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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
N1258G Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9808R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine I M Foxbo LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2013-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1523S Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2013-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5052Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
None on file 2013-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N581HB Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9591X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2013-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3340X Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Vito Bavaro Construction INC
Escalon, California
Standard 2013-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N704CC Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58KW Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2013-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8056M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2013-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9865X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Irwin Flight LLC
Bellingham, Washington
Standard 2013-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15DL Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2013-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310KT Cessna
310A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2013-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N623WT Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2013-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5BS Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2013-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N718JM Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Page Field Aviation LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2013-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8672M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine N8672M LLC
Newaygo, Michigan
Standard 2013-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918NS Siai-Marchetti
FN-333
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2013-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N105FA Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Debbie Air LLC
Perkasie, Pennsylvania
Standard 2013-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9562X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2013-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N387Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Lily Pad Aero LLC
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Standard 2013-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777KF Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine J and P Air LLC
Lockport, New York
Standard 2013-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6006E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8845M Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2013-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4887J Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2013-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6980T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aviation Career Enrichment INC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2013-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8104R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dfr Aviation INC
Greenwood, Indiana
Standard 2013-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34392 Meyers Industries Inc
200B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2013-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1501Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Daytona Aircraft Services INC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Standard 2013-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7334R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sohail Air Ventures LLC
Orange, California
Standard 2013-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8030M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2013-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5252K Ryan
NAVION B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2013-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6392S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Air Horse One LLC
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Standard 2013-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N248JB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Riverode Sales INC
Pontiac, Illinois
Standard 2013-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3043C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Selby Air LLC
Lorida, Florida
Standard 2013-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6140N Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8351D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2013-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8444Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2013-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N637V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8610M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2013-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2431T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2013-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N322SC Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2013-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N354AL Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2013-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50GT Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2013-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3980Z Cessna
185B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2013-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4546Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2013-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1848W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2013-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9565R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2013-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N604V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2013-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9450X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2013-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9870E Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Tts Calif LLC
Red Bluff, California
Standard 2013-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17722 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine International Jets INC
Gig Harbor, Washington
Standard 2013-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N880R Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Ozarks Auto Show INC
Hollister, Missouri
Standard 2013-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102JR Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2013-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2564Z Cessna
185B
Fixed-wing, single engine Downwind Aviation LLC
Kodiak, Alaska
Standard 2013-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1696W Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2013-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9831R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2013-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310BJ Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine J A Flight Services LLC
Sugar Grove, Illinois
Standard 2013-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1890Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2013-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8591M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2013-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9502T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2013-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5475U Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2013-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8665M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Appraisal Services INC
Walters, Oklahoma
Standard 2013-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8849R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2013-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8676 Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2013-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8584S Cessna
182H
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2013-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9867R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2013-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6097B Cessna
182A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2013-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1270R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2013-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6101V Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2013-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9625Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2013-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1520W Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Montana Fiberglass INC
Lewistown, Montana
Standard 2013-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9718X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2013-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2029W Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2013-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N233D Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2013-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68JN Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Salt Corporation
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2013-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9826R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2013-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6545X Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Tail Chaser LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2013-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9749Y Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2013-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7660N Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Multiple 2013-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N965Q Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2012-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1015Q Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2012-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111PQ Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Triple Nickel INC
Muleshoe, Texas
Standard 2012-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9847R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Wininger Floyd W
Duncan, Oklahoma
Standard 2012-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9430S Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2012-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64310 Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8861R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2012-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N612JP Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Skyline Air LLC
Ashburn, Virginia
Standard 2012-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75KG Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2012-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5934M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 34M LLC
Young Harris, Georgia
Standard 2012-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61LX Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2012-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8133Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Finnan-Johnson Flying Club LLC
Woodinville, Washington
Standard 2012-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N825GS Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Red River Ranch LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2012-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N350FU Navion
NAVION F
Fixed-wing, single engine American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2012-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N143MB Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 2012-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2272F Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Gear Down Hangar LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2012-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35RB Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2012-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N456DL Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Gt Aviation LLC
Mountain Home, Arkansas
Standard 2012-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7214B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2012-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58VT Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2012-10-02 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.