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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
N9583Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2017-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98BC Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2017-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N240MM Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Flood Specialists Group INC
Des Plaines, Illinois
Standard 2017-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9509T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Kline John C
Wolcottville, Indiana
Standard 2017-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N240RA Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Top Aircraft Leasing LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2017-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500YE Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2017-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9817R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Vetter Aviation
Helena, Montana
Standard 2017-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14BR Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2017-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N290DF Fendley
DF290
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Experimental 2017-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1809Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Cleared for Departure LLC
Kennewick, Washington
Standard 2017-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N884H Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2017-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9433T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2017-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8835R Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N343RB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2017-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9ES Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8584M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Pacific Wings LLC
Turner, Oregon
Standard 2017-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4462S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Maxxum Financial Group INC
Destrehan, Louisiana
Standard 2017-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N819SR Dehavilland
DHC-1B-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2017-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311GR Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35JG Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Jalu Financial CORP
Gray, Georgia
Standard 2017-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6817T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8910Z Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Razorhawk LLC
Birmingham, Alabama
Standard 2017-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1643T Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2017-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7045P Perry Hubert M
SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2017-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N566WM Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2367P Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2017-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9787Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2017-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2039W Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2017-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9868X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2017-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3179L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Peregrine Aviation LLC
Oro Valley, Arizona
Standard 2017-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8927M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2017-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2010W Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2017-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N607V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185UV Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2017-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52255 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Springville Flying Club
Spanish Fork, Utah
Standard 2017-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N711NF Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Skywarrior Flight Training INC
Pensacola, Florida
Standard 2017-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1228G Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2017-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22MQ Aero Commander
500-B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cimarron Aviation LLC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2017-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N234MW Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2017-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N940Q Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18PS Beech
T-34B
Fixed-wing, single engine Select Airparts
Weyers Cave, Virginia
Standard 2017-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8857R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N653V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2017-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8570M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2017-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5891T Cessna
185D
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Multiple 2017-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N392PT Cessna
180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2017-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9164N Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2017-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1132T Beech
B-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2017-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N165WF Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N723DB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Standard 2017-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6557X Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2017-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24RM Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N697V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine K & T Aviation LLC
Moses Lake, Washington
Standard 2017-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9765R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48071 Cessna
185C
Fixed-wing, single engine Burns Craft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2017-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9005S Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kd3 LLC
Dubois, Wyoming
Standard 2017-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N636T Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2017-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2088C Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech K Holdings LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2017-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9518T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33511 Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Annis Aviation LLC
Gray, Georgia
Standard 2017-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5933M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9424T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2017-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9486X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Schilling Aviation Services LLC
Salina, Kansas
Standard 2017-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3691Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1576Z Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ozarks Auto Show INC
Hollister, Missouri
Standard 2017-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N688V Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Bonanza Flyers LLC
Newport News, Virginia
Standard 2017-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N650R Cessna
310
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hill Tool LLC
Missoula, Montana
Standard 2017-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9709Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Solo LLC
Hurst, Texas
Standard 2017-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N878JW Cessna
185C
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2017-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N409R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2017-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6877T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2017-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N621B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2110 Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2017-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2027W Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2017-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1111Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2017-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2463T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2017-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7491E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2017-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9725X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2017-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4127Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hurd Aviation LLC
Lexington, Kentucky
Standard 2017-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91421 North American
NAVION
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2017-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N925Q Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2017-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N355Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 2017-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29SF Beech
B-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2017-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310LT Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Carrer Aviation LLC
Coshocton, Ohio
Standard 2017-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N955JR Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2017-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9741X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N354FB Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Cleared Direct LLC
Portland, Oregon
Standard 2017-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N211F Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2017-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8180Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2017-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78DD Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777N Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2017-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6832Q Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N106V Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2017-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N823U Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8465Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Lonergan Electric Service INC
Lincoln, Nebraska
Standard 2017-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9569T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2017-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8397D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2017-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1308G Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Red Over White Aviation
Louisville, Kentucky
Standard 2017-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N641R Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2017-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6884X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Baked Industries INC
Yuba City, California
Standard 2017-03-29 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.