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
N802T Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
Standard 2023-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8081M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hawk Hangars Corporation LLC
Jenks, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8814R Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9746X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Agent West Insurance INC
Hurricane, Utah
Standard 2023-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1552W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine T3 Aerosports LLC
Vian, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1823W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2023-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N340R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Air Trac INC
Pasco, Washington
Standard 2023-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7248B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9801R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77AW Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2023-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9702X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Pilot Mountain Aviation LLC
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
Standard 2023-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333JC Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hunter Prim LLC
Bolingbroke, Georgia
Standard 2023-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4796Q Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7823R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jeffco LLC
Wasco, California
Standard 2023-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8680M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9564T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310SR Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8589R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2023-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8572M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2360T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerojet Sevices INC
Aurora, Colorado
Standard 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1267Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine N1267Z LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3048L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N458T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Cyclone Services LLC
Fife, Washington
Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N855C Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9308Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mt Zephyr Enterprises LLC
Yorktown, Virginia
Standard 2023-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N114RB Bower Rod
STARDUSTER TWO
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2402A Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Laurelton Village INC
Alamance, North Carolina
Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N389Z Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5368E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6K Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Brewer Aviation LLC
West Fork, Arkansas
Standard 2023-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8596R Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tjh Aviation
Greenville, Texas
Standard 2023-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9799R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2023-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9608X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N105MC Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185CQ Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1870Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N531AL Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6048E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8543M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N928T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Sp Airparts LLC
Moscow, Idaho
Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9890X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1105Q Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sundale Aviation INC
Erwinna, Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1731H Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22HB Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N379T Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5394E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5783M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Big Turbine Engines LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8909U Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N679CW Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6126V Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Ka Aviation LLC
Hermiston, Oregon
Standard 2023-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N960DM Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18448 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Redd Horse LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N554JF Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9631Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N417EC Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 417Ec LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2023-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80AW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Thurnau Travels LLC
Hartsburg, Missouri
Standard 2023-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918Q Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N529P Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2023-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1561W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Empresas Marex INC
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Standard 2023-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N394T Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2023-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6673B Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bushido Hospitality Services LLC
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2023-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60520 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2023-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6728T Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1107Q Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Valiair Limited CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2023-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1777H Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1963P Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Bordeaux Bo CO
Sacramento, California
Standard 2023-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7774R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Truman Operations Limited Partnership
Imperial, Nebraska
Standard 2023-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88870 Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2023-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N892P Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mcburney: Associates LLC
Lakeway, Texas
Standard 2023-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9433S Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Hanham LLC
Charleston, South Carolina
Standard 2023-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7389E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N232RS Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wright Aviation LLC
Lawton, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N497T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5857K Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine N5857K LLC
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Standard 2023-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7979K Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tdiation Flights LLC
Madison, Alabama
Standard 2023-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8534M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69951 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2946R Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6766T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aero Research & Development CORP
Bronx, New York
Standard 2023-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8292Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2023-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87DG Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Low Wing Aviation LLC
Mountain Home, Arkansas
Standard 2023-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1285Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8494N Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2023-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9875R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2023-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N246EE Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4176S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Vortex Maritime
Chesapeake, Virginia
Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6600X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9521X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Tailwynns LLC
Lake Placid, Florida
Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6059E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7071L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Beta Flight LLC
Queen Creek, Arizona
Standard 2023-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1876Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Hzl Hanger LLC
Drums, Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8188Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Hzl Hanger LLC
Drums, Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6050E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8302D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N959Q Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Jrobco LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7793Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jupiter Flight Service and Investing LLC
Lithonia, Georgia
Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9325Y Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3184L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
None on file 2023-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1001Q Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Standard 2023-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8827R Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2023-02-11 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.