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
N962S Reichelt Skip
GLASAIR SUPER II
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Experimental 1996-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N963PP Pence Patrick E
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 1996-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56283 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1996-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9553M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Lolob LLP
Bozeman, Montana
Standard 1996-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1104J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1996-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1165L Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1996-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3BV Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1996-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53WL Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine W L Paris Enterprises INC
Louisville, Kentucky
Standard 1996-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1522X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 1996-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58060 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Pacer Flying Club INC
Millbrae, California
Standard 1996-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6431Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 1996-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2905L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 1996-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2072T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1996-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N711AB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine L J S Enterprises INC
Albany, Texas
Standard 1996-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3530X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 1996-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6170J Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 1996-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N799HS Stewart John H
VANS RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 1996-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9586M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine H W S Enterprises INC
Canal Fulton, Ohio
Standard 1996-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N204TJ Jones Timothy P
COZY MARK IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Experimental 1996-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9375M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Special flight permit 1996-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N230MP Penketh Mike
PITTS S1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 1996-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N150GH Otto Gregory A
VELOCITY-FIXED GEAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 1996-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11719 Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Relkar Holdings INC
Newark, Delaware
Standard 1996-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3364X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1996-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888JD Beech
E95
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1996-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56SG Glemba Stuwart
SH2RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 1996-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6375Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Special flight permit 1996-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2668W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1996-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N913GS Stull Gary
VELOCITY 173 FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 1996-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2745W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1996-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4346H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1996-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112BM Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 1996-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3921X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1996-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201LP Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1995-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5670Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1995-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9491N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1995-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N232JT Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1995-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1990Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1995-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15643 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerolease LTD
Dubuque, Iowa
Standard 1995-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2008B Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 1995-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3774H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 1995-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4212H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 1995-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1707H Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Cyberflight INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 1995-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201JM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1995-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79838 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 1995-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9065V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 1995-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21JK Aerotek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1995-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3388X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1995-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5829Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Henery L Bodmer INC
Kenmare, North Dakota
Standard 1995-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N488RD Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1995-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1068L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Thompson Equipment CO
New Orleans, Louisiana
Standard 1995-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N535TW Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1995-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N204TA Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 1995-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12SF Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 1995-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92DB Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1995-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4793J Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Sheco INC
Aloha, Oregon
Standard 1995-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2762W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 1995-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3874T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1995-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201RR Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1995-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6879V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1995-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55030 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1995-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56680 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky III Corporation
Smyrna, Tennessee
Standard 1995-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201KK Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1995-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7920L Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1995-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3769T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine 69 Tango Flying Club
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Standard 1995-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6986Q Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1995-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N362AR Rutz Andrew
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Experimental 1995-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1185J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1995-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5254N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 1995-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N850RS Seckerson Roy
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Experimental 1995-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N771BW Wilkins William G
ACRO SPORT II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 1995-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9130B Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 1995-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360LC Gregg Delvin K
LANCAIR 320
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 1995-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6684U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 1995-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9374M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 1995-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N560TC Cacek Tom
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 1995-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2007M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1994-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26HS Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1994-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7451J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1994-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3946T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1994-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121E Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1994-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2940R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 1994-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55FF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 1994-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17QD Daniel Quinton L
VELOCITY STANDARD
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 1994-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65662 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1994-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2722R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Puerto Rico
Standard 1994-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201PF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Mooney Flyers LLC
Minot, North Dakota
Standard 1994-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6963V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1994-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N230XL Rulason Leonard
RX1 LASER
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 1994-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201JL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1994-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214GP Pietsch Warren
IT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Experimental 1994-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4621J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1994-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66DK Koster Douglas D
COZY MARK IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 1994-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9332N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 1994-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40982 Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Seneca Aviation LLC
Wheaton, Maryland
Standard 1994-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1932Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 1994-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6592R Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1994-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4535J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Mooney Executive Partnership
Kent, Washington
Standard 1994-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5086S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero Air INC
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 1994-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N441CK Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1994-02-08 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.