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
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
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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.