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.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 · Cessna 310 · Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair · Cessna 210 Centurion · Beechcraft P35 · Beechcraft K35 Bonanza · Beechcraft J35 · Beechcraft M35 · Cessna 185 Skywagon · Beechcraft N35
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 2,983 | 63% |
| Piston twins | 1,740 | 37% |
| Turboprops | 3 | 0.1% |
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
Failure reports 114 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 2 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 00 | 1 |
| 01 | 15 |
| 02 | 9 |
| 03 | 16 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 17 |
| 06 | 9 |
| 07 | 10 |
| 09 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 3 |
| 12 | 3 |
| 13 | 2 |
| 14 | 3 |
| 15 | 6 |
| 16 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 22 | 2 |
| 23 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Bulkhead | 4 |
| Line | 4 |
| Strut | 4 |
| Support | 4 |
| Bearing | 3 |
| Bellcrank | 3 |
| Heater | 3 |
| Actuator | 2 |
| Battery | 2 |
| Bolt | 2 |
Latest reports
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 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 872 with this engine series
- Cessna 310 804 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair 651 with this engine series
- Cessna 210 Centurion 623 with this engine series
- Beechcraft P35 302 with this engine series
- Beechcraft K35 Bonanza 222 with this engine series
- Beechcraft J35 211 with this engine series
- Beechcraft M35 206 with this engine series
- Texas 560 of these aircraft
- California 489 of these aircraft
- Florida 325 of these aircraft
- Arizona 178 of these aircraft
- Washington 156 of these aircraft
- Bas Part Sales LLC 26 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 6 of these aircraft
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 4 of these aircraft
- Medic Choppers LLC 4 of these aircraft
- Meadowlake Airpark LLC 4 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental IO-470 series 28 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-470 series 114 reports since 1995
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 model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1705G | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N619Q | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79VA | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Black Aero LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6027E | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Java LLC Oxford, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9522Y | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Missouri Aviation INC Leeton, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N480BW | Cessna 310L |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Attitude Aviators INC North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N636V | Beech 35-33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4845U | Cessna 210-5A(205A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kris Noone Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9516Y | Beech 95-A55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310TA | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | W NE Holdings LLC Harrisburg, Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57BW | Cessna 310N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Northwoods Airlifeline LTD Kingsford, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8521M | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Starr Aero LLC Tempe, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N800MG | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7023L | Cessna 310K |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77RR | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N907EE | Cessna 185 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9283Q | Beech G33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | A36 Aviation LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9621T | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J D Kraemer Enterprises LLC Fargo, North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8410Z | Cessna 210-5(205) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | A1 Aviation Group INC Geneva, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1793G | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Georgen Auto LLC Manchester, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36EW | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9811H | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N655J | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N661KQ | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Daybreak Aviation LLC Wellington, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500GM | Beech 95-B55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sto Cazzo Aviation LLC Danvers, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N527T | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flying H Enterprises LLC Smithville, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N528LC | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N882B | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9303Y | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9764R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310RS | Cessna 310G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35J | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skybound Shenanigans LLC Dubuque, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1390Z | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gm Aviation LLC Woodridge, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3192L | Cessna 310J |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9875X | Cessna 185 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1FX | Beech 95-A55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tl Consulting LLC Cadiz, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69WB | Cessna 310L |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8814 | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Eer LLC Camp Hill, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N487T | Beech 35-A33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222WS | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Centerline Aviation Services LLC Huntsville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777LL | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42HF | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8985X | Cessna 182D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737MB | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Seven Mike Bravo LLC Grand Haven, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8251Z | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9468X | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bg Family LP Edinburg, Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6899D | Beech E33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7077L | Cessna 310K |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | F4 Aviation LLC Marble Falls, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6939L | Cessna 310K |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2023-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N975Q | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | A2B Adventures INC Kennesaw, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8274D | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5871S | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N627LB | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jk Air LLC Tupelo, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9828X | Cessna 185 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pathfinder Aero Services LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Multiple | 2023-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8626M | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7201R | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1718G | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9511Y | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6716X | Cessna 310F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8360D | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N159A | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N223DW | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55SJ | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bk Air LLC New Brighton, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8342D | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Texas Logos LLC Lometa, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N588DM | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70JB | Cessna 310J |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52TA | Beech 95-A55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5757D | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 57 Delta LLC Grand Prairie, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600PM | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205FJ | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pilots NW INC Bellingham, Washington |
Standard | 2023-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8142Z | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9372Q | Beech G33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ultimate Airparts LLC Strasburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9789X | Cessna 210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7477E | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bravo 70 LLC West Bloomfield, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9814R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N906JE | Beech F33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 906Je LLC Cleveland, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35AB | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elk River Aero LLC Noel, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611M | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8535R | Bellanca 14-19-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N882R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9736R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Get Happy Adventures LLC Leawood, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1502S | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6780X | Cessna 310F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N6780X LLC Duluth, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7WP | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6131V | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tail Number Pending LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N946T | Beech 35-33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Blue Partners LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16RB | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hotel Sierra Aviation LLC Texarkana, Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3601Y | Cessna 210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | First Cut Excavation LLC Hamilton, Montana |
Standard | 2023-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6092E | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70MF | Beech 95-A55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Moyer Aviation INC Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9545Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9714X | Cessna 210B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1464G | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N154Q | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1577Z | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4811C | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7743Q | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1354Z | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gallo 12 LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5813T | Cessna 185C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9774Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
