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
N2406T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2022-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1704W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2022-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N532T Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6747V Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Gap Mountain Development LLC
Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Standard 2022-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N976MK Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2022-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1000Q Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9610X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9769X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2022-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N425T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2022-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56EE Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2022-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6039E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2022-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7925D Beech
H35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2022-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69708 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine South Seattle College
Seattle, Washington
Standard 2022-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2172L Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine U S Aviator LLC
Eugene, Oregon
Standard 2022-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6432K Republic
RC-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 2022-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6134V Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Par Aviation LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2022-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N846R Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Bonanza Parts INC
Davis, California
Standard 2022-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5865S Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2022-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9458T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Wasp Air LLC
Hamilton, Montana
Standard 2022-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1525S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311FT Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine R&D Land and Air LLC
St Simons Is, Georgia
Standard 2022-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999BB Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N168AE Cessna
182G
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2022-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18JH Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Garnet Aerospace LLC
Windsor, Colorado
Standard 2022-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34AQ Beech
A45
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2022-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3097C Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Hangar LLC
Wentzville, Missouri
Standard 2022-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1028W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Art Air Partners LLC
Louisburg, North Carolina
Standard 2022-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N165MH Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N396PM Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6964L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 310Owners LLC
Port Royal, South Carolina
Standard 2022-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7277B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8396D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Mund Enterprises LLC
Needville, Texas
Standard 2022-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1545S Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2022-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6533C Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9580X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N649V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2022-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8205Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9481X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine 2310 Woodcrest LLC
Freeland, Pennsylvania
Standard 2022-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3616Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9560T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9670Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Wild Blue Aviation LLC
Eagle Rock, Missouri
Standard 2022-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N806R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N550R Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine November Sierra Aviation LLC
Oneill, Nebraska
Standard 2022-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112AC Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17790 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tds Property Holdings LLC
Gilmer, Texas
Standard 2022-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N600V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2022-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69575 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine N69575 LLC
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Standard 2022-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N724M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Cachorro Cattle CO
Granbury, Texas
Standard 2022-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1339Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N662KW Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1526S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9535T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7678Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Eshowe Aviation INC
East Peoria, Illinois
Standard 2022-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8805R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1508F Cessna
185D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2034A Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 36 Echo Aviation LLC
Prospect, Kentucky
Standard 2022-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205BB Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1822Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2022-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1960D Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2022-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123D Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N189AA Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2022-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1858Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Pairofminutes LLC
Marshville, North Carolina
Standard 2022-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6024Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aero Equities LLC
Ventura, California
Standard 2022-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4AS Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 310 Air LTD
Seville, Ohio
Standard 2022-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5349E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2022-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6644X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8174Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9011X Cessna
182D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6625X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1458G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2021-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34CX Beech
T-34A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2021-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N670V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36A Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery of Carbondale INC
Carbondale, Illinois
Standard 2021-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8432Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2021-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205NB Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Airmotive Service LLC
Brigham City, Utah
Standard 2021-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8375D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2021-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85SR Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mccorkle Air LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N145X Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Baron 55 LLC
Hutchinson, Minnesota
Standard 2021-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5437K Ryan
NAVION B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N217CH Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42101 Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N586JR Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Huerta Holdings INC
Santa Ana, California
Standard 2021-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888RM Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Mikmot LLC
Elk Point, South Dakota
Standard 2021-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69584 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine M D Air Ops LLC
High Springs, Florida
Standard 2021-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4455S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Flying Adventures LLC
Uniondale, New York
Standard 2021-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N900V Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Stratus Financial LLC
Irvine, California
Standard 2021-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N342DB Beech/Blackwell D D
A-45
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9046S Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N577U Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine V & V LLC
Shenandoah, Virginia
Standard 2021-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9580Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Triton Aviation LLC
Lake City, Florida
Standard 2021-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9596T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2021-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7233B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N756AA Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75TA Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2021-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8387N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N852R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2021-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555RP Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Greenwood Auto LLC
Itta Bena, Mississippi
Standard 2021-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N558BT Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2021-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9936R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4861U Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Goodmanagement Healthcare INC
Chandler, Arizona
Multiple 2021-11-05 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.