Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Lycoming O-360 / VO-360 series

11,934 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Lycoming O-360 / VO-360 series engine, rated at about 180 horsepower. The Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow is the model most often fitted with it (5,037 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1957 and 2004.

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 / VO-360 series. FAA spelling: O&VO-360 SER.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table

	aircraft
Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow	5,037
Mooney M-20	1,530
Cessna 177 Cardinal	855
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 Traveler, Cheetah and Tiger	547
Piper PA-24 Comanche	497
Cessna 172 Skyhawk	425
Beechcraft C23 Sundowner	418
Gulfstream American Corp AA-5	175
Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout	154
Piper PA-44 Seminole	127
Beechcraft 76 Duchess	115
Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1 Husky	108

Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow · Mooney M-20 · Cessna 177 Cardinal · Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 Traveler, Cheetah and Tiger · Piper PA-24 Comanche · Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Beechcraft C23 Sundowner · Gulfstream American Corp AA-5 · Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout · Piper PA-44 Seminole

Where they are owner's state

Texas1,084California1,068Florida824Pennsylvania366North Carolina365Arizona349Georgia340Washington338Ohio329New York301

By state, as a table

	aircraft
Texas	1,084
California	1,068
Florida	824
Pennsylvania	366
North Carolina	365
Arizona	349
Georgia	340
Washington	338
Ohio	329
New York	301

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles11,386 (95%)Piston twins422 (4%)Helicopters126 (1%)

By kind, as a table

	aircraft	share
Piston singles	11,386	95%
Piston twins	422	4%
Helicopters	126	1%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1930	2
1940	39
1950	406
1960	3,919
1970	4,247
1980	869
1990	594
2000	333

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to

Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 5,037 with this engine series
Mooney M-20 1,530 with this engine series
Cessna 177 Cardinal 855 with this engine series
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 Traveler, Cheetah and Tiger 547 with this engine series
Piper PA-24 Comanche 497 with this engine series
Cessna 172 Skyhawk 425 with this engine series
Beechcraft C23 Sundowner 418 with this engine series
Gulfstream American Corp AA-5 175 with this engine series

Where they are

Texas 1,084 of these aircraft
California 1,068 of these aircraft
Florida 824 of these aircraft
Pennsylvania 366 of these aircraft
North Carolina 365 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Bas Part Sales LLC 23 of these aircraft
Christiansen Aviation LLC 15 of these aircraft
Airline Transport Professionals CORP Of USA 15 of these aircraft
Wingsleasing LLC 14 of these aircraft
International Air Services INC Trustee 11 of these aircraft

Analytics

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/lycoming-o-360-vo-360-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 11,934

