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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
