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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
N10WD Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Egmond Aircraft LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2008-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8285Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2008-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5886S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2008-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7032L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2008-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2MT Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2008-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3071C Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2008-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3845L Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Donq LLC
Hartford, Connecticut
Standard 2008-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N937T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2007-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N350CH Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fly Bye LLC
Georgetown, Delaware
Standard 2007-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7586Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tyler Rdh Investments LLC
Tyler, Texas
Standard 2007-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8132Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2007-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N936T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Mirasol Ventures LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9519R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Farley Bobby Joe
Lawton, Oklahoma
Standard 2007-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8327D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2007-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2446T Ryan
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2007-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N465CW Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Skyking LLC
Lake Stevens, Washington
Standard 2007-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44DB Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2007-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7702K Cessna
180J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2007-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6834Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2007-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8227Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Ga 27Z LLC
Arlington, Washington
Standard 2007-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5856J Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2007-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20JW Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rocky Mountain Triangle LLC
Castle Rock, Colorado
Standard 2007-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6079S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Television Technical Consultants INC
South Bend, Indiana
Standard 2007-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1307 Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2007-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2588Z Cessna
185B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Multiple 2007-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N323F Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2007-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9464T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2007-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1000L Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3450S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2007-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9706R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5354E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58BZ Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N326Z Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2007-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1570Z Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N514 Navion
NAVION F
Fixed-wing, single engine Vox Aviation LLC
Princeton, New Jersey
Standard 2007-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36565 Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2007-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10ET Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tech Nav LLC
Columbus, Indiana
Standard 2007-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N814DB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine North Rock LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2007-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1530S Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8512M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2007-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N313F Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4834U Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2007-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7626Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Snap Roll Enterprises LLC
West Chester, Ohio
Standard 2007-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1443G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2007-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N985Q Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N145D Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2007-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8669Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Copperhead LLC
Murrieta, California
Standard 2007-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4832J Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Apex Trucking INC
Park City, Kansas
Standard 2007-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1567A Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2007-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N203RT Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2007-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1874Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2007-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8232D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2007-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9553R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2007-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N862CB Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2007-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1434G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2007-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8534R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine A F K CORP
Ripon, Wisconsin
Standard 2007-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5HL Nardi
FN-333
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N385B Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2007-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71BE Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2007-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100TG Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6529X Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N549T Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2007-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69Q Navion
NAVION D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Experimental 2007-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8436Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2007-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310CW Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N550DF Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Arrow Aircraft Leasing LLC
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2007-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9457X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2007-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N909TB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2007-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1490G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2007-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7961K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2007-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5812X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine All-Bid INC
Opelousas, Louisiana
Standard 2007-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8318D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2007-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3TH Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6968Z Cessna
185E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2007-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9340Y Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N354DG Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Rettig & Associates LLC
Bessemer, Alabama
Standard 2007-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69699 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Three-Ten LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2006-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96BS Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2006-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N957MM Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 957Mm INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9672X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2006-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N269BA Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Corporate Aviation Center LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300B Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mohave Maverick Aviation LLC
Bullhead City, Arizona
Standard 2006-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2460T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2006-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8189Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Mirage Mfg CO INC
Gainesville, Florida
Standard 2006-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39CM Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2006-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1748Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2006-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125DM Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2006-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7NS Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2006-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9481Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Mccoy Group INC
Portland, Oregon
Standard 2006-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4647S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jnjz Enterprises LLC
The Woodlands, Texas
Standard 2006-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8941Z Cessna
310G
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Uplands Aviation Management LLC
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Standard 2006-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N140WL Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Morning Air LLC
Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Standard 2006-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9463T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2006-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2413R Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2006-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9686X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2006-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6929L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cochran Aviation INC
Haslet, Texas
Standard 2006-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N807R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2006-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N875C Beech
F33
Fixed-wing, single engine C4 Group LLC
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Standard 2006-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152BG Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Blossman Gas of North Carolina INC
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Standard 2006-07-25 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.