The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Lycoming O-360 series

1,066 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-360 series engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Robinson R22 is the model most often fitted with it (145 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1952 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 O-360 series (2 codes). FAA spellings: 0-360 SERIES · O-360 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Robinson R22145Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1 Husky95Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow91Piper PA-44 Seminole77Tiger Aircraft Llc AG-541American Champion Aircraft 8 Decathlon and Scout33Piper PA-18 Super Cub23Piper/Cub Crafters PA-1819Cub Crafters PA1814Cessna 172 Skyhawk14American Champion Aircraft 7 Citabria and Champ8Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout7

Robinson R22 · Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1 Husky · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Piper PA-44 Seminole · Tiger Aircraft Llc AG-5 · American Champion Aircraft 8 Decathlon and Scout · Piper PA-18 Super Cub · Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18 · Cub Crafters PA18 · Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Where they are owner's state

Texas105California86Florida67Alaska60Delaware54Arizona49Oregon39Utah37Idaho29Washington28

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles834 (78%)Helicopters149 (14%)Piston twins83 (8%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

016432849365719401950196019701980199020002010622020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Lycoming O-360 series the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-286, held by Textron Lycoming Avco Corporation). The FAA has issued 25 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 425 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 12 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 25 airworthiness directives · newest first

2026-04-082026-04-11 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2024-12-052024-21-02 · Engine (Reciprocating) · engine
2021-01-152020-25-12 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2017-08-152017-16-11 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2012-10-242012-19-01 · Crankshafts · engine
2012-03-272012-03-07 · Carburetor · engine

All orders naming the Lycoming O-360 series

Failure reports 425 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0265279105950005101520224

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bolt18Control Cable17Actuator13Mount13Tube13Elbow12Rib10Cylinder9Skin9Cable8

Latest reports

2024-10-08Cylinder Head: cracked
2024-09-25Shaft: sheared
2021-05-11Window: separated
2020-08-04Ignition Sys: failed
2019-05-03Bolt: cracked

Certificates and bulletins

E-286Type certificate held by Textron Lycoming Avco Corporation · 72 models listed · revised July 16, 1998

Safety bulletins 17 · advice, not orders

2022-09-26NE-06-31R6 · Engine Lubricating Oils
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,...

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

These connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-360-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,066

