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
N3670Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2016-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8297D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2016-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9797Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Services LLC
Twin Falls, Idaho
Standard 2016-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3706Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2016-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555JE Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cantr Holdings LLC
Fish Creek, Wisconsin
Standard 2016-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N623T Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Immigration Aero LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2016-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N146C Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Planes & Parts INC
Weston, Florida
Standard 2016-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41549 Beech
B-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fisher Aviation LLC
Vacaville, California
Standard 2016-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3886D Cessna
182A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2016-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14DR Beech
B-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2016-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N771WN Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2016-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444X Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Smart Visual Systems LLC
Georgetown, Texas
Standard 2016-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1254R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2016-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7483E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2016-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9675Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2016-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9951X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2016-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124V Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2016-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1568Z Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2016-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10FC Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Knott Me LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2016-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5872M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2016-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55HH Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2016-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6995T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2015-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8335Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2015-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N534DB Beech
A45 (T-34A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2015-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5008 Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5866J Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2015-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8129Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2015-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8669M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2015-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N601SG Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2015-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1AW Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2015-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N776PS Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N952T Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Eagle Mountain Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2015-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6013F Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mile Fly Club LLC
Gainesville, Texas
Standard 2015-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69846 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1264Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Stellaire Alliance LLC
Fort Worth, Texas
Standard 2015-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39BS Beech
F33
Fixed-wing, single engine Travark LLC
Gainesville, Georgia
Standard 2015-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8632M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7727Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N898TC Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Romar LLC
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Standard 2015-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N217AA Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2015-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N250Y Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2015-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9850R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8924U Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Pan American Handling LLC
Mooresville, North Carolina
Standard 2015-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7964K Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Central Virginia Aviation INC
Petersburg, Virginia
Standard 2015-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31JK Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Equine Associates INC
Bossier City, Louisiana
Standard 2015-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N528X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2015-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N913Q Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2015-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185HH Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55VG Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine A and e Aero Ventures LLC
Saline, Michigan
Standard 2015-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N927T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2015-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6784X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sjc Vii LLC
Lawrence, Kansas
Standard 2015-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9484Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2015-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9829H Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2015-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2488T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2015-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24MA Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2015-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3QC Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3018S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7501S Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Pressley Aviation LLC
New London, North Carolina
Standard 2015-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N225L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4072Y Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2015-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8592M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2015-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59RM Beech
F33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5333E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech Bums LLC
Brookings, South Dakota
Standard 2015-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2023K Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Juliet Foxtrot LLC
Scott City, Kansas
Standard 2015-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N916T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2015-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4862U Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
Standard 2015-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6955L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Goplaces Aviation LLC
Boise, Idaho
Standard 2015-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N870T Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Wjr Enterprises INC
El Paso, Texas
Standard 2015-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9054S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Whiskey Lima Aviation LLC
Duluth, Georgia
Standard 2015-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9806R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2015-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N470CM Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Wooden Wings LLC
Prescott, Arizona
Standard 2015-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7589Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Temptation Motors LTD
Hayward, California
Standard 2015-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9538R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N923ST Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2015-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1535Z Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Gsp Aviation LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2015-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17626 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Beaugrenelle Aero INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2015-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7123N Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2015-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N158D Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2015-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3307X Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2015-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N564T Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2015-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9057Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2015-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7918K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2015-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N331LS Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Technical Education Services INC
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Standard 2015-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5WE Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2015-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2951R Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2015-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8231Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2015-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55BU Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Blue Side Up LLC
Oxford, Connecticut
Standard 2015-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6683Z Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6824T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Doc'S Flight Training LLC
Prescott, Arizona
Standard 2015-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69RL Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2015-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8374D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2015-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7644Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2015-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58EJ Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310BM Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Team 67 LLC
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Standard 2015-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3029C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2015-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3779Q Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2015-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64KC Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7670Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2015-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7002L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2015-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70G Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Abj Holdings LLC
Buckeye, Arizona
Standard 2015-06-18 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.