The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Continental IO-470 series

4,726 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-470 series engine, rated at about 260 horsepower. The Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 is the model most often fitted with it (872 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1954 and 2003.

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 series (2 codes). FAA spellings: I0-470 SERIES · IO-470 SER.

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
194027
1950585
19602,747
1970610
198073
19906
20004

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-470 series the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (3E1, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 28 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 114 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 14 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 28 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2023-03-152023-05-16 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-232023-04-08 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-172023-02-12 · Engine Air Intake System · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2022-03-292022-04-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine

All orders naming the Continental IO-470 series

Failure reports 114 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

048131795030914123
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
952
981
001
0115
029
0316
044
0517
069
0710
094
104
113
123
132
143
156
161
191
222
231

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bulkhead4Line4Strut4Support4Bearing3Bellcrank3Heater3Actuator2Battery2Bolt2
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Bulkhead4
Line4
Strut4
Support4
Bearing3
Bellcrank3
Heater3
Actuator2
Battery2
Bolt2

Latest reports

2023-03-29Fairing: unknown
2022-05-20Vacuum Sys: failed
2022-05-20Vacuum Sys: failed
2019-03-24Actuator Cable: unsecure
2016-05-17Rod: failed

Certificates and bulletins

3E1Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 19 models listed · revised October 12, 2022

Safety bulletins 6 · advice, not orders

2020-04-06NE-20-05 · POWERPLANT - Engine Camshaft Gear Tooth Fracture
2016-03-08NE-16-13 · Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant
2013-02-08NE-13-15 · Engine Controls: Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Throttle and Mixture Control Levers
2012-10-31NE-13-04 · Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing Inspection
2009-11-20NE-10-09 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section: Hydraulic Valve Lifters

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

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-470-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 4,726

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N52WE Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2024-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N531Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Standard 2024-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8391D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1223Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 2Dwh LLC
Katy, Texas
Standard 2024-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N127B Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9471Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2024-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9812L Cessna
320B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Greer Resources LLC
Hesperus, Colorado
Standard 2024-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1292G Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6638X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7525Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3056L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2024-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310AT Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8367Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2024-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85CM Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2024-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6019E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2042E Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2024-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1501S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Taylor Counsel LLC
Hoschton, Georgia
Standard 2024-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4120Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jade Air LLC
Middle River, Maryland
Standard 2024-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N420JH Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Captain Hank LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2024-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N456DH Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Williams Metal and Machinery LLC
Irvington, Alabama
Standard 2024-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6669D Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Master Designs LLC
Gilbert, Arizona
Standard 2024-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3595A Beech
E-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Logistics Consulting LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9845X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2024-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N131F Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Happy Star LLC
Baxley, Georgia
Standard 2024-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N507T Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fairchild Property Management LLC
Monterey, California
Standard 2024-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1770G Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2024-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6017F Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Standard 2024-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5313E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying and Farming LLC
Kingsley, Iowa
Standard 2024-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3787Q Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2024-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1587Z Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9425T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Skies Flying Services LLC
Blandon, Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7019L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2024-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9720X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2024-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N467T Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8769R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90725 Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7398E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2024-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888RC Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1231Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine D&J Vtail LLC
Punta Gorda, Florida
Standard 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N184Q Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2024-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185QB Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7928Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine S & L Aviation LLC
Ashland, Ohio
Standard 2024-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1740G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9643T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444BR Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine National Aviation Academy of Mississippi INC
Clearwater, Florida
Standard 2024-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7235B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2024-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7436E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Freedom Airforce
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2024-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9428Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying W LLC
Ridgeland, South Carolina
Standard 2024-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1198M Cessna
172K
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2024-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6RH Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2024-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1454G Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine N1454G LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
Standard 2024-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2UT Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2024-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1564S Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22GD Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Magafly LLC
Bay City, Michigan
Standard 2024-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9397R Aero Commander
500-B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2024-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9879X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2024-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6598X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N715RH Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8846R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-12-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N763MM Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9529T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5364E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2023-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310XP Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Four Aces Montana LLC
Missoula, Montana
Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N433L Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Carolina Warbirds LLC
Patuxent River, Maryland
Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N492T Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Zuestek INC
Diana, Texas
Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N546T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Special flight permit 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6821T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9832X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N981T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine M5 Leadership Institute LLC
Cleburne, Texas
Standard 2023-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108GB Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Special flight permit 2023-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33GJ Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Oliser Andras
Savannah, Georgia
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5925M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9445Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Skpy LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3JF Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2023-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1514Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22EC Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1844Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine N1844Z LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2023-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3315A Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine G A Davis LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2023-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7877L Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine H & M Air LLC
Shelbyville, Kentucky
Standard 2023-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9448M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2023-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63LF Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Chase 13 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N655RJ Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2023-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8937M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2023-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8602M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine P35 Bonanza LLC
Dequincy, Louisiana
Standard 2023-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9821R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2023-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3626Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Nb AG Solutions INC
Manila, Arkansas
Standard 2023-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9703Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2023-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N838AG Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79MH Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Deep South Aviation LLC
Northport, Alabama
Standard 2023-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9222C Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7215R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2023-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1424G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Lothlorien LLC
Two Harbors, Minnesota
Standard 2023-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N186TH Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sandy Hook Aviation LLC
Sandy Hook, Mississippi
Standard 2023-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6608X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2023-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9530X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Nelson Design & Engineering LLC
Portland, Oregon
Standard 2023-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N599E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1500S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2023-11-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55SE Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine N55Se LLC
Frankfort, Illinois
Standard 2023-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N980Q Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N870S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Marsh Air Corps LLC
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2023-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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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.