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

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 Lycoming Engines). 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

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 Lycoming Engines · 72 models listed · revised April 30, 2013

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

Robinson R22 145 with this engine series
Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1 Husky 95 with this engine series
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 91 with this engine series
Piper PA-44 Seminole 77 with this engine series
Tiger Aircraft Llc AG-5 41 with this engine series
American Champion Aircraft 8 Decathlon and Scout 33 with this engine series
Piper PA-18 Super Cub 23 with this engine series
Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18 19 with this engine series

Where they are

Texas 105 of these aircraft
California 86 of these aircraft
Florida 67 of these aircraft
Alaska 60 of these aircraft
Delaware 54 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC 9 of these aircraft
Skywest Leasing INC 8 of these aircraft
Spitzer Helicopter LLC 7 of these aircraft
Alba Aviation Services INC 7 of these aircraft
November Alpha LLC 6 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-360 series 25 airworthiness directives
Failure reports on the Lycoming O-360 series 425 reports since 1995

Analytics

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 model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N111KT	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Holt Helicopters INC Uvalde, Texas	Standard	2015-04-21	Valid
N6838U	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Primary	2015-04-03	Valid
N74347	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Spitzer Helicopter LLC Woodland Hills, California	Standard	2015-04-03	Valid
N74606	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Spitzer Helicopter LLC Woodland Hills, California	Restricted	2015-04-03	Valid
N7526P	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Spitzer Helicopter LLC Woodland Hills, California	Standard	2015-04-03	Valid
N7532R	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Spitzer Helicopter LLC Woodland Hills, California	Standard	2015-04-03	Valid
N7532S	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Spitzer Helicopter LLC Woodland Hills, California	Standard	2015-04-03	Valid
N786SH	Robinson Helicopter R22	Helicopter	Spitzer Helicopter LLC Woodland Hills, California	Standard	2015-04-03	Valid
N791SH	Robinson Helicopter R22	Helicopter	Spitzer Helicopter LLC Woodland Hills, California	Standard	2015-04-03	Valid
N91LE	Leggette Gary F RV-6A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2015-03-26	Valid
N7507N	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-03-02	Valid
N259CF	Freegard Chuck SAFARI HELICOPTER	Rotorcraft	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	2015-01-21	Valid
N491CM	Mottinger Casey P RV-8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2015-01-21	Valid
N136CC	Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-12-19	Valid
N125MG	Piper PA-44-180	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC Hillsboro, Oregon	Standard	2014-12-10	Valid
N190DC	Piper PA-44-180	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC Hillsboro, Oregon	Standard	2014-12-10	Valid
N450JA	Piper PA-44-180	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC Hillsboro, Oregon	Standard	2014-12-10	Valid
N7148A	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC Hillsboro, Oregon	Standard	2014-12-10	Valid
N771SH	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC Hillsboro, Oregon	Standard	2014-12-10	Valid
N779SH	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC Hillsboro, Oregon	Standard	2014-12-10	Valid
N924SH	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC Hillsboro, Oregon	Standard	2014-12-10	Valid
N555UH	Robinson Helicopter R22	Helicopter	Alba Aviation Services INC Scottsdale, Arizona	Standard	2014-12-05	Valid
N52HY	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2014-11-10	Valid
N77JZ	James Zimmerman VAN'S RV7	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2014-11-05	Valid
N8380U	Cessna 172F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Trp Enterprises INC Mocksville, North Carolina	Standard	2014-11-03	Valid
N866MM	Cub Crafters CC18-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Morris Engineering Group LLC Juneau, Alaska	Standard	2014-11-03	Valid
N949TE	Tiger Aircraft Llc AG-5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-11-03	Valid
N7321M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Experimental	2014-10-31	Valid
N3010W	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sunwest Aviation INC Santa Ynez, California	Standard	2014-10-29	Valid
N559DD	Robinson Helicopter R22	Helicopter	Robinson Helicopter CO INC Torrance, California	Standard	2014-10-28	Valid
N53MH	Hansen Michael P HANSEN-VANS RV-6	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Experimental	2014-10-27	Valid
N326AR	Maule MX-7-180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2014-10-21	Valid
N90989	Bellanca 7GCBC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2014-10-16	Valid
N767GC	Chaudoin George S RV-6	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	2014-10-07	Valid
N824WS	Robinson Helicopter R22	Helicopter	Hampton Roads Charter Service Chesapeake, Virginia	Standard	2014-09-23	Valid
N554GL	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Concho Aviation LLC Sterling City, Texas	Standard	2014-09-09	Valid
N518TC	Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2014-09-04	Valid
N892PT	Tims Duane R RV7-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-08-21	Valid
N671DJ	Decker Daniel B RV-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-08-18	Valid
N171MC	Kenneth L Orloff MARQUART MA-5	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-08-14	Valid
N782SH	Robinson Helicopter R22	Helicopter	Jtc Aviation LLC Nashville, Tennessee	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N220WM	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Utah Helicopter LLC Spanish Fork, Utah	Standard	2014-05-23	Valid
N7517W	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Vaquillas Trading CO LTD Aguilares, Texas	Standard	2014-05-22	Valid
N1614J	Joseph Coraggio GARAGGIO-EZ	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2014-05-21	Valid
