Continental IO-470-D
7 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-470-D engine, rated at about 260 horsepower. The Cessna 310 is the model most often fitted with it (3 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1957 and 2024.
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 IO-470-D. FAA spelling: IO-470-D.
Fuel: 100LL avgas.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Cessna 310 | 3 |
| Cessna 180 Skywagon | 1 |
| Cessna 182 Skylane | 1 |
| Deutscher Kevin W URSA-BUTEO | 1 |
| Gaber Jerome D BD4-5 | 1 |
Cessna 310 · Cessna 180 Skywagon · Cessna 182 Skylane · Deutscher Kevin W URSA-BUTEO · Gaber Jerome D BD4-5
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 4 | 57% |
| Piston twins | 3 | 43% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-470-D the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (3E1, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 24 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 12 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 2 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 24 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 12 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 1 |
| 00 | 4 |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 1 |
| 04 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 |
| 15 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Cylinder | 2 |
| Conduit | 1 |
| Counterweight | 1 |
| Crankshaft | 1 |
| Engine | 1 |
| Fuel Line | 1 |
| Leg Assy | 1 |
| Pin | 1 |
| Piston Pin | 1 |
| Plate | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 193 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: magneto (17), ring (16), stud (12), guide (12), gasket (12), valve cover (10), harness (8), bearing (7), washer (6), piston ring (6).
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 6 · 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 3 with this engine series
- Cessna 180 Skywagon 1 with this engine series
- Cessna 182 Skylane 1 with this engine series
- Wyoming 1 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- New Mexico 1 of these aircraft
- Mississippi 1 of these aircraft
- Kansas 1 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Aero Quest LLC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental IO-470-D 24 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-470-D 12 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-470-d.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 7
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N310MB | Cessna 310F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30T | Cessna 310G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aero Quest LLC Olive Branch, Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N272DG | Deutscher Kevin W URSA-BUTEO |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2024-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N997TX | Cessna 182E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peso Consulting LLC Lexington, Texas |
Standard | 2020-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N259JG | Gaber Jerome D BD4-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2017-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N391E | Cessna 310D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N847AF | Cessna 180A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), November 10, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.