Continental IO-470 series
4,723 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
Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55872Cessna 310804Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair650Cessna 210 Centurion622Beechcraft P35302Beechcraft K35 Bonanza221Beechcraft J35211Beechcraft M35206Cessna 185 Skywagon162Beechcraft N35152Beechcraft E3359Bellanca 1454
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
Texas560California487Florida325Arizona177Washington156Georgia155Colorado147Tennessee137Delaware134Ohio118
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles2,980 (63%)Piston twins1,740 (37%)Turboprops3 (0.1%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-470 series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names 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.
Failure reports 114 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Bulkhead4Line4Strut4Support4Bearing3Bellcrank3Heater3Actuator2Battery2Bolt2
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
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
- Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 872 with this engine series
- Cessna 310 804 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair 650 with this engine series
- Cessna 210 Centurion 622 with this engine series
- Beechcraft P35 302 with this engine series
- Beechcraft K35 Bonanza 221 with this engine series
- Beechcraft J35 211 with this engine series
- Beechcraft M35 206 with this engine series
Where they are
- Texas 560 of these aircraft
- California 487 of these aircraft
- Florida 325 of these aircraft
- Arizona 177 of these aircraft
- Washington 156 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- 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
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-470 series 114 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-470-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 4,723
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N18PW | Cessna 210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phenix LLC Dayton, Washington |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8385Z | Cessna 210-5(205) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3015W | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dl321 LLC Lavon, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5913M | Cessna 310P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5VX | Cessna 310C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Parrott Land & Cattle LLC Roundup, Montana |
Standard | 2025-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N819MM | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Premier Aero LLC Gonzales, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8509M | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Daybreak Aviation LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8804R | Bellanca 14-19-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46MM | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2172R | Cessna 182G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8408Z | Cessna 210-5(205) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333CK | Beech E33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9525Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9534Y | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hulsair LLC Jasper, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75DJ | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limited Company Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1328Z | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1355Z | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1820Z | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8833M | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mike & Starla Mcevers Properties LLC Dalhart, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1204Z | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aquila Aero LLC Denison, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5367E | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8609Q | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dury Aviation Services INC De Soto, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9500X | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Med LLC Vinton, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N722SP | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Aviation INC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N141DE | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2071W | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Country Sunset LLC Mc Louth, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7517Q | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Quay Ventures LLC Alto, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6654X | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182VV | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Envy Aviation LLC Winter Park, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7385E | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8875T | Cessna 182C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4802U | Cessna 210-5A(205A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Sky Aviation LLC Sherwood, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9541T | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1419G | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1714G | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bull Rises LLC Byron Center, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N221DB | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7977K | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N881R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419TR | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6277Q | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Fly Me LLC Sparta, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66NP | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6720X | Cessna 310F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9567R | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5608K | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9734R | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aces Hangar LLC Bentonville, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3012C | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6734T | Cessna 310D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Travel Guys LTD Sparks, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59MR | Cessna 310C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Fly Bravo LLC Jasper, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7658Q | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6037E | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N6037E LLC Williamstown, West Virginia |
Standard | 2025-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715LC | Cessna 310H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1592S | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8116M | Cessna 310I |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N857R | Beech 35-33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Me LLC Sparta, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1311G | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Granite Mountain Flight Training LLC Prescott, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9422X | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2025-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3869Y | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mak Air Ventures LLC Smithfield, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7450E | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fernald Greg New River, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9548R | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cherry Hill Aviation INC Freetown, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3806Y | Cessna 210D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Onion Crest Air LLC Arcadia, Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9540T | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Chino Aviation INC Chino, California |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53DQ | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Swair LLC Denver, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1499G | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6072E | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1788G | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2442T | Navion NAVION G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4888J | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9450Y | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6952T | Cessna 310D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | How Do I Land LLC Mc Kenzie, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8445Z | Cessna 210-5(205) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N308RL | Cessna 210-5(205) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9705Y | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7399E | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N835B | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N389BH | Cessna 185 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Multiple | 2025-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205CR | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rlh Montana LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2025-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711PZ | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Offroute Aero LLC Lake Oswego, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1247G | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nafziger Aviation Leasing LLC Wittman, Maryland |
Standard | 2025-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N527D | Cessna 310G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Altman Aviation Services LLC Lockhart, Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7440E | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2025-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N955CA | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ja Flight Services LLC Sugar Grove, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5818M | Cessna 310P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Glidepath Aviation LLC West Jordan, Utah |
Standard | 2025-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75KW | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3669 | Harris Senior Aero Sport D-260 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N797LC | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9603Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N201UC | Beech 95-A55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Supernova LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9495X | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N938Q | Beech 95-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bowers Enterprises LLC Peachtree City, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N423Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N513R | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7651Q | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | American Academy Holdings INC Stanford, California |
Standard | 2025-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11SY | Beech 95-B55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1825Z | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Greentek INC Oroville, California |
Standard | 2025-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9429S | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1444M | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310SF | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gear Down Aviation LLC Boynton Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N483T | Beech 35-A33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clr Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1103Q | Cessna 310H |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731B | Beech F33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-07-08 | 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.