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
N78DC Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9419T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2021-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99WM Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2021-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4805U Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N490T Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55RV Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Foxtrot Romeo LLC
Memphis, Tennessee
Standard 2021-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8954X Cessna
182D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2021-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N920T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2021-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3127L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Container Stop INC
Paso Robles, California
Standard 2021-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9764Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N608Q Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2021-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23456 Grumman
G-44
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hangar One INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3033C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 2021-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N906B Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N982T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9572R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2021-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9732R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9757R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2021-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6969L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N575L Grumman
G-44A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 575 LLC
Fairbanks, Alaska
Standard 2021-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N931B Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9786R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7602Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kbg Air LLC
Deerfield Beach, Florida
Standard 2021-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N440CK Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6797X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine J & W Air LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9417X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N302Z Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2021-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N328Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2021-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7861R Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2021-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1887Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8BU Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Lakeair LLC
Richland, Michigan
Standard 2021-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N305CA Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3639Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Back Country LLC
Thomasville, Georgia
Standard 2021-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3144S Cessna
182G
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2021-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8287D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8297Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2021-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9478Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wwpc Aviation LLC
Stanley, Virginia
Standard 2021-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1602W Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine N1602W Bonanza LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2021-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1554F Cessna
185D
Fixed-wing, single engine November 1554 Foxtrot LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Restricted 2021-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12WL Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8833R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1151X Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5336E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Northstar Ministries INC
Fairbanks, Alaska
Standard 2021-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9545X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N331BX Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2021-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9758H Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Sky Aviation Association INC
Readington, New Jersey
Standard 2021-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9873X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Mckenna Brothers Aircraft LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2021-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4490W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6127X Aero Commander
500-A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N525KG Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Cherokee Trail Aviation LLC
Tontitown, Arkansas
Standard 2021-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29950 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N831R Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2021-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6827T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2021-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N271S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2021-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8141M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6268Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N707K Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Vieques Aero Club LLC
Ouray, Colorado
Standard 2021-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1329Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1314Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2021-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6833Q Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N827VU Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 827Vu LLC
Au Gres, Michigan
Standard 2021-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5949S Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine N5949S LLC
Hereford, Texas
Standard 2021-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7000Q Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2021-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9552Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2021-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9741R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2021-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4126S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Av Advantage LLC
Birmingham, Michigan
Standard 2021-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5763K Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Nnamsu Enterprises LLC
Walnut Creek, California
Standard 2021-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8960M Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine St Pete Aviation Services LLC
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Standard 2021-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9494S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Lowcountry Aviation Company Brokerage LLC
Walterboro, South Carolina
Standard 2021-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N955RH Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Frenzel Aviation Investments LLC
Brentwood, Tennessee
Standard 2021-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9943X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine N63E LLC
Fallon, Nevada
Standard 2021-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310LB Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tradewind Aviation Management LLC
Oxford, Georgia
Standard 2021-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7775R Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Bonanza Blue Side Up Partners LLC
Florence, South Carolina
Standard 2021-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8906M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N530V Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rkm Aviation LLC
Woodstock, Georgia
Standard 2021-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9540Y Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2021-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2770T Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Hanson Leasing INC
Bad Axe, Michigan
Standard 2021-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3719Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine G & G Famrs of Gilbert INC
Gilbert, Louisiana
Standard 2021-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N169TF Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N760CN Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2021-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N496T Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69743 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2021-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N261AA Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2021-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123AK Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Optima Aviation LLC DBA
Lewisville, Texas
Standard 2021-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8416Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Swamp Fox Aviation LLC
Chapin, South Carolina
Standard 2021-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24K Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34386 Meyers Industries Inc
200B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5650K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5816K Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8103Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N450DH Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69SA Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2021-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N373T Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2021-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N262CC Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5DR Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7960Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8533M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Drill Driver LLC
Livingston, Texas
Standard 2021-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9017S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20NG Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tas Aviation of Defiance INC
Defiance, Ohio
Standard 2021-04-05 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.