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
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
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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.