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
N8007R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2019-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N650Q Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Sniezek Daniel e
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2019-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N486AC Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Soaring Soul LLC
Brainerd, Minnesota
Standard 2019-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N713BS Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2019-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69622 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Keystone Aerial Surveys INC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2718A Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Omega2Alpha Services LLC
Brock, Texas
Standard 2019-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9627X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine W J Bolton Farms LLC
Marked Tree, Arkansas
Standard 2019-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35JW Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine N35Jw LLC
Enid, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5069J Beech
T42
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Westfield Public Schools
Westfield, Massachusetts
Standard 2019-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5479N Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Tahoe Flying Club INC
Truckee, California
Standard 2019-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61FR Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2019-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3089C Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2019-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N735S Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1002Q Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2019-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72TM Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tango Sierra LLC
Mountain Brk, Alabama
Standard 2019-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N345BC Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2019-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8638M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41LC Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2019-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N535T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Ans Construction LLC
Swedesboro, New Jersey
Standard 2019-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N919Y Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Flow Pro Products INC
Romeoville, Illinois
Standard 2019-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9576T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2019-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N249EA Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N661V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Dgj Tex LLC DBA
Cleburne, Texas
Standard 2019-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8BF Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Eight Bravo Foxtrot LLC
Shafter, California
Standard 2019-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5744K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9400X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9436Q Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2019-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85SX Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2019-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N344KV Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2019-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6678X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9416Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8965Z Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2019-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9574X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Nova LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2019-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4461W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2019-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1833Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2019-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4862J Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2019-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8583M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2019-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1838L Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
New Jersey
Standard 2019-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1133Q Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2019-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N366D Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hummer Family Capital Aviation LLC
Boonton, New Jersey
Standard 2019-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6507X Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2019-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9534X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2019-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N346Z Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2019-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94SS Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3721Q Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2019-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3EA Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Earle Aircraft INC
Hastings, Florida
Standard 2019-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23TH Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2019-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300KP Beech
B-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2019-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3032C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2019-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9667X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Multiple 2019-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1826W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ozark Mountain Airways LLC
Springfield, Missouri
Standard 2019-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N184PS Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Strama Aviation LLC
Ocala, Florida
Standard 2019-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N938V Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35JC Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4014Y Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Fogglifter LLC
Mccall, Idaho
Standard 2019-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1392Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2019-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N206KC Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2019-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8220D Beech
H35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9868R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2019-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9899R Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Aspen Aircraft LLC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3354Q Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine On the Beam Aviation INC
Hampton, Georgia
Standard 2019-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4096S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N627T Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2525Z Cessna
185B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2019-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N143X Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2019-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8123Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4037Y Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Vfr LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58743 Beech
D-45
Fixed-wing, single engine Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, New York
Standard 2019-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N795AA Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5908S Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Tkc Aviation INC
San Diego, California
Standard 2019-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9565X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2019-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152T Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8147M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5882S Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1588S Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Mava Aviation LLC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2019-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4024Y Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine JR Aviation LLC
Temple, Texas
Standard 2019-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1546S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9716R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N800F Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9700Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Blake Aviation LLC
Flatwoods, Kentucky
Standard 2019-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58U Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Wayne F Little LLC
Portage, Michigan
Standard 2019-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310FP Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1995A Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2019-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3088L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360G Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2019-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5347E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17WP Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Northern Indiana Twin LLC
Valparaiso, Indiana
Standard 2019-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N533G Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rocket Ride LLC
Yakima, Washington
Standard 2019-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8934Z Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2019-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N219JH Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2019-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7747B Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3073L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7279E Cessna
182B
Fixed-wing, single engine Xtreme Divers West INC
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Standard 2019-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9770R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2019-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1538S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2019-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1723G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2019-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N700AV Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29RK Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rhk of Kansas INC
Jefferson City, Missouri
Standard 2019-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53UP Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2019-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4149Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-04-15 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.