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
N3538N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 1986-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6964V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 1986-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1361J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 1986-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1072N Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1986-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9322S Beech
B24R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1986-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9228V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1986-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7437J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 1986-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100TC Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 1986-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9236C Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 1986-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9416S Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1986-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29305 Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Mbs Aircraft INC
Saginaw, Michigan
Standard 1986-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3404X Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero Nautical Electronics INC
Starke, Florida
Standard 1986-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N742CS Piper
PA-34-200
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1985-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4996S Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1985-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201QA Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Iron Wing Flying Club INC
Shelby Township, Michigan
Standard 1985-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N563PJ Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 1985-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3849U Cessna
336
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 1985-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4138H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1985-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6770V Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1985-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5574Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1985-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4817T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1985-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1073X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Austin Arrows INC
Austin, Texas
Standard 1985-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9647M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Soaring Eagle Flying Club
Midland, Michigan
Standard 1985-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2649W Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1985-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5973S Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1985-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82859 Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 1985-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N914JW Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1985-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N812DD Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 1985-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1272T Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1985-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4908J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1985-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5701Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1984-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6972U Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 1984-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7903C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Hocking Valley Flying Club INC
Hebron, Ohio
Standard 1984-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7VB Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Deeb INC
Port Richey, Florida
Standard 1984-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4967J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine B F D INC
Newington, Connecticut
Standard 1984-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79387 Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1984-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4606J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1984-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5904Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Lorincz Dennis K
Wadsworth, Ohio
Standard 1984-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1420J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1984-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N455ET Great Lakes
2T-1A-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Lakes Aircraft INC.
Maumee, Ohio
Standard 1984-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5618Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 1983-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4201L Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 1983-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1201V Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1983-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8667C Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Waldrops Auto Parts INC
Taft, California
Standard 1983-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15545 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1983-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9485V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1983-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999VF Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1983-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2927M Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 1983-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1220L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 1983-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N490NR Partenavia Spa
P.68C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Columbus, Ohio
Standard 1983-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4035N Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1983-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9608F Hughes
269C
Rotorcraft Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1982-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6222H Piper
PA-28R-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 1982-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2719R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 1982-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55005 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Connecticut
Standard 1982-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201NL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 1982-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4977J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Jad CORP
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Standard 1982-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1444J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 1982-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9631M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Dakota
Standard 1982-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1NN Nielsen Norman P
STEPHENS SUPER ACRO
Fixed-wing, single engine Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC
Polk City, Florida
Experimental 1982-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3880T Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1982-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6372Q Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1982-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8462N Beech
A23-24
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1982-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5731V Beech
D95A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Big Bend Community College
Moses Lakes, Washington
Standard 1982-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9616V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 1982-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201RL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Gmg Associates
Madison, Connecticut
Standard 1982-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180K O'Kelly Patrick W
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 1982-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6188V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1981-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8315B Piper
PA-28RT-201
Fixed-wing, single engine Robins Air Force Base Aero Club
Robins Afb, Georgia
Standard 1981-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201ZL Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1981-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9918G Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Roettger Investment Corporation
Evansville, Indiana
Standard 1981-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81LK Kinder Larry R
MUSTANG-II
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 1981-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81JT Tumilowicz John S
MJ-5 SIROCCO
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 1981-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88WH Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1981-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26SS Carmichael Robert E
LASER 200
Fixed-wing, single engine All Attitude Aviation INC
Edgewater, Florida
Experimental 1981-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108GG Graeser
BEDE 4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 1981-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3214F Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1980-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23DG Aerotek
PITTS S-2A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1980-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4351X Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1980-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80002 Aerotek
PITTS S-2
Fixed-wing, single engine All Attitude Aviation INC
Edgewater, Florida
Standard 1980-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41AC Pitts Flying Club
PITTS S-1S
Fixed-wing, single engine Pitts Flying Club of Stoughton
Stoughton, Wisconsin
Experimental 1980-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7545J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine P D Q Space Arrow INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 1979-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N322HC Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Clover Park Technical College
Tacoma, Washington
Standard 1979-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75152 Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1979-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6052Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1979-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201LU Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Rg Rentals
Waterford, Wisconsin
Standard 1979-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5900Q Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1979-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201XY Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Ismagil Rawil A
Huntington Beach, California
Standard 1979-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9342V Mooney
M20E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1979-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1352J Rockwell International
112A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 1978-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2972L Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1978-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7653J Piper
PA-28R-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1978-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9782M Mooney
M20F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 1978-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3090R Piper
PA-28R-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Casper Clarence JR
Groton, Connecticut
Standard 1978-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11LD Denning-Lawrence
DENNING EAGLE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 1978-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6017V Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1978-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4220H Mooney
M20J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1978-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1191J Aero Commander
112
Fixed-wing, single engine Mag-Nif INC
Mentor, Ohio
Standard 1978-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1231L Consolidated Aeronautics Inc.
LAKE LA-4-200
Fixed-wing, single engine Lake Amphibian of Norwood
Norwood, Massachusetts
Standard 1978-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21MV Vollman
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 1978-02-24 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.