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
N66845 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2016-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8390D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2016-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6986T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Standard 2016-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9601Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Hillberg CORP
Chino, California
Standard 2016-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50WL Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2016-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5714K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Honour Aviation LLC
Merritt Island, Florida
Standard 2016-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N312Z Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Fink Group LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Standard 2016-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6001E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2016-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9602Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2016-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1505S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Bluboco LLC
Northville, Michigan
Standard 2016-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N944Q Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2016-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101HT Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2016-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N347T Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2016-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N628V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Clc Sales INC
Lewiston, Idaho
Standard 2016-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N974T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2016-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24EZ Beech
B-45
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2016-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8502M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech Aero Club of Frederick INC
Columbia, Maryland
Standard 2016-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3839X Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2016-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9110V Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2016-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9767R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2016-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22RR Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2016-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5609K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2016-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N308P Beech
B-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dmm Air Shows LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2016-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8349D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2016-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7902K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2016-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2016C Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2016-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6619X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2016-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N273Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Trident Aircraft Leasing LLC
Easton, Maryland
Standard 2016-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5821M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Marc INC
Bolton, Mississippi
Standard 2016-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6521X Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2016-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N669PF Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2016-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9738X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2016-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N455M Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9736Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2016-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4VA Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N791VW Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2016-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1599Z Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Burks Aviation INC
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Standard 2016-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3039C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2016-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185EE Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Thinair Ventures LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2016-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91WG Beech
F33
Fixed-wing, single engine Temco LLC
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Standard 2016-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9762X Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N864R Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine David J Rebein LLC
Dodge City, Kansas
Standard 2016-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315G Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9563X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2016-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N978T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8939Z Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2016-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9740R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2016-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5316E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2016-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N304Z Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2016-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4589S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2016-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64GB Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2016-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1268Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7878L Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9699Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2016-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55CD Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Ny Properties LLC
Greenwood, South Carolina
Standard 2016-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4858U Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine D & D Adventures LLC
Cleveland, Texas
Standard 2016-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1686Z Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2016-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8112Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2016-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N188Y Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mbaa Holding LLC
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Standard 2016-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9785Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2016-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N842R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2016-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1218Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2016-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9596R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2016-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500HT Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2016-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5679K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2016-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8331Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9739Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2016-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91742 North American
NAVION
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2016-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N262W Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2016-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5741M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5392K Navion
NAVION B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2016-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N241HA Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2016-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N488SP Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sugarpop Air LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2016-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1862T Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2016-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97705 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Angel Aviation INC
Peoria, Arizona
Standard 2016-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N135RR Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2016-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13XX Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2016-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N231Z Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2016-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63MA Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Barlo Management Group LLC
Winona, Mississippi
Standard 2016-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9HX Beech
D-45
Fixed-wing, single engine N3955B CORP Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2016-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7652D Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2016-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N166B Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings of Hope INC
Chesterfield, Missouri
Standard 2016-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N779MM Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2016-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9742Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2016-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8287Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2016-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100JH Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sonic Aviation LLC
Carrollton, Mississippi
Standard 2016-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N836R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N534T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Lakeview Aviation INC
Sanborn, North Dakota
Standard 2016-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26EP Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Erid Air LLC
Blackfoot, Idaho
Standard 2016-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N432T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2016-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N181RM Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124AW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cyalco Aviation LLC
Spencer, Iowa
Standard 2016-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N725Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2016-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9010S Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9578Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Iowa
Standard 2016-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3614Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Emission -Air INC
Lexington, North Carolina
Standard 2016-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6510X Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2016-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4865U Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2016-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1549T Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6731X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Three One X-Ray LLC
Lebanon, Ohio
Standard 2016-03-01 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.