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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
N305Z Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
West Virginia
Standard 2004-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N570T Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2004-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999RB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2004-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2023W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Specialty Extrusion Marketing CO INC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2004-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N336Z Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2004-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7222B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2004-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N361D Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2004-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68VS Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2004-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N466Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2004-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N913T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2004-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5WG Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2004-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76J Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2004-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1403G Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 1403G LLC
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Standard 2004-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9661T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2004-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9810R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2004-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N288TB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2004-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8554M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2004-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N184F Cook James Davis
BARRACUDA
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2004-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N199AA Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2004-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N645T Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Watercut Services INC
Kilgore, Texas
Standard 2004-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9509X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2004-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N785AA Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2004-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310WG Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2004-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777BW Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2004-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4612S Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Wooddale Kirby LLC
Edina, Minnesota
Standard 2004-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1742G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2004-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555SN Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Mohave Maverick Aviation LLC
Bullhead City, Arizona
Standard 2004-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N499TC Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2004-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9458X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2004-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9510X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2004-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7651N Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Scarp LLC
Seabrook, Texas
Standard 2004-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96DH Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Louisiana
Standard 2004-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6133V Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Omni Directions INC
Roanoke, Virginia
Standard 2004-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1700B Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2003-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214W Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2003-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48490 Cessna
305C (0-1E)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Multiple 2003-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8302Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2003-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7873R Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2003-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N255R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Was Group LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2003-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34BW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Maintenance Forecasters INC
Falmouth, Michigan
Standard 2003-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9684T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2003-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3088C Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2003-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7350E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85BP Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2003-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N530T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2003-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1759G Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Vandergenugten Brian J
Schererville, Indiana
Standard 2003-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8546M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2003-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7451E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2003-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N737S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Marc INC
Bolton, Mississippi
Standard 2003-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52629 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Mbr Air LLC
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Standard 2003-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3120W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2003-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9564Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N330CA Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2003-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426KX Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2003-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9822X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2003-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N707WS Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Island Air Leasing LLC
Columbus, Ohio
Standard 2003-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2428T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2003-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1728G Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2003-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4019Y Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2003-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69848 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Onaero INC
Santa Monica, California
Standard 2003-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1586S Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Wits End Travels LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2003-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185EM Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2003-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9791R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8852R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N856B Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine 4261Bravo CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2003-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9870R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Howard Flying Service INC
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Standard 2003-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205F Cessna
210-5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2003-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3605Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Vita Clean Services
Wenatchee, Washington
Standard 2003-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9026V Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Pierce Graham LLC
Goshen, Kentucky
Standard 2003-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4000J Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2003-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9453T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2003-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6613X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2003-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N522DH Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2003-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9597R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2003-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3665Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine J & B Airlift LLC
Rupert, Idaho
Standard 2003-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5215G Cessna
310E
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2003-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7DU Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Debonair LLC
Cardiff By the Sea, California
Standard 2002-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8423Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2002-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5680K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Special flight permit 2002-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69842 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine D2 Aviation LLC
League City, Texas
Standard 2002-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9456Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Williams Management INC
Anacoco, Louisiana
Standard 2002-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1596Z Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2002-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9789R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N165MR Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine David Rever Aviation LLC
Dewey Beach, Delaware
Standard 2002-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5326E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N520HT Beech
T34 MENTOR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N993DM Nardi
FN-333
Fixed-wing, single engine Fulwiler Air INC
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Standard 2002-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7083L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69573 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Air Plains Services CORP
Wellington, Kansas
Standard 2002-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6970L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mulligan David e
Andover, Kansas
Standard 2002-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5742K Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cygnet Aerospace CORP
Los Osos, California
Standard 2002-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N376Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8541R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2002-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5796K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6686B Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rjb Ventures CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2002-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8166Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2002-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4105Y Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Restricted 2002-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9719Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2002-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9GC Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N913NS Nardi
FN-333
Fixed-wing, single engine Fulwiler Air INC
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Standard 2002-06-19 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.