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.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Mooney M-20 · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Diamond Aircraft DA 40 Diamond Star · Beechcraft C24 · Piper PA-34 Seneca · Rockwell International 112 · Beechcraft A23 · Beechcraft B24 · Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 8,176 | 96% |
| Piston twins | 284 | 3% |
| Helicopters | 94 | 1% |
| Gyroplanes | 2 | 0.0% |
| Airships | 2 | 0.0% |
| Turboprops | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gliders | 1 | 0.0% |
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
Failure reports 39 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 1 |
| 97 | 2 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 99 | 2 |
| 00 | 1 |
| 01 | 5 |
| 02 | 1 |
| 03 | 2 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 2 |
| 07 | 2 |
| 08 | 3 |
| 09 | 3 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 1 |
| 17 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 |
| 23 | 2 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Door | 3 |
| Actuator | 2 |
| Spinner | 2 |
| Alternator | 1 |
| Bellcrank | 1 |
| Buss Tie | 1 |
| Contactor | 1 |
| Cowling | 1 |
| Cylinder Head | 1 |
| Fuel Control | 1 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 12 · advice, not orders
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
- Mooney M-20 2,663 with this engine series
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 2,146 with this engine series
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk 956 with this engine series
- Diamond Aircraft DA 40 Diamond Star 192 with this engine series
- Beechcraft C24 154 with this engine series
- Piper PA-34 Seneca 142 with this engine series
- Rockwell International 112 138 with this engine series
- Beechcraft A23 118 with this engine series
- Texas 865 of these aircraft
- California 857 of these aircraft
- Florida 775 of these aircraft
- Delaware 323 of these aircraft
- Ohio 247 of these aircraft
- Christiansen Aviation LLC 45 of these aircraft
- Civil Air Patrol INC 27 of these aircraft
- Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC 24 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 20 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 17 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-360 series 42 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IO-360 series 39 reports since 1995
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 model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