N131FJ	Huerta Jesse A COZY IV PLUS	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2014-04-28	Valid
N177SR	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Tumbleweed Leasing CO INC Salt Lake City, Utah	Standard	2014-04-03	Valid
N795GF	Brett Douglas Gerber VELOCITY SE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2014-04-02	Valid
N537CL	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2014-03-31	Valid
N7514W	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Magnum Leasing LLC Waterford, Michigan	Standard	2014-03-25	Valid
N747W	Diewold Jeff E RV-7	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	2014-03-12	Valid
N111AH	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Emerald City Aircraft Leasing INC Port Orchard, Washington	Standard	2014-03-11	Valid
N166JK	Andersen Frode T RV-6	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2014-02-12	Valid
N147BC	American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Card Logging CO INC Eugene, Oregon	Standard	2014-01-31	Valid
N61HY	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-01-31	Valid
N4PM	Stuart Moore A VANS RV-6A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-01-23	Valid
N722PG	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-01-22	Valid
N991DC	Hannula Charles R DR 107	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-01-15	Valid
N2975Q	Bellanca 8GCBC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Restricted	2014-01-10	Valid
N99HY	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Diamond V Aircraft Interests LLC Mountain Home, Texas	Standard	2013-12-27	Valid
N244DW	Wotring Dale E VANS ACFT RV-6A	Fixed-wing, single engine	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Experimental	2013-12-17	Valid
N289R	Barrows Robert E BEAR HAWK	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Experimental	2013-11-22	Valid
N6YT	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2013-11-08	Valid
N2848	Tiger Aircraft Llc AG-5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-11-06	Valid
N128AR	Piper PA-44-180	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	George'S Aviation Services INC Honolulu, Hawaii	Standard	2013-11-05	Valid
N148CC	Cub Crafters PA18-150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dream Aero Holdings LLC Clackamas, Oregon	Standard	2013-09-26	Valid
N129YE	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-09-12	Valid
N993CM	James W Claypool SQ2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2013-08-29	Valid
N313CZ	Buckley Robert L Jr RV-7	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2013-08-15	Valid
N904XC	Bowles Chris ZENITH 801	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Experimental	2013-08-13	Valid
N4446Z	Piper PA-18-150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2013-07-23	Valid
N7683H	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	November Alpha LLC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2013-07-18	Valid
N320CL	Santiago Carlos M SMITH-T	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2013-07-09	Valid
N76540	Gaddis Eugene H RV-8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rifle Airshows LLC Warrensburg, Missouri	Experimental	2013-07-01	Valid
N940TE	Tiger Aircraft Llc AG-5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2013-06-18	Valid
N710G	Mark Burns VAN'S RV4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Maj Enterprises LLC Missoula, Montana	Experimental	2013-06-10	Valid
N84628	Cessna 172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying W Enterprises LLC Shelton, Washington	Multiple	2013-05-08	Valid
N117TR	Crabtree Andrew J RV-7	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Experimental	2013-04-03	Valid
N84LP	Palmenteri Louis Jerome PALMENTERI 6	Fixed-wing, single engine	Minuteman Air Service INC Dewitt, Arkansas	Experimental	2013-03-21	Valid
N223KC	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	November Alpha LLC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2013-03-19	Valid
N19PD	Guldi James WAG AIR SPRTSMN 2+2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Apd Aviation LLC Ada, Michigan	Experimental	2013-03-07	Valid
N975BS	Bellanca 8GCBC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	2013-03-07	Valid
N473AM	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2013-02-06	Valid
N561MA	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	2013-01-10	Valid
N142VA	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Buffalo Sales and Leasing LLC Missoula, Montana	Standard	2013-01-07	Valid
N268DA	Piper PA-44-180	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Spartan Education LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma	Standard	2013-01-07	Valid
N288ST	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter		Standard	2012-12-28	Valid
N256SC	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	November Alpha LLC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2012-12-14	Valid
N41HY	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2012-12-06	Valid
N5XW	Tiger Aircraft Llc AG-5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-11-29	Valid
N3879M	Mcgowan Patrick J RV-8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	2012-11-26	Valid
N5346U	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Averett University Danville, Virginia	Standard	2012-11-13	Valid
N127TG	Hammell Patrick RV6A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2012-10-25	Valid
N423JA	Allen John W RV-6A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2012-10-22	Valid
N341MK	Robinson Helicopter R22	Helicopter	Alba Aviation Services INC Scottsdale, Arizona	Standard	2012-10-19	Valid
N136DW	Piper PA-44-180	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Sun Aircraft Management LLC Ormond Beach, Florida	Standard	2012-10-12	Valid
N972C	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plainfield Aviation INC Plainfield, Illinois	Standard	2012-10-11	Valid
N242AM	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-28	Valid
N799CC	Walker Ernest R ALASKA BUSH FLYER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Experimental	2012-09-27	Valid
N213CB	Piper PA-44-180	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Skymates INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2012-08-20	Valid
N845SH	Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA	Helicopter	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-07-18	Valid

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.