Continental FSO-470 series
6 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental FSO-470 series engine, rated at about 260 horsepower. The Cessna 310 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1963 and 1974.
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 FSO-470 series. FAA spelling: FSO-470 SER.
Fitted to model families
Cessna 310 · Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 · Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Cessna 182 Skylane · Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow
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 FSO-470 series the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-281, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 3 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 3 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 4 · 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
- Cessna 310 2 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 1 with this engine series
- Cessna 172 Skyhawk 1 with this engine series
- Cessna 182 Skylane 1 with this engine series
- Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow 1 with this engine series
- Wisconsin 1 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Ohio 1 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- Illinois 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental FSO-470 series 3 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-fso-470-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 6
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N931V | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555MV | Cessna 310K |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5067Q | Cessna 310N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21082 | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bolder Services LLC Broomfield, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6779A | Cessna 172 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7315W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-04-16 | 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.