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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
N718CD Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8531R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N558CB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2018-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N823R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Bma Ventures LLC
Boca Raton, Florida
Standard 2018-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9532R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N567BC Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2018-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N332Z Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N241AJ Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aircraft & Aviation Professionals LLC
Coldwater, Michigan
Standard 2018-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N178W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
Standard 2018-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8111Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Schmitts Air INC
Enumclaw, Washington
Standard 2018-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3835C Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Preferred Airparts LLC
Apple Creek, Ohio
Standard 2018-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9571X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N258E Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7174N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2018-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N910TM Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2018-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N135A Cessna
185E
Fixed-wing, single engine Negative Ghost Rider LLC
Bangor, Maine
Standard 2018-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8268Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Butler Aviation Group LLC
Tonopah, Arizona
Standard 2018-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7943K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2018-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1288Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2018-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5324E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2018-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N235AA Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Different Auto LLC
Twin Falls, Idaho
Standard 2018-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N600EX Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aire Tracks CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2018-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7EW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Midas Aviation LLC
Royal Palm Beach, Florida
Standard 2018-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7942K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2018-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9795R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2018-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115MR Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2018-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8879R Downer
14-19-3A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2018-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185AA Cessna
185D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2018-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3517A Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2018-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N768KM Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2018-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6739X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2018-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205L Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky King Airplanes LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2018-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69938 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2018-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N755BA Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52JL Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Fastair Enterprises LLC
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Standard 2018-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6544X Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2018-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9531Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2018-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918B Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5440N Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Kenosha Airmens Flying Club INC
Twin Lakes, Wisconsin
Standard 2018-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4501S Beech
B-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2018-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9996R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4832U Cessna
210-5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7205B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52155 Cessna
180J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Multiple 2018-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N378T Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2018-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7608E Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2018-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N965T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N660V Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Guy LLC
Frankenmuth, Michigan
Standard 2018-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5673K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2018-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9535X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Besties Properties LLC
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Standard 2018-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6043E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2018-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9599T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Partners LLC
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Standard 2018-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8515M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N566M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2018-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7997Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224H Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2018-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9459Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Dakota
Standard 2018-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7352E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2018-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1452G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2018-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N281PB Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2018-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N469A Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 2018-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N317SG Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N895R Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Bd Air LLC
Geneva, Illinois
Standard 2018-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6124V Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2018-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9848R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2018-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7395E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2018-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7154N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Naperville Flying Club
Woodridge, Illinois
Standard 2018-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5868S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2018-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8047M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Vertigo Aviation INC
Lighthouse Point, Florida
Standard 2018-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N922GB Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2018-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9MC Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine P63 Aero LLC
Valparaiso, Indiana
Standard 2018-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2577Z Cessna
185B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2018-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3327X Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9712R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6610X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Jason Bullard LLC
Star City, Arkansas
Standard 2018-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3652Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310RL Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2018-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6650X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2018-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N759AU Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2018-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9494Y Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Coho Aviation LLC
Tacoma, Washington
Standard 2018-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N252KC Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2018-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N313JH Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jam Three LLC
St George, Utah
Standard 2018-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9777R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5879J Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Bmp Logic INC
Trenton, Florida
Standard 2018-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N571B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5885M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9783R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2018-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N182Q Beech
S35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210RR Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2018-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6906T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2018-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N990K Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2018-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2607Z Cessna
185B
Fixed-wing, single engine Sidney Aviation LLC
Sidney, Nebraska
Standard 2018-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N531AM Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2018-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8995Z Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2018-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9360Q Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2018-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5492U Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2018-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2370T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine R Douthitt Enterprises INC
El Centro, California
Standard 2018-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9533R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2018-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4ER Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Mentors USA LLC
Littleton, Colorado
Standard 2018-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9802X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2018-05-04 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.