999-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58162 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 1999-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20GW Wood
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Experimental 1999-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6016Y Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 1999-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6861V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine J & B Aero INC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 1999-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N320KB Berkovec Kenneth
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 1999-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7XM Cheney D Mark
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 1999-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N806BB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 1999-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1455X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Capital Management LLC
San Jose, California
Standard 1999-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7548J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1999-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80014 Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Louisiana
Standard 1999-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N418ES Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wright Aero INC
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Standard 1999-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9471C Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 1999-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4394H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1999-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N204DM Mcalee Dennis Earl
ULTIMATE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 1999-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201FL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 1999-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1306W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine 06 Whiskey Partners
Centennial, Colorado
Standard 1999-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1390T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Accessible Aviation INC
Tupelo, Mississippi
Standard 1999-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N227DT Nason David F
FALCO F8L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 1999-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6939V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wyoming
Standard 1999-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5041S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1999-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5297L Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Indulgences INC
Putnam Valley, New York
Standard 1999-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6488Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 1999-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N361P Pecoraro Phil I
LANCAIR 320/360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 1999-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N765CB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Jillco Enterprises INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 1999-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2644W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 1999-04-23 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.