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N52SL Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2020-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N324A Cub Crafters
PA18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2020-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N646JM Moyes John P
VANS RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2020-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86472 Saunders A L/Vans Acft
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2020-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N199GS Rosado J A/Wallis D J
GLASTAR GS-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2020-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N629JM Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2020-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7477 Lochinger Dale
VA-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2020-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N211JJ Oveross James A
SUPER CUB
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2020-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N897JW Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Amh Properties LLC
Auburn, Alabama
Standard 2020-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5716Z Piper
PA-18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Ridge Soaring Society
New Castle, Virginia
Multiple 2020-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N323BT Olson Bryce T
SPORTSMAN
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2020-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N831SH Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2020-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2053J Covington Ben
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N422CC Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Aqua Aero LLC
Clackamas, Oregon
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201HW Welch Tim J
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Experimental 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N276ML Maule
MXT-7-180
Fixed-wing, single engine A M Aviation LLC
Paragould, Arkansas
Standard 2020-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6014Y Netzer Dave
VANS RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2019-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N340PA Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Vidal Aviation LLC
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Standard 2019-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N445KC Brandon John
VANS RV7-A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2019-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95CH Cecil W Jones
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Experimental 2019-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1230E Johnny Mcmahan
SUPER 4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Experimental 2019-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5362U Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2019-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7533D Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N950TE Tiger Aircraft Llc
AG-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N944MA Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Ljmf 17 LLC
Hays, Kansas
Standard 2019-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1269T Joey Cheek
MONSTER CUB
Fixed-wing, single engine Cheek Joey F
Red Bluff, California
Experimental 2019-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N527BC Didericksen Gar
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2019-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555XC Gyroflug
SC 01 B-160
Fixed-wing, single engine Triple Five Air LLC
Redwood City, California
Experimental 2019-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N803SB Nelson Erik S
SPORTSMAN
Fixed-wing, single engine Eatinger Alvin R
Ashland, Oregon
Experimental 2019-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N299CA Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Scenic Concepts LLC
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Standard 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N937TE Tiger Aircraft Llc
AG-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7679H Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Summerskyz INC
Urbana, Illinois
Standard 2019-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N235TP Piper
PA-28-161
Fixed-wing, single engine Svl Aviation LLC
Delray Beach, Florida
Standard 2019-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22R Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Sulphur Creek Helicopters LLC
George West, Texas
Standard 2019-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N146CC Cub Crafters
PA18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2019-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N802CM Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine N802Cm LLC
Lebanon, Missouri
Standard 2019-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61LD Lorenzo D Blake
RV9
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2019-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N187TX Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Xin Han Aviation LLC
Atwater, California
Standard 2019-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N355AB Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Xin Han Aviation LLC
Atwater, California
Standard 2019-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98749 Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2019-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N624BT Jespersen Barry W
RV-9A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2019-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5016S Tubbs Shaun
PA12-BOYER SUPER CUB
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Experimental 2019-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5368H Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Pacific Flight Aviation LLC
Costa Mesa, California
Standard 2019-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80YR Mackenzie Robert S
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine International Engineering & Sourcing
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Experimental 2019-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N955SM Maule
MXT-7-180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Custom Concrete & Building LLC
Pleasantville, Tennessee
Standard 2019-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N254AZ Saylor Edward
SAYLOR RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2019-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N606HS Six Herb
NORTH STAR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2019-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180BV Piper
PA-28-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2019-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5363J Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N619BG Dalton David G
VANS RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2019-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N377CB Kipp Hugh J
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2019-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N504WB Pierce James D
RUTAN LONG-EZ
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2019-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N149TS Stratton Billy G
VANS RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N417AB Barger John A
RV8A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2019-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N671RM American Champion Aircraft
7GCAA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2019-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N349AM Aviat Aircraft Inc
A-1B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N792MT Thomas L Parker
VANS ACFT INC RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Experimental 2019-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N658RL Lucky Me Llc
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N929TE Tiger Aircraft Llc
AG-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Hawaii
Standard 2019-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N835SH Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4615 Cub Crafters
CC18-180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2019-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N944KM Rick H Martin
PA-18 REPLICA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2019-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N762JR James D Rohauer
BEARHAWK PATROL
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2019-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92873 Cessna
172M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N985AC American Champion Aircraft
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Rainey Aerial AG Service INC
Obion, Tennessee
Standard 2019-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62MG Gagnon Maurice
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2019-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95690 Jackson Terry C
JACKSON-SWICK T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2019-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N524TC Constantino Thomas F
RV-6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2019-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2067M Bell Gene F
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2019-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N373EW Wolff Eugene Ted
D F A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Experimental 2019-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3103E Piper
PA-44-180
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Spartan Education LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N257WD James F Watts
VANS ACFT INC RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2019-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N942VT Lenart David R
AVIPRO BEARHAWK
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Experimental 2019-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N420RM Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2019-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N946TE Tiger Aircraft Llc
AG-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Strange Bird LLC
Hackensack, New Jersey
Standard 2019-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N939TE Tiger Aircraft Llc
AG-5B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9378D Cessna
172RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Andden Aviation LLC
Santa Monica, California
Standard 2019-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31TJ Jackson Terry C
VANS ACFT RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Experimental 2019-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19SQ Aaron Zeff
BACKCOUNTRY SUPERCUB
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2019-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N197BC American Champion Aircraft
8GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N175PT Andres Tim Q
CANARD PUSHER
Fixed-wing, single engine Cozy 4 Adventure LLC
Stanford, California
Experimental 2019-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N518TR Regan Thomas F
RV-6
Fixed-wing, single engine Corrina Cumulus LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Experimental 2018-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N504RV Aronson David
RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2018-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102PM Archer Michael
S-18T
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2018-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226JK Cub Crafters
PA18-150
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2018-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N778RV Caubet Jose A
VANS RV8
Fixed-wing, single engine Im Pruv All INC
Fallon, Nevada
Experimental 2018-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13VC Cox Vernon Lewis
PA 18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2018-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N246RA American Champion Aircraft
7GCBC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N743DP Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Veracity Aviation LLC
Seguin, Texas
Standard 2018-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224VR Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Concho Aviation LLC
Sterling City, Texas
Standard 2018-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747RV Arthur Brent Wenger
VANS RV-7A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Experimental 2018-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N588LE Robinson Helicopter
R22 BETA
Helicopter Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23T Baker Ralph E
ELITE
Fixed-wing, single engine Grass Roots Aviators LLC
Orlando, Florida
Experimental 2018-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180VA Grenier Raymond H
VANS RV-4
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2018-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N909RB Richard D Bohnsack
RV-7
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2018-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N172AP Cessna
172M
Fixed-wing, single engine Bmac Aviation LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2018-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N350ML Piper
PA-28-181
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Nonsense INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2018-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N858SB Barrett Sheldon L
RV6A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2018-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84KT Taylor Kevin G
RV-8
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2018-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62EA Norman D Aiken
SPORTSMAN 2+2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2018-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.