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
N538T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69YM Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8309D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1205G Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4674M Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Perpetual Rkm LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2021-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N645V Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2021-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8438Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Delaware Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee
New Castle, Delaware
Standard 2021-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N334MT Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2021-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7204N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine E-33 Aviation LLC
Hamilton, Ohio
Standard 2021-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8369D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7348R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2021-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500WM Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3020C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7095N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N988VT Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine T & C Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99JC Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7431E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2021-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8637M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2638Z Cessna
185B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N303BB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3841X Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine J W Faherty INC
Apple Valley, California
Standard 2021-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1795G Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Props2Jets LLC
Bolingbrook, Illinois
Standard 2021-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1868Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Zulu Forty One LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2021-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9644T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3602Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Missionary Aviation Repair Center
Soldotna, Alaska
Standard 2021-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1792G Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2021-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3304X Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2021-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1801L Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2021-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N166AM Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2021-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1712H Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2021-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7203B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N610V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2021-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N799VD Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1545Z Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Multiple 2021-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N374Z Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Zulu Golf LLC
Yukon, Oklahoma
Standard 2021-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9735Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2021-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2023Z Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5033Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Changes In Attitude LLC
Monument, Colorado
Standard 2021-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1676W Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333MC Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400YC Beech
A45
Fixed-wing, single engine Tuca 27 LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2021-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1397Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine J&W Air LLC
Asheville, North Carolina
Standard 2021-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N594WB Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Uintacor INC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2021-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2360J Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8696Q Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2021-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5409U Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cosco & Associates INC
Crestview, Florida
Standard 2021-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9553X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N800AC Aero Commander
500-A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tango Gulf LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2021-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9738R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9575R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N338JF Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101BB Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3760B Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2021-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N793SB Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9920F Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9653Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2021-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N975T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine St Lucys LLC
Box Elder, South Dakota
Standard 2021-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1580Z Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N511VM Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2021-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4443K Ryan
NAVION
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2021-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9475Y Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Star Transam LLC
Wylie, Texas
Standard 2021-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N173D Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N985T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8321Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Overholt Air LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9719R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3621Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2021-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6548X Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2021-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8475N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N268Y Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1699Z Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2021-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185U Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1267G Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N223M Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3979Y Cessna
210D
Fixed-wing, single engine Montana Adventures Holdings LLC
Rainbow City, Alabama
Standard 2021-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46TM Cessna
305C (0-1E)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9248Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9709R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N264Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2021-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5816M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Holloway Aero LLC
Chino Hills, California
Standard 2021-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69648 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N796LM Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine N796Lm LLC
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Standard 2021-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28HP Beech
B-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4514M Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444WA Aero Commander
500-A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wiseman Aviation INC
Flagstaff, Arizona
Standard 2021-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8797R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Airflyte LLC
Granby, Connecticut
Standard 2021-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98580 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Farmers LLC
Clewiston, Florida
Standard 2021-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N219Z Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310SV Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Flairships LLC
Durham, North Carolina
Standard 2020-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4811U Cessna
210-5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2020-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8571M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9731Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9520R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2020-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6668X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Hocus Holdings LLC
Carrollton, Ohio
Standard 2020-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N710DR Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Go 2 Guys INC
Fresno, California
Standard 2020-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1517F Cessna
185D
Fixed-wing, single engine Salter 11X LLC
Duluth, Minnesota
Standard 2020-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6WF Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Axis Equipment LLC
Fuquay Varina, North Carolina
Standard 2020-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N284AA Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2020-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8558M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine A & C Customs LLC
Caddo Mills, Texas
Standard 2020-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8616T Cessna
182C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2020-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N131MD Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Woodley Aerial Leasing LLC
Walnut, Illinois
Standard 2020-12-11 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.