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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
