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
N1200X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1990-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3140P Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1990-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N131WW Bucker-Jungmann
AERO Z-131
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 1990-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2292M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 1990-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33129 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Cloud 9 Flying Club INC
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Standard 1990-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55763 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 1990-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1171M Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Professional Flyers Corporation
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 1990-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9584M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1990-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5770V Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 1990-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41911 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine West Bend Air INC
West Bend, Wisconsin
Standard 1990-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90DV Doers Douglas A
VELOCITY RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 1990-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2639W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1990-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4452T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1990-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6943V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1990-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9354N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1990-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8979M Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1990-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6201F Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1990-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N547DW Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1989-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201EE Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine National University Services INC
Salem, Virginia
Standard 1989-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56211 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Bergstrom Aircraft INC
Pasco, Washington
Standard 1989-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5789Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1989-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7457V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 1989-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9746Q Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 1989-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2514W Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1989-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32RJ Boland
MONG SPORT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 1989-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7044C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1989-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24LD Beech
C24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ari Ben Aviator INC
Fort Pierce, Florida
Standard 1989-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56EB Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine 56 Eb INC
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 1989-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31AL Langenheim Allan
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Experimental 1989-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3516X Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 1989-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Bugruggles LTD
Wilmette, Illinois
Standard 1989-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56696 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 1989-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1039U Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Iowa Lakes Community College
Estherville, Iowa
Standard 1989-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1955Y Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 1989-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9724L Beech
A24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1989-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5089S Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1989-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9373S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Central Vermont Flying Club INC
Williston, Vermont
Standard 1989-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43817 Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1989-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78188 Globe
GC-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1989-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6303Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1989-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9316V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1989-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31216 Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft Valley Aire INC
Marlboro, New York
Standard 1989-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8265S Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Thunderbird Aircraft CO
Bloomington, Minnesota
Standard 1989-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424KC Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 1989-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3709T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1989-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2770W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1989-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205QQ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Sundhagen Construction INC
Saint Ignatius, Montana
Standard 1989-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8936 Swanson Carl
SE5A
Fixed-wing, single engine C C Air Corporation
Lancaster, California
Experimental 1989-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4986J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1989-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N402DS Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Delaware State University
Dover, Delaware
Standard 1988-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201JC Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1988-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9238 Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft Cronite Global CORP
Parsippany, New Jersey
Standard 1988-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6031V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1988-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9784M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1988-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2965T Christen Industries Inc
A-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1988-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17RT Trump Roger L
PITTS SPECIAL S1 GO
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 1988-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N917TY Youngdahl Thomas Patrick
PITTS SIS
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 1988-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9371N Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Tial Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 1988-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9623F Hughes
269C
Rotorcraft Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1988-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N531PW Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1988-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1217X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Ranger Aviation Enterprises INC
San Angelo, Texas
Standard 1988-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69DS Johnson Edward H
S-1C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 1988-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4XS Sommer John
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 1988-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6036K Cessna
R172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Valley Flyers INC
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Standard 1988-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7431J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 1988-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N950DS Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1988-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N249AM Marshall Allan W
HIPERBIPE SNS-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 1988-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1272X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 1988-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5WP Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1988-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747CF Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine East Hill Flying Club INC
Ithaca, New York
Standard 1988-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4985T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 1988-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9503M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1988-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201LZ Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1988-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9385F Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Texas
Restricted 1988-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N920CM Anderson Mark William
PITTS S 1E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 1988-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9442F Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Washington
Multiple 1987-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6744N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1987-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2703R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1987-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27AA Andersen Allen Edward
STARDUSTER TOO SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 1987-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72432 Cessna
337G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Special flight permit 1987-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9097V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1987-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123PA Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly for Fun INC
Niceville, Florida
Standard 1987-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7688J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 1987-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115AC Hughes
269B
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1987-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201CY Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
Standard 1987-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6952U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 1987-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2557W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1987-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N525VB Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1987-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4889 Enstrom
F-28A
Rotorcraft Albert Lea Arpt INC
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Standard 1987-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1505X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Farrell Donald A
Owasso, Oklahoma
Standard 1987-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7752M Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 1987-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39787 Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1987-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1156U Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Shamu INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 1987-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8098R Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Somerset Air Service INC
Bedminster, New Jersey
Standard 1987-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200FC Conover Forest R
CONOVER SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Experimental 1986-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N912W Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1986-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32357 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1986-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1963T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Condor Aero Club INC
Zelienople, Pennsylvania
Standard 1986-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1048L Lake
LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1986-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N990JD Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1986-07-29 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.