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
N4043K North American
NAVION
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2020-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1621W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17BP Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Team Yak Attack INC
Poplar Grove, Illinois
Standard 2020-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7006N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine 203Lc LLC
San Diego, California
Standard 2020-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1597S Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2020-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N236JE Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Gunnels Farms INC
Amarillo, Texas
Standard 2020-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5815T Cessna
185C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65MP Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8538M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2020-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8548R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Tri State Air Motive LLC
Berryville, Arkansas
Standard 2020-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57MP Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Soleil Aviation LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2020-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8115E Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2020-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4VG Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8503M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5892T Cessna
185D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2020-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5822X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tas Aviation of Defiance INC
Defiance, Ohio
Standard 2020-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N997JH Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Medical Staffing Support LLC
Williamstown, West Virginia
Standard 2020-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8293D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N498T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Magnolia Aviation LLC
Durant, Oklahoma
Standard 2020-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5711M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2020-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9337Q Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9580R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2020-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8945M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Aaa Aviation LLC
Donalsonville, Georgia
Standard 2020-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N543JR Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Rahns INC
Enterprise, Oregon
Standard 2020-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5515N Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83CL Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8886R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N936Q Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2020-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9789Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2020-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1351Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2020-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2471T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1547Z Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2020-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9633Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Fortson Aviation LLC
Brighton, Michigan
Standard 2020-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N641MW Wilcoxon Morris
STEEN SKY BOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2020-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N191W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fletcher Flying Service 419 LLC
Labelle, Florida
Standard 2020-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555ET Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Flyboys Nevada LLC
Henderson, Nevada
Standard 2020-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8073M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2020-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N627Q Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine 4S Technologies INC
Beaver Dams, New York
Standard 2020-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7227B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2020-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9058S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Team Training Institute LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2020-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7260B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 2020-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38088 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6779X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1582Z Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine August Aero LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2020-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1734G Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine J-Bird Air Service LLC
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Standard 2020-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N334ME Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1510S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2020-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9794Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2020-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N416T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222AW Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Just Planes INC
Hobbs, New Mexico
Standard 2020-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1714C Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Moreau Aviation LLC
Wasilla, Alaska
None on file 2020-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N964Q Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2020-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N468T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N132TW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rc Flyers LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8911U Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2020-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9024S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8936M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Casper Holdings INC
New Castle, Delaware
Standard 2020-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9409Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2020-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7918M Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2020-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8625Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2020-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1507S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2020-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62DS Scott David L
STARDUSTER TOO
Fixed-wing, single engine Girls In Flight
Elmore, Alabama
Experimental 2020-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4107Y Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2020-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8454Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2020-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N971T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7739Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8383D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2020-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8305Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Alpha Cloud LLC
Lake Wylie, South Carolina
Standard 2020-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1550Z Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2020-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1595W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2020-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N120LD Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine J & G Aircraft LLC
Chandler, Arizona
Standard 2020-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2447T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Montcalm Aviation LLC
Coral, Michigan
Standard 2020-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N562LF Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine High Desert Flyers LLC
Corrales, New Mexico
Standard 2020-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111JZ Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2020-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22BS Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Smith Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3057C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Clb LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2020-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6034E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2020-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6760T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N818J Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2020-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9763R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2020-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3257X Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine N1002Q LLC
Lake Butler, Florida
Standard 2020-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9038S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Red Rock Flyers LLC
Flagstaff, Arizona
Standard 2020-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N934Q Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2020-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2249M Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sky Visions Photography LLC
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Standard 2020-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9708R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N174AF Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5120R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Krause Aviation LLC
Geneva, Illinois
Standard 2020-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9507R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2020-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7445E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Elite Aircraft Sales LLC
Searcy, Arkansas
Standard 2020-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4076Y Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2020-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8615M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16BB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Euroair Consultants LLC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2020-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N903AZ Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine N903Az LLC
Miami, Florida
Standard 2020-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6706T Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2020-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8191M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2020-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88JT Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2020-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2281F Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Classic Air Aviation LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2020-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1290R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6929T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2020-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2063X Beech
A23
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-02-25 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.