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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N922M | Cessna 185D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airline Maintenance Service INC Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4167P | Beech B-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aeroplace Services INC Denison, Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4863U | Cessna 210-5A(205A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spot Aviation LLC Nevada, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48JL | Beech G33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N616UA | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9520Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cleared As Filed LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N603V | Beech 35-33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69AW | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8259D | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2023-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200NM | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N479T | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wilson Chuck W Mckinney, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N867T | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9522R | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2844W | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Performance Aircraft C LLC Litchfield Park, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N969T | Beech 35-33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345CB | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R&E Bv LLC Jupiter, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N769CB | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mckinnon Aviation LLC Gilbert, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1052Q | Cessna 310H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nighthawk Air Systems INC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1837H | Cessna 310C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185TA | Cessna 185D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dash Aero LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7360E | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5709M | Cessna 310P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Clear Blue Western Sky LLC Anthem, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8340Z | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Instant Equity Auto LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2023-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2043G | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Breaking Wind LLC Alabaster, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310MK | Cessna 310F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7097L | Cessna 310K |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9449X | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Belk Pritchard Properties LLC Broken Arrow, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9772R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28BW | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jv Aviation Group INC La Puente, California |
Standard | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5829K | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25676 | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1765G | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5383E | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8909Z | Cessna 310G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sumthin Limited Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9750R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5009Q | Cessna 310N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214DM | Beech 95-A55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55HM | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9601X | Cessna 210B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9891R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Perazzo Enterprises INC Brookeland, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N137 | Cessna 310F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bigfoot Aviation LLC Saint Michael, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N459T | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9305Q | Beech G33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9876R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77RJ | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2023-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N239AA | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N955Q | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Buy Fly Sell LLC Inverness, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9620Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3095C | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182BP | Cessna 182R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N978 | Cessna 310N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Destination Flight Solutions LLC Russellville, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1258R | Bellanca 14-19-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67ST | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sparrow Aviation INC Richmond, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67CS | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5891J | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plantation Reclaimed INC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8257D | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9777X | Cessna 210B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6125V | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southwest Traffic Systems INC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7606E | Bellanca 14-19-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N623CS | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Reigle Aviation South LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N845R | Beech 35-33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35TC | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N505KB | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7906D | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123MN | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Foster Aviation and Mobile Maintenance LLC Dublin, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15CL | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N471F | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9311Q | Beech G33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6576X | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | G23 Holdings LLC Hollywood, Florida |
Standard | 2022-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320JB | Cessna 320C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2022-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36K | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hermiston Aviation INC Hermiston, Oregon |
Standard | 2022-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N147GG | Beech 95-A55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N281R | Beech 95-B55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2022-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9979X | Cessna 185 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2022-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28AX | Beech B-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Motion Works LLC Green Cove Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2022-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6791 | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2022-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8544M | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kc Storm Survey Services LLC Liberty, Missouri |
Standard | 2022-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8967M | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sanocki Equities Hawthorne, California |
Standard | 2022-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7510Q | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | One Zero Q LLC Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
Standard | 2022-12-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113SG | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rac Global Aircraft Consulting LLC San Marcos, California |
Standard | 2022-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1767W | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N1767W LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N906Q | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2022-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8331D | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90GW | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2022-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N883R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2022-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N962SB | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9530Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2022-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N542T | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6015E | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Glaysh-Air Aviation LLC Cary, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69831 | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Epic Aviation Services LLC Kemah, Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7628E | Bellanca 14-19-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9391Y | Beech 35-A33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Burgess Construction CO INC Wyalusing, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N547T | Beech 35-A33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N547T LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8839M | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4540S | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tdc Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9747R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5066Q | Cessna 310N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6826S | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rocking D Aviation LLC Granbury, Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7638Q | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35XF | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-11-30 | 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.
