The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
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
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
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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.