Continental 6-320 series
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental 6-320 series engine, rated at about 300 horsepower. The Beechcraft B36 Bonanza is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft).
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 Continental 6-320 series. FAA spelling: 6-320 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Beechcraft B36 Bonanza · Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental 6-320 series the component layer
The design is held under 3 type certificates. The FAA has issued 4 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 4 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 3 · 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
- Beechcraft B36 Bonanza 1 with this engine series
- Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class 1 with this engine series
- New Hampshire 1 of these aircraft
- Delaware 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental 6-320 series 4 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-6-320-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N819DM | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N754MA | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fimo Air LTD Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-03-22 | 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.