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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
N5575D Beech
H35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2017-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9842R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2017-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1838Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2017-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8889R Downer
14-19-3A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8968M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine C Hanna 29Dd LLC
Little Rock, Arkansas
Standard 2017-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N373Z Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1810Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Ranzway CORP
Seattle, Washington
Standard 2017-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5748V Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine B55 Partners LLC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2017-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N931E Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jetco Leasing
Salinas, California
Standard 2017-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6994L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Vance Austin Leasing Enterprises INC
Blytheville, Arkansas
Standard 2017-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59BE Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Tibbs Air INC
Germantown, Tennessee
Standard 2017-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1595F Cessna
185E
Fixed-wing, single engine Vertical Horizon Aviation LLC
Sandown, New Hampshire
Standard 2017-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8313D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2017-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9728R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2017-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N455Q Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah
Standard 2017-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6949L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2017-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1828Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2017-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N220V Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N671Q Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8693E Camair
480
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2017-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4191S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N107VW Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2017-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2282F Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2017-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8542M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N825AJ Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2017-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8314D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2017-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9570Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Boston Enterprizes LLC
Athens, Alabama
Standard 2017-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5372E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Thief River Aviation INC
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Standard 2017-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N418G Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Flight 762 LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Standard 2017-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9593R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2017-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9688X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Drm Aviation LLC
Glencoe, Alabama
Standard 2017-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N473T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2017-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N931RD Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2017-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2777A Beech
B-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Eagle Equity INC
Valparaiso, Indiana
Standard 2017-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N689DC Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2017-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8456N Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bowling Green Aviation LLC
Germantown, Tennessee
Standard 2017-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9675X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Kenai Gravel Products LLC
Galena, Alaska
Standard 2017-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N647TW Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N934T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2017-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59MK Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Tff INC
Parma, Michigan
Standard 2017-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66237 Cessna
180K
Fixed-wing, single engine Agri-Systems Aviation LLC
Litchfield, Minnesota
Standard 2017-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N827L Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2017-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N240GB Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2017-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4188Y Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Multiple 2017-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68FS Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3099C Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2017-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8627M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3070W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Etw Holdings CORP
Owego, New York
Standard 2017-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2457T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2017-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N616V Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2017-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N922V Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9924F Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2017-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15LS Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Arch Air LLC
Paducah, Kentucky
Standard 2017-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3712Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Rpx Technologies INC
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Standard 2017-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N413DG Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Windsock Capital LLC
Bertram, Texas
Standard 2017-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23573 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rolrice Family Limited Partnership
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard 2016-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5319E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2016-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1878Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Rpm Diesel LLC
Grants Pass, Oregon
Standard 2016-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N612T Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2016-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9716X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9306Y Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Tff INC
Dexter, Michigan
Standard 2016-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9859R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine M20 Flying Club LLC
Kansas City, Missouri
Standard 2016-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310GR Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2016-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Charliefoxtrot LLC
Farmington, Missouri
Standard 2016-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1269Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2016-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3002C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation By Gosh LLC
Burlington, Texas
Standard 2016-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23MF Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Triay Services LLC
Metairie, Louisiana
Standard 2016-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8650M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2016-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9741Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2016-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4068Y Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Restricted 2016-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8648M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2016-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N136BA Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2016-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918CS Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2016-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N398C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7038N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2016-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N927BW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Riverbend Aviation LLC
Hernando, Mississippi
Standard 2016-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2270F Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2016-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222FW Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2016-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6682X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Standard 2016-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9978X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2016-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N735BB Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2016-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N133MR Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Precision Aero LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2016-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19LF Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine N19Lf CORP
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Standard 2016-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6219V Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9587R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Jetset LLC
Edmonds, Washington
Standard 2016-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N485C Meyers Industries Inc
200A
Fixed-wing, single engine Sundale Aviation INC
Erwinna, Pennsylvania
Standard 2016-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7216R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Encore Air LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2016-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6701X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2016-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9512R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2016-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8547R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2016-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9793X Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2016-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3290X Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2016-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8406Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Barsto Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2016-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9529R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Ray Family Enterprises LLC
Kearney, Nebraska
Standard 2016-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N886ME Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Hbss LLC
Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania
Standard 2016-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4181Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2016-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3699Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Amfreight Logistics LLC
Deltona, Florida
Standard 2016-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3732Q Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-10-24 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.