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
N50SB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9016M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Kinslow Aviation LLC
Prague, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92ES Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Marion Hill Associates INC
New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N551JS Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Em Concepts LLC
Cape Coral, Florida
Standard 2019-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66SS Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8139M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Acme Racing LLC
Overland Park, Kansas
Standard 2019-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1393Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Sdd LLC
Great Falls, Montana
Standard 2019-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5397E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13WB Beech
D-45
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8604M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2019-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N587L Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N956Q Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5385E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2019-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5545D Beech
H35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9171M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Carbon 182 LLC
Montgomery, Texas
Standard 2019-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310AF Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2019-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1899Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2019-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26P Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine On Final Flying LLC
Altoona, Iowa
Standard 2019-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N466G Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2019-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2480G Cessna
182B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N567ET Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Musick Aircraft CORP
Greenwood, Mississippi
Standard 2019-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8973M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N413J Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Northern Industrial Properties INC
Davenport, Iowa
Standard 2019-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6708T Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ckg Aviation Services LLC
Argyle, Texas
Standard 2019-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8888R Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2019-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3183L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 4 All In INC
North Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2019-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7ZZ Cessna
T-310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Four Clowns Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86340 Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6084E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N268SA Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Inarayan INC
Winter Park, Florida
Standard 2019-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8463Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2019-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7356E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2019-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9589Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine J2A Holdings LLC
Celina, Texas
Standard 2019-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18354 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rich Broke Entertainment LLC
Conyers, Georgia
Standard 2019-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7038L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7294B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8507M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8621M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech Flyers LLC
Tarzana, California
Standard 2019-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9733Y Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ss & C Aviation LLC
North Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2019-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N750P Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Littleton Aviation INC
Ozark, Missouri
Standard 2019-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8943U Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5746M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Flyaware INC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2019-02-28 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N561T Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Sierra Alpha Air LLC
Piqua, Ohio
Standard 2019-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57MT Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N735F Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2019-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3659Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Peterson Laurel R
Hart, Michigan
Standard 2019-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6256V Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2019-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N953X Hagg David
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2019-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71JL Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2019-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3HN Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2019-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N990Q Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30301 Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2019-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6727X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310LG Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cccp LLC
Mustang, Oklahoma
Standard 2019-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3079C Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Tre Aviation CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5359E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2019-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8557M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1505Z Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Kc Air LLC
Wellford, South Carolina
Standard 2019-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N994Q Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2019-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N155JA Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9548X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N541DW Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2019-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6129V Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5493N Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ocaid Equipment Leasing LLC
Spring Valley, New York
Standard 2019-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6593X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2019-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N789V Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2019-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7635E Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Nu-Trans INC
Johnston, Iowa
Standard 2019-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6690B Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8086M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2019-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8170Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2019-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1416G Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2019-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N405NR Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Restricted 2019-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9715Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777WW Beech
B-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ees LLC
Thomaston, Connecticut
Standard 2018-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1722T Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2018-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7841R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3175W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kristoffer & CO
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2018-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1271Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine V-Four LTD
Hudson, Ohio
Standard 2018-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N810R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2018-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321CH Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5386E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9441X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2018-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9761Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N610RC Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2018-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9320Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine T-Wing Aviation LLC
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Standard 2018-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N912DF Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2018-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59TG Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine T Stanco INC
Jasper, Georgia
Standard 2018-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888T Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2018-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9731X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3130W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Warbirds East INC
Fairhope, Alabama
Standard 2018-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9758R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2018-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5627K Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Taxman Aviation Training INC
Port Orange, Florida
Standard 2018-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69744 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2018-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4BW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Pike County Aviation INC
Waverly, Ohio
Standard 2018-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9537R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2018-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2268F Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2018-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6749X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2018-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N710V Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8687M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9597X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2018-11-07 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.