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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6750T | Cessna 310D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2012-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8928Z | Cessna 310G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2012-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8586M | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2012-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4144Q | Cessna 310N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 470 CORP White Lake, Michigan |
Standard | 2012-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1522S | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 1522S LLC Sikeston, Missouri |
Standard | 2012-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7773Q | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Valentine Russell P Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2012-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1872X | Cessna 182H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2012-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9818X | Cessna 185 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2012-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2232F | Cessna 310L |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2012-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N717JS | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2012-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11GG | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gallagher Aviation LLC Cincinnati, Ohio |
Standard | 2012-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1455G | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2012-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95FB | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southern Wings LLC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Standard | 2012-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N707RC | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2012-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5820K | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bsmm LLC Bellingham, Washington |
Standard | 2012-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9966X | Cessna 185 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2012-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4080Y | Cessna 185A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Panama City Cycles INC Panama City, Florida |
Standard | 2012-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N604T | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2012-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N554SD | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aeroplanes2 LLC Indianola, Iowa |
Standard | 2012-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4546S | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mid Iowa Equipment Newton, Iowa |
Standard | 2012-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8991M | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hilgy'S Aviation LLC Tomahawk, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2012-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6639X | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2012-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N647V | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2012-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1711V | Beech 95-B55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aggravation Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2012-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1056Q | Cessna 310H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aerotrack INC Hemet, California |
Standard | 2012-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N316RA | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Leading Edge Flight Services INC Hampshire, Illinois |
Standard | 2012-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2420T | Navion NAVION G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mj Distributors Woodland, California |
Standard | 2012-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4148Q | Cessna 310N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2012-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8383N | Beech E33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oregonian Flying Club Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2012-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9445T | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2012-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9602X | Cessna 210B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2012-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305SU | Cessna 305C (0-1E) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 305Su LLC Rexburg, Idaho |
Standard | 2012-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8882R | Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2012-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127F | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | California In Nice INC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2012-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8130Z | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2012-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63RJ | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2012-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8906Z | Cessna 310G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N704YB | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2012-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9572X | Cessna 210B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2012-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6037W | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Midland Community College District Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2012-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2DR | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gustafson Dale H Kingwood, Texas |
Standard | 2012-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3008C | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tech Aero Avionics LLC Denton, Texas |
Standard | 2012-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6687X | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2012-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7928D | Beech H35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2012-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7978R | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2012-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N213ME | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2012-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7017L | Cessna 310K |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 310 Aviation LLC Schererville, Indiana |
Standard | 2012-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9797R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2012-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N921T | Beech 35-33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2012-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9557Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2012-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N642T | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N523T | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2012-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3703Y | Cessna 210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wilemon Ronald J Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2012-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8104Z | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2012-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3866A | Beech F33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rare Aircraft LTD Faribault, Minnesota |
Standard | 2012-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9669Y | Beech 95-A55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Florida Aero Group INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2012-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N628T | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2012-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8005M | Cessna 310I |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1746G | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2012-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9696Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sonoran Sunset Realty LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2012-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N672D | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2012-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7801Y | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Red Baron Aviation LLC Denver, Colorado |
Standard | 2012-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5811T | Cessna 185C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Multiple | 2012-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6962L | Cessna 310K |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | D W Peterson INC Warren, Minnesota |
Standard | 2012-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205AW | Cessna 210-5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2012-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6886Q | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2012-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55AX | Cessna 185C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2012-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2256F | Cessna 310L |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wesellairplanes.Com INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2012-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111K | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2012-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N922RB | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2012-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9846R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2012-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3036C | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2012-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5149K | Navion NAVION B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwest Navion INC Arlington, Washington |
Standard | 2012-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N643V | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2012-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8690M | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2012-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299BF | Cessna 310L |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2012-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9528R | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N608V | Beech 35-33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sierra Skylane LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2012-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1524S | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2012-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8609M | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hodde & Hodde Land Surveying INC Brenham, Texas |
Standard | 2012-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1486G | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2012-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22GP | Cessna 210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2012-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9497Y | Beech 95-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Greystone Enterprises INC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2012-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205CL | Cessna 210-5(205) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2012-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7497E | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2012-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8987Z | Cessna 310G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915T | Beech 35-33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2012-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N208Q | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2011-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N408GH | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2011-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3714Y | Cessna 210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2011-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4017Y | Cessna 185 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 17Y LLC Parma, Idaho |
Standard | 2011-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9551Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2011-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N776E | Cessna 310F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sherman Litchfield LLC Little Compton, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2011-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122RR | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2011-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91200 | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2011-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6055E | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2011-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3165L | Cessna 310J |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2011-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8670M | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2011-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9513Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jd'S Flying Service INC Glen Allan, Mississippi |
Standard | 2011-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9812X | Cessna 185 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2011-10-12 | 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.
