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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
N4026Y Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2014-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14DF Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7425E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9386Y Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9516R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2014-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1497G Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9961R Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2014-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3059C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N478SC Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Petroblend CORP
Mason City, Iowa
Standard 2014-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19AF Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Standard 2014-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2GH Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2014-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9577R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2014-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N833R Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2014-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55FD Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dieu Est Mon Courage LLC
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Standard 2014-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47DS Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2014-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5877T Cessna
185D
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2014-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777Q Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Geoterra INC
Eugene, Oregon
Standard 2014-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9768R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8361D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2014-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27TH Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Arizona Cloudbusters INC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2014-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9470X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2014-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8177Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2014-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92RM Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2014-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29821 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Jks Enterprises INC
Park Rapids, Minnesota
Standard 2014-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N345KW Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2014-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8177M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southern Sky Enterprises LLC
Lafayette, Louisiana
Standard 2014-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3162L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine G&M Aircraft
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Standard 2014-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1528S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2014-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N514JB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1503Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Main Attraction LLC
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Standard 2014-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9687T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Practical Software Solutions INC
Windsor, Colorado
Standard 2014-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8962Z Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N867R Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2014-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8928U Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Oakland Air Affiliates LLC
Waterford, Michigan
Standard 2014-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6971L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cw Equipment Rentals INC
Biggs, California
Standard 2014-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111KF Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Colorado Jet Solutions INC
Conifer, Colorado
Standard 2014-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8540M Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2014-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7600Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Twin D LLC
Lake City, Florida
Standard 2014-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7409E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2014-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1451G Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2014-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8055M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4411T Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Route 66 Aerostars LLC
Galena, Kansas
Standard 2014-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9340Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine H O C Investments LLC
Garden City, Kansas
Standard 2014-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9955X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N255MB Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Phoenix Aircraft Management LLC
Marathon, Florida
Standard 2014-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8165Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2014-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820MA Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2014-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42JW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Business Aircraft Leasing INC
Petersburg, Illinois
Standard 2014-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9830X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N109V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2014-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9754R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2014-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92L Grumman
G-44
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Two Tails LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2014-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5388E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2014-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6097E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2014-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9837R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2014-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1879H Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2014-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N529CC Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine C747 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2014-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310GQ Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2014-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8881R Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1009Q Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2014-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9651Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech O Sphere LLC
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2014-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1961D Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2014-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9457Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5717V Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2014-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9957X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2014-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1292R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2014-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1544S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2014-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N351RR Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2014-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35MX Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2014-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4835U Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2014-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N812R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2014-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1735G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2014-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9554Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2014-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5819M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jones Kathleen W
Springfield, Oregon
Standard 2014-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3971Y Cessna
210D
Fixed-wing, single engine Limestone County Sheriff Dept
Athens, Alabama
Standard 2014-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4PK Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2014-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1594W Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2014-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2365T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2014-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7686N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2014-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4137S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Burns Craft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2013-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9598R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8923Z Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2013-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52VB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Harral Vaughn R
Prescott Valley, Arizona
Standard 2013-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7271B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2013-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9033S Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2013-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44XF Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2013-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1970S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2013-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N858JM Beech
95-C55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N871R Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2013-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N653P Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Ruptured Duck LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2013-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6550X Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2013-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1593Z Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2013-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N450CF Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2013-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8295D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2013-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2632P Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2013-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96CD Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2013-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N158ZL Beech
D-45
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2013-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N707CP Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Baron Aviation LLC
Jesup, Iowa
Standard 2013-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N965BW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ikarus Aviation LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2013-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7738R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2013-10-21 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.