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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7130N | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2006-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1582W | Beech G33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | White Dove Aviation LLC Sidney, Ohio |
Standard | 2006-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5794M | Cessna 310P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2006-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9616X | Cessna 210B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Hawaii |
Standard | 2006-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727T | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Beechair LLC Lake Tapps, Washington |
Standard | 2006-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5862M | Cessna 310P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Portland Holdings LLC Vista, California |
Standard | 2006-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8956Z | Cessna 310G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N8956Z LLC Brighton, Colorado |
Standard | 2006-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9795Y | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rick Grossmann & Associates LLC Overland Park, Kansas |
Standard | 2006-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1408G | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2006-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N655Q | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2006-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3694Y | Cessna 210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2006-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8126Z | Cessna 210-5(205) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2006-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711VG | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2006-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4105S | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Axis Aviation Group INC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2006-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185GM | Cessna 185A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2006-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N432 | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lazy J Aeroplanes LLC Beverly, West Virginia |
Standard | 2006-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1768G | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rl Hoffman Aviation Services INC Sanders, Kentucky |
Standard | 2006-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N481T | Beech 35-A33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N481T LLC Pensacola, Florida |
Standard | 2006-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6446N | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | B55 LLC Lawrenceville, Georgia |
Standard | 2006-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6515X | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2006-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N854R | Beech 35-33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2006-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5853J | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2006-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5892S | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Great Plains Enterprises LLC Wilmington, Ohio |
Standard | 2006-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8890R | Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2006-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97BW | Beech 95-A55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2006-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1748G | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Robar Aircraft INC Griffin, Georgia |
Standard | 2006-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2061U | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gulf Coast Camp LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2006-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5873J | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2006-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2430T | Navion NAVION G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2005-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8658M | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2005-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1814C | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sun Desert Enterprises Spicewood, Texas |
Standard | 2005-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5806X | Cessna 310F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2005-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5130X | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2005-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8474Z | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2005-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N228RD | Cessna 310K |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2005-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7661Q | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2005-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210YY | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Apr Aviation Fresno, California |
Standard | 2005-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1515F | Cessna 185D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N391Z | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1639W | Beech G33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elt Services LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2005-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5244G | Cessna 310E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2005-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N334PD | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2005-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N583TF | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2005-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7250B | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2005-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1882Z | Cessna 210-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2005-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N640T | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2005-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9706X | Cessna 210B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | El Paso Aero INC El Paso, Texas |
Standard | 2005-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5845M | Cessna 310P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pointhigh Partners LP Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2005-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N963Q | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2005-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1588Z | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2005-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N142MC | Beech 95-B55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2005-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N640Q | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2005-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8614Q | Beech 35-B33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2005-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6959L | Cessna 310K |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2005-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N969CC | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Multiple | 2005-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4908 | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2005-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8LV | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beau Dette CORP Bloomfield, Nebraska |
Standard | 2005-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182PV | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2005-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N812KK | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2005-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N588RR | Cessna 310K |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N151F | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2005-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17726 | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Commander LLC Woodbury, Minnesota |
Standard | 2005-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8524R | Bellanca 14-19-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2005-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1306G | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Citadel Engineering INC Ellendale, Delaware |
Standard | 2005-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7192N | Beech E33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2005-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N317L | Cessna 310F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Adventures and Publications INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2005-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7132N | Beech E33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2005-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N726EX | Denney Robert COMP AIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Technetwork Energy INC Vernonia, Oregon |
Experimental | 2005-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9315Y | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Con Brio LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2005-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3705Y | Cessna 210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2005-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N975B | Beech 35-A33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2005-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7267B | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Innovative Aviation Services INC Newnan, Georgia |
Standard | 2005-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8118M | Cessna 310I |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2005-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9512X | Cessna 210A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2005-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N691Q | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2005-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N247EF | Cessna 310P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2004-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N693V | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2004-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8261D | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2004-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N942DB | Beech G33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2004-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999T | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2004-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7410E | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2004-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6772X | Cessna 310F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2004-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5047Q | Cessna 310N |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2004-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2570Z | Cessna 185B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2004-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33MN | Beech 95-A55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Its Plane Fun LLC Sanford, Florida |
Standard | 2004-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9417Y | Beech N35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2004-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7604E | Bellanca 14-19-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2004-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6061E | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2004-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N613B | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2004-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3122L | Cessna 310J |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | E C G Aviation INC Orange, California |
Standard | 2004-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9046C | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2004-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N546GA | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2004-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2484T | Navion NAVION G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ametza LLC El Centro, California |
Standard | 2004-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4879K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwest Navion INC Arlington, Washington |
Standard | 2004-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3717Y | Cessna 210C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Owosso Navigators Club LLC Owosso, Michigan |
Standard | 2004-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5331E | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mangum Contracting INC El Dorado, Arkansas |
Standard | 2004-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34CU | Beech B-45 (T-34A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2004-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N693T | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviators Insurance Agency INC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2004-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7467E | Cessna 210 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2004-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9129Q | Beech G33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2004-08-02 | 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.
