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.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 · Cessna 310 · Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair · Cessna 210 Centurion · Beechcraft P35 · Beechcraft K35 Bonanza · Beechcraft J35 · Beechcraft M35 · Cessna 185 Skywagon · Beechcraft N35
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 2,983 | 63% |
| Piston twins | 1,740 | 37% |
| Turboprops | 3 | 0.1% |
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
Failure reports 114 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 2 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 00 | 1 |
| 01 | 15 |
| 02 | 9 |
| 03 | 16 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 17 |
| 06 | 9 |
| 07 | 10 |
| 09 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 3 |
| 12 | 3 |
| 13 | 2 |
| 14 | 3 |
| 15 | 6 |
| 16 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 22 | 2 |
| 23 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Bulkhead | 4 |
| Line | 4 |
| Strut | 4 |
| Support | 4 |
| Bearing | 3 |
| Bellcrank | 3 |
| Heater | 3 |
| Actuator | 2 |
| Battery | 2 |
| Bolt | 2 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 6 · advice, not orders
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
- Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 872 with this engine series
- Cessna 310 804 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair 651 with this engine series
- Cessna 210 Centurion 623 with this engine series
- Beechcraft P35 302 with this engine series
- Beechcraft K35 Bonanza 222 with this engine series
- Beechcraft J35 211 with this engine series
- Beechcraft M35 206 with this engine series
- Texas 560 of these aircraft
- California 489 of these aircraft
- Florida 325 of these aircraft
- Arizona 178 of these aircraft
- Washington 156 of these aircraft
- Bas Part Sales LLC 26 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 6 of these aircraft
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 4 of these aircraft
- Medic Choppers LLC 4 of these aircraft
- Meadowlake Airpark LLC 4 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental IO-470 series 28 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-470 series 114 reports since 1995
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 model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