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N6Z	Pitts Special S-1C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	1980-05-13	Valid
N74553	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	1980-05-08	Valid
N6290U	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1980-04-29	Valid
N9238K	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Crow Wing Flying Club CORP Nisswa, Minnesota	Standard	1980-04-17	Valid
N5853P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-04-08	Valid
N19880	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mach 1 Pilots Association INC Hillsborough, New Jersey	Standard	1980-02-05	Valid
N544DR	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Karanan CORP Sarasota, Florida	Standard	1980-01-11	Valid
N81177	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1980-01-11	Valid
N2331M	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Smith Ctr Kite Club INC Smith Center, Kansas	Standard	1979-12-21	Valid
N17091	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1979-12-17	Valid
N7673R	Beech B23	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	1979-12-03	Valid
N6639D	Beech C23	Fixed-wing, single engine	Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, Washington	Standard	1979-10-17	Valid
N2546C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	1979-10-09	Valid
N17187	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cloud Chasers INC Albert Lea, Minnesota	Standard	1979-10-01	Valid
N7634P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1979-09-17	Valid
N9008Z	Hawley Luther S THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Experimental	1979-07-31	Valid
N234PE	Cessna 177	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1979-07-23	Valid
N28743	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1979-07-11	Valid
N5681V	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Newell & Sons Roxboro, North Carolina	Standard	1979-07-03	Valid
N60503	Beech C23	Fixed-wing, single engine	Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, Washington	Standard	1979-05-04	Valid
N13647	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1979-04-23	Valid
N9056Y	Thompson Dennis & Lee SUPER CUBY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Experimental	1979-04-03	Valid
N5359F	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Washington Fliers Club INC Washington, Iowa	Standard	1979-03-26	Valid
N1153L	Lake LA-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1979-03-06	Valid
N60501	Beech C23	Fixed-wing, single engine	Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, Washington	Standard	1979-02-14	Valid
N28794	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1979-01-29	Valid
N3053E	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Charles City Aeronautics INC Charles City, Iowa	Standard	1978-12-19	Valid
N78869	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1978-12-19	Valid
N12381	Piper PA-18-150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1978-12-14	Valid
N7961W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1978-11-01	Valid
N9375C	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	1978-07-11	Valid
N6343P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1978-06-22	Valid
N40740	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1978-06-21	Valid
N33550	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nutmeg Flying Club Stratford, Connecticut	Standard	1978-06-06	Valid
N8084P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1978-05-26	Valid
N7455D	Piper PA-22-150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1978-05-09	Valid
N5047P	Piper PA-24-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1978-04-27	Valid
N5146L	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cornell Flying Club INC Wheatfield, New York	Standard	1978-04-27	Valid
N33150	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Iowa County Flying Club INC Mineral Point, Wisconsin	Standard	1978-04-07	Valid
N6835N	Mooney M-20G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1978-04-03	Valid
N8869J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Root Roger T Moscow, Idaho	Standard	1978-02-27	Valid
N7055W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-02-06	Valid
N5846Q	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1977-11-15	Valid
N2662W	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1977-11-14	Valid
N34794	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1977-11-01	Valid
N12GN	Nauta PITTS SPECIAL S-1C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	1977-08-31	Valid
N4208Y	Bellanca 8GCBC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Scout Towing Company Omaha, Nebraska	Standard	1977-07-22	Valid
N8127E	Mooney M20A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1977-07-15	Revoked
N5665V	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wanigas Leasing Corporation Saginaw, Michigan	Standard	1977-07-08	Valid
N6797P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1977-07-07	Valid
N55ND	Rodney PITTS S-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	1977-05-25	Valid
N500LT	Mooney M-20G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1977-05-19	Valid
N7762W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1977-04-06	Valid
N6931J	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Missouri Valley Flying Club INC Culbertson, Montana	Standard	1977-03-29	Valid
N9201V	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1977-03-17	Valid
N6656J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1977-01-13	Valid
N8936J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cloud Niners INC Brownsburg, Indiana	Standard	1977-01-11	Valid
N8481W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	1976-10-19	Valid
N34910	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jackson Flight Associates INC Sherburn, Minnesota	Standard	1976-10-01	Valid
N6356J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Yellowbird Flying Club INC Greenland, New Hampshire	Standard	1976-09-29	Valid
N13526	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rolla Aero INC Rolla, North Dakota	Standard	1976-09-21	Valid
N34757	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1976-09-16	Valid
N4026N	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1976-09-01	Valid
N74723	Mooney M20B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Craige Research INC Roslyn Heights, New York	Standard	1976-08-31	Valid
N5005P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1976-08-27	Valid
N7158C	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aeronauts Flying Club INC Newton, Massachusetts	Standard	1976-05-27	Valid
N6647U	Mooney M20D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1976-05-20	Valid
N8135W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1976-03-23	Valid
N7887W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1976-03-09	Valid
N5834Q	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1976-01-06	Valid
N2151W	Beech C23	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kimm INC Mocksville, North Carolina	Standard	1975-12-18	Valid
N5002T	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Penn Yan Flying Club INC Penn Yan, New York	Standard	1975-11-13	Valid
N469JH	Holland BD-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	1975-10-24	Valid
N177JT	Cessna 177A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	1975-10-22	Valid
N86854	Bellanca 8GCBC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Moore Planting CO INC Cary, Mississippi	Standard	1975-08-13	Valid
N76LY	Lake LA-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1975-08-06	Valid
N9489J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Indiana County Flying Club INC Blairsville, Pennsylvania	Standard	1975-07-25	Valid
N9120J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Shastaero INC Redding, California	Standard	1975-06-28	Valid
N14RG	Grice ACRO SPORT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Experimental	1975-02-14	Valid
N5539Q	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	1974-09-16	Valid
N6768P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1974-03-14	Valid
N6854U	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Christler Flying Svc INC Enumclaw, Washington	Standard	1974-03-02	Valid
N9281V	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1973-12-28	Valid
N46511	Cessna 172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Connecticut Valley Flyers INC Glastonbury, Connecticut	Standard	1973-08-17	Valid
N1AJ	Jenkins PITTS S-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	1973-08-15	Valid
N3330R	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jph Incorporated Kokomo, Indiana	Standard	1973-08-08	Valid
N4187Z	Piper PA-18-150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1973-06-26	Valid
N8139E	Mooney M20A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1973-06-18	Revoked
N8276D	Beech 95	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1973-04-23	Valid
N3619N	Mooney M-20G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Chiques Aero Corporation Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Standard	1973-03-23	Valid
N6046X	Mooney M20A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1973-01-16	Valid
N7770P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	1972-11-06	Valid
N2677T	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Daggett Truck Lines INC Frazee, Minnesota	Standard	1971-12-29	Valid
N955T	Beech B95	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1971-10-28	Revoked
N4785F	Piper PA-18-150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Soaring Society of Boulder INC Boulder, Colorado	Standard	1971-03-31	Valid
N1AC	Eaa Sport Biplane HOME BUILT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eaa Aviation Foundation INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Experimental	1971-03-16	Valid
N8XN	Pitts Special SC-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	1971-03-03	Valid
N2377	Young THORP T-18	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	1970-09-17	Valid
N5537P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1970-07-14	Valid
N5398P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	B2W CORP Winona, Minnesota	Standard	1970-01-20	Valid

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.