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
N4001Y Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2015-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4508F Cessna
185E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2015-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5656K Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5877M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Brook Ash INC
Waxahachie, Texas
Standard 2015-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1596D Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2015-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9893R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1589S Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2015-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N947CM Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Ascend AG INC
Wall, South Dakota
Standard 2015-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73KM Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2015-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9882R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine N9882R LLC
Punta Gorda, Florida
Standard 2015-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78X Grumman
SCAN TYPE 30
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2015-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1951M Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Flight Pack LLC
New Bern, North Carolina
Standard 2015-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N117FL Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Delaware
Standard 2015-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1181F Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69729 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Eastern Florida State College
Cocoa, Florida
Standard 2015-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17KG Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jamey Johnson INC
Fisher, Louisiana
Standard 2015-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1121Q Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2015-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1509Z Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2015-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N749C Meyers Industries Inc
200A
Fixed-wing, single engine Thermoplastic Services INC
Dequincy, Louisiana
Standard 2015-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9510R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Wayward LLC DBA
Flint Hill, Virginia
Standard 2015-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2459T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2015-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N255FS Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sharpline Converting INC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2015-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N711LW Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2015-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8574M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine K R T Aviation LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9756Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Five Six Yankee LLC
San Mateo, California
Standard 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N863T Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2015-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9426X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2015-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21VM Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2015-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1747G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N519PH Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Flyboys LLC
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7412E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Lorraine Aviation LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2015-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3PF Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2015-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51KA Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine A & L Farm Services INC
Helena, Arkansas
Standard 2015-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63DE Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tri-Air LLC
Cedartown, Georgia
Standard 2015-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N694HL Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2015-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8451Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N221RF Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2015-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3819X Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Boerne Flight Options LLC
Boerne, Texas
Standard 2015-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N941Q Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Siesta Aviation Group LLC
Springboro, Ohio
Standard 2015-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6779T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2015-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N985JK Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cole James
Mill Spring, North Carolina
Standard 2015-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9471X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Vincent Equipment LLC
Grand Junction, Colorado
Standard 2015-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9655Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2015-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9833R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine L&M Aircraft INC
Rome, Georgia
Standard 2015-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N864S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2015-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8843R Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2015-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69Z Phillips
STEEN SKYBOLT
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2015-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1567S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Wegener Properties LLC Series Bonanza
Aurora, Illinois
Standard 2015-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1798G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2015-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7386R Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2015-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2456T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Mercer County Rehab Supply INC
Grove City, Pennsylvania
Standard 2015-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N684V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2015-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2298F Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tarheel Aviation LLC
Cherryville, North Carolina
Standard 2015-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N644T Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2015-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34AX Beech
T34 MENTOR
Fixed-wing, single engine Pw58 LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2015-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N159MD Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Law Offices of Shawn A Mcmillan Apc
San Diego, California
Standard 2014-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7232B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine 7232B LLC
Grosse Ile, Michigan
Standard 2014-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N534Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kenney Aviation LLC
Osterburg, Pennsylvania
Standard 2014-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N331DP Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N670DC Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2014-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8664M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2014-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88LT Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ryan M Kearbey Dental CORP
Oroville, California
Standard 2014-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9744Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Double P Creative LLC
Pleasanton, Texas
Standard 2014-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9616E Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2014-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185CR Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2014-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68639 Cessna
182D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2014-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8904Z Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2014-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7231B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2014-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8324D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2014-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8895R Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2014-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9640Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2014-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1515Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Yanks Air Museum
Baldwin Park, California
Standard 2014-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1533W Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2014-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75YR Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2014-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9464Q Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Bbt Enterprises INC
Chula Vista, California
Standard 2014-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8259Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Zulu Hay LLC
Mesa, Washington
Standard 2014-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8809M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Providence Asset Management INC
Melbourne Beach, Florida
Standard 2014-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N340Q Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2014-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5827X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2014-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7916M Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Miami Palm LLC
Palm City, Florida
Standard 2014-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N923DP Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2014-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1459G Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3027C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1332Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Up and Up Aviation LLC
Spring, Texas
Standard 2014-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3531 Reese Starduster Too
SA-300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2014-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84WH Beech
H35
Fixed-wing, single engine Whiskey Hotel Aviation LLC
South Hill, Virginia
Standard 2014-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8617Q Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2014-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5914M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bogie Aviation LLC
Newton, New Jersey
Standard 2014-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69937 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hellix LLC
Charlotte, North Carolina
Standard 2014-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9584R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Ddgs LLC
Nashville, Tennessee
Standard 2014-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N666Z Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2014-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N454A Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43SL Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2014-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8466Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8952M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2014-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N109H Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2014-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1733G Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Alpine Aviation INC
Mclean, Virginia
Standard 2014-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1217Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40NL Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2014-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N211D Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2014-08-18 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.