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
N41EP Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 1994-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N294RJ Johnson Robert K
GLASAIR 2S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 1994-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71EF Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 1994-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9270M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 1994-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3993T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Alliance INC
Lexington, Kentucky
Standard 1993-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N721RX Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1993-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1506J Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 1993-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44649 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Special flight permit 1993-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4513J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 1993-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3997N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1993-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9562M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1993-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85BM Mccrorie Robert
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 1993-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46983 Smale Christopher L
RUTAN DEFIANT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 1993-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18887 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1993-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3073R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1993-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201QM Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Nordica Group LTD
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 1993-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57343 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow Plane INC
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Standard 1993-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1421T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 1993-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1046U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1993-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36574 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine California In Nice INC
San Jose, California
Standard 1993-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14FP Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1993-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3892N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Need for Speed INC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 1993-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27GW Marflite Corp Ltd
CHRISTIAN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 1993-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4182H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Superiority INC
Syracuse, New York
Standard 1993-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54473 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Gomez Julian e
Palo Alto, California
Standard 1993-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2436M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Venture Aviation INC
Arlington, Massachusetts
Standard 1993-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N435RT Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1993-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5124S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1993-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2218Z Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Artisan Aviation INC
Rochester, New York
Standard 1993-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3069R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1993-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N195RF Feehery George R Jr
AURIGA-FEEHERY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Experimental 1992-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2308T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 1992-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1498T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1992-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36777 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 1992-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1356Q Johnson-Arrington-Routh
PITTS S1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 1992-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4521T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1992-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6914V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1992-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6185L Great Lakes
2T-1A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 1992-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6719B Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1992-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9245M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 1992-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4501J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 1992-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12066 Grey Kenneth P
GLASAIR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 1992-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N74KK Aerotek
PITTS S-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 1992-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55996 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1992-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1039M Manly James H
LANCAIR 360
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 1992-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6345C Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 1992-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N754DM Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1992-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3951T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1992-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8033 Aerotek
PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1992-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9153S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine B Squared INC
Bedford, New Hampshire
Standard 1992-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4847T Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1992-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4663W Rockwell International
112TCA
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 1992-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3883T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Paul Novak Mdpc
Des Moines, Iowa
Standard 1992-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62FR Piper
PA-30
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1992-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3412C Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 1992-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757AP Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 1992-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104M Galpin Henry M
BUCKER AERO Z 131
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 1992-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426JT Reilly Michael R
ACRO SPORT II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Experimental 1992-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2009K Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 1992-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N638PR Rensink Paul
GLASAIR RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 1992-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55678 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 1992-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6892V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Delaware
Standard 1991-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9136B Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1991-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3049R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Rls Rental CO DBA
Joplin, Missouri
Standard 1991-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24625 Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1991-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16YR Irwin Robert D
BIG L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 1991-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5550Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1991-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1067G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1991-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6842V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 1991-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4MY Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1991-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8610N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 1991-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2215Q Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 1991-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91RF Fast Royce
RF-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 1991-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N187JC Cosmano Joseph S
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Experimental 1991-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1466J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 1991-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N366LC Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon
Standard 1991-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9563 Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1991-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9571M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1991-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18841 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Quality Aviation INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 1991-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5859Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 1991-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9330V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1991-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1723J Rockwell International
112TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 1991-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1154U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1991-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7408V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine M Twenty INC
Bismarck, North Dakota
Standard 1991-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5201L Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 1991-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18793 Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1991-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125VA Conklin Christopher E
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 1991-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9248M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 1991-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7180C Jackson David R
VELOCITY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 1991-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3895F Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 1991-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1317W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1991-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4671J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1991-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3704T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1991-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N401DS Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Delaware State University
Dover, Delaware
Standard 1990-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205AD Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Connecticut
Standard 1990-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1045L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 1990-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3957F Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 1990-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55485 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1990-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N148GP Pipitone Guy L
PITTS S-1S/T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 1990-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9466N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 1990-10-10 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.