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
N811A Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8212Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Jms Aviation LLC
Waynesville, Ohio
Standard 2020-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N995T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2020-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9753R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7526Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine What A Day To Travel LLC
Edgerton, Wisconsin
Standard 2020-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9119Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Prestige Worldwide Aviation LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2020-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210EA Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2020-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9773Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2058A Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Flying J Aviation LLC
Lynden, Washington
Standard 2020-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1357Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N854RM Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Wordjuice INC
Gardiner, New York
Standard 2020-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9965X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Restricted 2020-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210WK Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2020-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5029Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2020-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7664Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2020-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N220BX Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2020-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3258X Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2020-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62140 Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2020-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8931M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2020-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N331HK Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1941T Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2020-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4481S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ac Aviation LLC
Searcy, Arkansas
Standard 2020-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N150UU Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N239DG Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N654HR Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N255K Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N995FM Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Halcyon Vineyards LLC
Sonoita, Arizona
Standard 2020-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123JJ Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rotorwings Aviation LLC
Hebron, Nebraska
Standard 2020-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9323Y Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43AT Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Old Virginia Properties LLC
Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Standard 2020-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5854M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jantzen Equipment LLC
Madrid, Nebraska
Standard 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8639M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90727 Grumman
G-44
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N292PZ Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2020-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30CW Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6143V Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8926U Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight Time LLC
Portland, Oregon
Standard 2020-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1865Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Bpf Equipment LLC
Burnet, Texas
Standard 2020-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N430DP Meyers Industries Inc
200B
Fixed-wing, single engine Northbound & Down LLC
Lexington, Kentucky
Standard 2020-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1626W Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4872U Cessna
210-5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Bushwackers Leasing LLC
Calera, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28TJ Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine National Marketing and Management Services LLC
Clyde Park, Montana
Standard 2019-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66SR Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Inbound LLC
Overland Park, Kansas
Standard 2019-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8986Z Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Premier Capital Enterprises LLC
Hurricane, Utah
Standard 2019-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N494W Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2019-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N791M Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8541M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8911M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2019-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N731SK Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Boaz Casey L
Osage Beach, Missouri
Standard 2019-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7681Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Arizona Sky Ventures LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2019-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9597Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Mars Steel CORP
Commerce City, Colorado
Standard 2019-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N253JC Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine 96 Quick LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310QB Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sierra Delta Aviation Services INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2019-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N142M Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2019-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5851J Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N467DH Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2019-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N550JE Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-12-02 ExpiredFAA registration status code 29: Registration expired, pending cancellation. All codes
N9472T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2019-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N350Z Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N635T Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2019-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5465N Cessna
T182
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2019-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N661BW Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Standard 2019-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9646X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2019-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1302Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8505R Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2019-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9515X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 2019-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9561X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Airxn LLC
Williams, Arizona
Standard 2019-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104MM Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Baron 104Mm LLC
Rohnert Park, California
Standard 2019-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8166Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine E S P Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9786X Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Ric LLC
Mobile, Alabama
Standard 2019-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N890R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5722K Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1262R Bellanca Inc
14-19-3A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4061Y Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Restricted 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N606TX Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine F-22 LLC
Danbury, Texas
Standard 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8113M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Lansing Community College
Mason, Michigan
Standard 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9324Y Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Hart Aviators LLC
Sparks, Nevada
Standard 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9435Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N979AB Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Cartwright Jeffry D
Cabool, Missouri
Standard 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N322NH Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54BH Davidsen H P
STRDSTR TOO SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 2019-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6767T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aviation Career Enrichment INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2019-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9642Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5817M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7768Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2019-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6525C Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2019-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9834R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6024U Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 6024U Aircraft Leasing LLC
Spanish Fork, Utah
Standard 2019-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5803T Cessna
185C
Fixed-wing, single engine D&R Aviation LLC
Calhoun, Georgia
None on file 2019-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8926M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9782Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8528M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2019-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5369E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2019-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9759R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2019-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9657Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2019-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16FS Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7505Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315NF Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N922Q Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dragonlady Barron LLC
Gardnerville, Nevada
Standard 2019-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N344Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Global Pilot INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-09-23 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.