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
N5502Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Academy Computer Services INC
Stoneham, Massachusetts
Standard 1998-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6949U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 1998-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42RJ Rjb Aviation Enterprises Inc
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 1998-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4466X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1998-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N749CS Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1998-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5169M Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1998-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78048 Globe
GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1998-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3484N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 1997-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30YR Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Inn Flying Club INC
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Standard 1997-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7153U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 1997-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18865 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Shoreline Aviation LLC
Norman, Oklahoma
Standard 1997-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50C Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Allred & Associates INC
Skaneateles, New York
Standard 1997-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18987 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bhr Aviation INC
Potomac, Maryland
Standard 1997-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46GB Buzel George Jr
AKRO 200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Experimental 1997-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2RH Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Rene M Haas INC
North Chatham, Massachusetts
Standard 1997-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7163V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 1997-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9522M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1997-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15529 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 1997-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56720 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Precision Flight Training INC
Newberg, Oregon
Standard 1997-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15850 Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation East INC
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Standard 1997-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6471Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 1997-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15159 Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Piper One Five Niner INC
Greenville, Wisconsin
Standard 1997-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8013B Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 1997-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9371S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 1997-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N418DC Cunningham Dan
VELOCITY STD ELITE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 1997-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4846J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 1997-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55AJ Judge Andrew L
VELOCITY ELITE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 1997-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22DN Nelson David T
VELOCITY RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 1997-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8824E Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1997-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81PS Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 1997-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6358Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 1997-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3265F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 1997-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5125S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1997-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30110 Pietsch
SD-TWO
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Experimental 1997-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1295X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Oz Aviation INC
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
Standard 1997-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4599H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1997-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9387M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1997-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1590X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1997-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N301JK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1997-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1483J Rockwell International
112B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1997-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1325J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1997-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9767F Cessna
172R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mid Island Air Service INC
Ronkonkoma, New York
Standard 1997-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16628 Aerotek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 1997-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1088J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1997-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44AB Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1997-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8KC Cassens
STARDUSTER TOO
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 1997-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7020V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1997-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31DH Hoelzen Donald H
EAA ACRO II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 1997-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97ER Rustand Erik Anton
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 1997-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6602L Partenavia S.P.A.
P 68 OBSERVER
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1997-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7682M Cessna
175
Fixed-wing, single engine Van de Hei Mike
Pioneer, California
Standard 1997-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40SV Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1997-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4774J Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1997-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5886L Great Lakes
2T-1A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1997-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N676EC Castle Joseph E
GLASAIR II-SRG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 1997-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9266K Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Restrepo Aircraft CORP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Standard 1997-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6301Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 1997-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49EX Metz Reinhard
WHEELER EXPRESS FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 1997-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N895PM Dugdale Peter
RV6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 1997-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7125U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 1997-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4461X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 1997-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81PB Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 1997-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70WT Loboschefsky Terry
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Experimental 1997-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6971T Todaro Rodney F
STD / RG-E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Experimental 1997-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N138ET Gebbie Foster Thomas Iv
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 1997-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6756V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 1997-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201TR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero Nautical Electronics INC
Starke, Florida
Standard 1997-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N216RS Shumaker Robert H
IIS-RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 1997-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44PK Nau P C/King J C
GLASAIR II-S FT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Experimental 1997-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24BS Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1997-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9417K Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine West Bend Air INC
West Bend, Wisconsin
Standard 1997-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N313CA Mckinstry
PITTS SPECIAL S-1LD
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 1997-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N135K Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Acord Aviation CO L L C
Chandler, Oklahoma
Standard 1997-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4456X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly By Knight CORP
Shoreview, Minnesota
Standard 1997-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5201X Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1997-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25PS Killough
PITTS S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 1997-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1771S Lange William H
GLASAIR II-S RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Experimental 1997-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1468 Starduster
SA-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Experimental 1996-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43587 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1996-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N519JM Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1996-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7622J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Skylink Aviation INC
Florissant, Missouri
Standard 1996-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9716M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Ashton Flyers INC
Ashton, Idaho
Standard 1996-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201BT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Steve Lunsford CORP
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Standard 1996-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55378 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1996-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N420BJ Johannes Robert D
JOHANNES-ACRO SPT II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 1996-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62790 Tibert Andrew E
ONE DESIGN DR-107
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Experimental 1996-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9377C Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Liggett Services INC
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Standard 1996-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N230BC Burgy John R
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Experimental 1996-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6979U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1996-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1583J Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1996-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21RE Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Berts Manufacturing and Sales INC
Sandpoint, Idaho
Standard 1996-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79854 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1996-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1203L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 1996-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5059L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aeromarine Airways CORP
Miami, Florida
Standard 1996-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4924J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1996-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7TB Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1996-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3493X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 1996-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40905 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 1996-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2594W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1996-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3943X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1996-07-08 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.