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
N9770X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2022-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9854X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2022-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5107Z Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4UF Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2022-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9626Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9972R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 2022-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9739R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2022-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9796R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Meadowlake Airpark LLC
Lenoir City, Tennessee
Standard 2022-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3TQ Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Above Blue Line LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2022-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7215B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2022-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1305Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2022-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N351Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2022-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N220G Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2022-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N534Y Beech
D-45
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1242G Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N207AC Aero Commander
500-A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sunflower Aerospace Holdings LLC
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Standard 2022-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310TG Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2022-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2358T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2022-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1448G Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Motions Dynamics LLC
Campbellsville, Kentucky
Standard 2022-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2772T Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Hawaii
Standard 2022-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7282B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Arsuf LLC
Missoula, Montana
Standard 2022-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1816H Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-11-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5853X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2022-11-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1821W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Modern & Classic Aviation LLC
North Royalton, Ohio
Standard 2022-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6041E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Girod Consulting INC
Duncan, Oklahoma
Standard 2022-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N362HP Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2022-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9695X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N129ST Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Azell LLC
Springfield, Missouri
Standard 2022-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N421BJ Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N165RW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cw Aircraft LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2022-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9849R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2022-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9122S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9420Y Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Premier One Express LLC
Orlando, Florida
Standard 2022-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9447M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings Aircraft LLC
New Richmond, Wisconsin
Standard 2022-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N672V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222MB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2022-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4197K Ryan
NAVION B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2022-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9464Y Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2022-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70MB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5701M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Consulat INC
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Standard 2022-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62TP Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6724X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2022-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N618Q Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Estes Aviation LLC
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Standard 2022-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3678Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N652V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N174JJ Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N815BF Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine N815Bf LLC
Westlake Village, California
Standard 2022-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1517Z Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Freedom Aviation LLC
Beaufort, South Carolina
Standard 2022-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9634R Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mission Flight Academy
Yucaipa, California
Standard 2022-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12TT Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2022-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3066C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9930X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2022-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N141HC Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Standard 2022-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3001C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2022-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N143MG Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Patriot Air INC
Maryland Heights, Missouri
Standard 2022-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1470G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2022-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N631F Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8911Z Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine St Francis Aircraft LLC
Montrose, Colorado
Standard 2022-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9823R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N911T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Surf and Fly LLC
Corpus Christi, Texas
Standard 2022-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7652N Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2022-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7668Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2022-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41MM Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2022-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N713P Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8143Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Moojens LLC
San Carlos, California
Standard 2022-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9474Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Meadowlake Airpark LLC
Lenoir City, Tennessee
Standard 2022-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9603X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2022-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9696T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine J & F Aviation Adventure LLC
North Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2022-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N326PT Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jt Aero LLC
Covington, Georgia
Standard 2022-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5809K Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34VV Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Wattum Investments LLC
Kodiak, Alaska
Standard 2022-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46VK Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8646M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8233D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Tangobravo Consulting LLC
Redlands, California
Standard 2022-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8524M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8941M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2022-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88JB Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine JR Aviation LLC
Benton, Kansas
Standard 2022-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5057Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cloud Dancer Aviation LLC
Chino Hills, California
Standard 2022-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6037F Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4169Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8072M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2022-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N877FB Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Overlander Aviation LLC
Palo Alto, California
Standard 2022-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3646Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerohawk Aviation INC
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Standard 2022-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7794Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rg Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8215Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Rg Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N472 Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1554S Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech Babe LTD
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Standard 2022-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8320Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
West Virginia
Standard 2022-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7610E Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7710Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2022-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1688Z Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7715R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine James S Adcock III Pa
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Standard 2022-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8273Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Gssl INC DBA
Tillamook, Oregon
Standard 2022-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87DP Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Go Pilot LLC
Orlando, Florida
Standard 2022-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9587X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Fulminare Aviation LLC
Ocala, Florida
Standard 2022-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48PM Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N756WT Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2022-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N670W Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N543T Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Zulu LLC
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Standard 2022-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8572R Cessna
210-5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2022-08-26 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.