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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
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
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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.