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