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
N9431J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-02-25	Valid
N43959	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Explore Gourmet LLC Wyandanch, New York	Standard	2024-02-23	Valid
N74624	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Reagh Holdings LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2024-02-23	Valid
N6271J	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	G&M Aircraft INC Wheat Ridge, Colorado	Standard	2024-02-22	Valid
N6432J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2024-02-22	Valid
N6716Z	Beech 76	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2024-02-22	Valid
N5056C	Bellanca 8GCBC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-02-21	Valid
N6169R	Cessna 172RG	Fixed-wing, single engine	N999Gk LLC Nantucket, Massachusetts	Standard	2024-02-21	Valid
N9464J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-02-21	Valid
N35273	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-02-20	Valid
N3638H	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Quantie Harold G Locust Grove, Oklahoma	Standard	2024-02-19	Valid
N56CP	Mooney M-20G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bulldog Aviation LLC Goodyear, Arizona	Standard	2024-02-19	Valid
N6538V	Cessna 172RG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-02-19	Valid
N7471W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2024-02-19	Valid
N9358S	Beech C23	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-02-19	Valid
N9390J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Brittle Aviation LLC Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Standard	2024-02-19	Valid
N3482X	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2024-02-18	Valid
N6174R	Cessna 172RG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy Latrobe, Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-02-18	Valid
N202EC	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2024-02-17	Valid
N6316A	Feller Albert GLASTAR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lg Holdings LLC Gretna, Nebraska	Experimental	2024-02-17	Valid
N7598W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2024-02-17	Valid
N8423W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2024-02-17	Valid
N322S	Hubbard John GLASAIR II S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2024-02-16	Valid
N722CS	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2024-02-16	Valid
N2236U	Brantly B-2B	Rotorcraft	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-02-15	Valid
N8304W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-02-15	Valid
N8973J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Muleshoe Flight Club LLC Muleshoe, Texas	Standard	2024-02-15	Valid
N4020D	Maule MXT-7-180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Innovative Design Group INC Watkinsville, Georgia	Standard	2024-02-14	Valid
N6615J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aeropenn Aviation Academy LLC Paxinos, Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-02-14	Valid
N7812N	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Swaz Aviation LLC Mesa, Arizona	Standard	2024-02-14	Valid
N8162R	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-02-14	Valid
N9723J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2024-02-14	Valid
N2140T	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-02-13	Valid
N3007B	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stanly Business Consultants LLC Albemarie, North Carolina	Standard	2024-02-13	Valid
N519DC	Dearing PITTS SPECIAL S-1S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	2024-02-13	Valid
N6368J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-02-13	Valid
N2223N	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2024-02-12	Valid
N28664	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	N28664 LLC Santa Cruz, California	Standard	2024-02-12	Valid
N454X	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Three Wing Flight School LLC Stratford, Connecticut	Standard	2024-02-12	Valid
N16066	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2024-02-11	Valid
N2527D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-02-10	Valid
N693MM	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-02-10	Valid
N84WM	Aviat Inc A-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2024-02-10	Valid
N74516	Mooney M20B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2024-02-09	Valid
N8830J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Anderas Per R Green Bay, Wisconsin	Standard	2024-02-09	Valid
N30317	Cessna 177A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eagle Sky Patrol INC Deadwood, South Dakota	Standard	2024-02-08	Valid
N400CB	Piper PA-28R-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Samper Aviation LLC Easton, Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-02-08	Valid
N6320R	Cessna 172RG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-02-08	Valid
N6788P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	East Cascades Aviation LLC Powell Butte, Oregon	Standard	2024-02-08	Valid
N7170W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-02-08	Valid
N7611B	Beech C23	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-02-08	Valid
N81552	Piper PA-28-151	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2024-02-08	Valid
N9787J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Butter Valley Golf Port INC Barto, Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-02-08	Valid
N6001V	Beech C23	Fixed-wing, single engine	National Aviation Academy of Mississippi INC Clearwater, Florida	Standard	2024-02-07	Valid
N125HU	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2024-02-06	Valid
N20094	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2024-02-05	Valid
N274DM	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2024-02-05	Valid
N28907	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-02-05	Valid
N6387J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2024-02-05	Valid
N6654U	Mooney M20D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Harbison Aerospace LLC Whites Creek, Tennessee	Standard	2024-02-04	Valid
N20784	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dbab LLC Belleville, Illinois	Standard	2024-02-03	Valid
N4798L	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-02-03	Valid
N47HY	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-02-03	Valid
N8164W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerovia LLC Austin, Texas	Standard	2024-02-03	Valid
N9288K	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Coug Air LLC Oregon City, Oregon	Standard	2024-02-03	Valid
N9647B	Cessna 172RG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lakewood Investments LLC Victorville, California	Standard	2024-02-02	Valid
N6895P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2024-02-01	Valid
N711DF	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fly Mooney LLC Phoenix, Arizona	Standard	2024-02-01	Valid
N4920L	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lvc Air LLC Allen, Texas	Standard	2024-01-31	Valid
N7059P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2024-01-31	Valid
N7204P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-01-31	Valid
N7670P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-01-31	Valid
N1121L	Lake LA-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sunset Hill Ventures LLC Menomonie, Wisconsin	Standard	2024-01-30	Valid
N1221L	American General Acft Corp AG5B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2024-01-30	Valid
N34655	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nick the Marketer LLC Hoover, Alabama	Standard	2024-01-30	Valid
N825AL	Beech B23	Fixed-wing, single engine	N825Al LLC Freeport, New York	Standard	2024-01-30	Valid
N83JE	Engle J/Engle T VANS RV-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2024-01-30	Valid
N5885P	Piper PA-24	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-01-29	Valid
N731RT	Beech B23	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-01-29	Valid
N7204W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2024-01-27	Valid
N1945L	Beech C23	Fixed-wing, single engine	N1945L LLC Cincinnati, Ohio	Standard	2024-01-26	Valid
N4224T	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Khair Air Aviation LLC Senoia, Georgia	Standard	2024-01-26	Valid
N630KT	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-01-25	Valid
N8817J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	My Bird Is Bigger Than Yours LLC Fort Myers, Florida	Standard	2024-01-25	Valid
N2108C	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Metro Aircraft CO Bloomington, Minnesota	Standard	2024-01-24	Valid
N39688	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	N39688 LLC Provo, Utah	Standard	2024-01-24	Valid
N527L	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2024-01-24	Valid
N5880Q	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2024-01-24	Valid
N6707N	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2024-01-24	Valid
N74725	Mooney M20B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-01-24	Valid
N9517J	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2024-01-24	Valid
N2262F	Piper PA-28-181	Fixed-wing, single engine	Anchor Aviation LLC Blue Bell, Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-01-23	Valid
N5600J	Varga Aircraft Corp 2180	Fixed-wing, single engine	High Country Aircraft LLC Westcliffe, Colorado	Standard	2024-01-23	Valid
N8354W	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-01-23	Valid
N11723	Cessna 177B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-01-21	Valid
N2783W	Mooney M20C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2024-01-21	Valid
N7920N	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	N7920N LLC Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Standard	2024-01-21	Valid
N95DL	Beech B95	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-01-21	Valid
N2400	Piper PA-28-180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2024-01-20	Valid
N25059	Socata TB 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-01-20	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.