Continental IO-470-K
5 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-470-K engine, rated at about 225 horsepower. The Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1962 and 1968.
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-K. FAA spelling: IO-470-K.
Fuel: 100LL avgas.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair | 4 |
| Beechcraft E33 | 1 |
Where they are owner's state
By state, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-470-K the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (3E1, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 22 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 16 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 4 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 22 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 16 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 1 |
| 96 | 1 |
| 97 | 2 |
| 98 | 2 |
| 99 | 2 |
| 00 | 2 |
| 03 | 1 |
| 08 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 16 | 2 |
| 19 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Spar | 3 |
| Valve | 2 |
| Bearing | 1 |
| Bolt | 1 |
| Case | 1 |
| Cylinder | 1 |
| Engine | 1 |
| Fitting | 1 |
| Fuel Tank | 1 |
| Guide | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 49 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 (10), harness (10), alternator (6), stud (4), valve cover (3), washer (2), bushing (2), screw (1), ring (1), retainer (1).
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
- Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair 4 with this engine series
- Beechcraft E33 1 with this engine series
- Wyoming 1 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 1 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 1 of these aircraft
- New Mexico 1 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- Valiair Limited Company Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental IO-470-K 22 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-470-K 16 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-470-k.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N526H | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hausch LLC Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N882EC | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N7535Z LLC Smithfield, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67LT | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2021-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6664C | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limited Company Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68SS | Beech E33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tcb Aviation INC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-01-06 | 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), November 13, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.