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
N2425T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Iowa Valley Aviation INC
Oxford, Iowa
Standard 1997-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8247Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1997-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1000N Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Anderson Aerial Spraying Service INC
Canby, Minnesota
Standard 1997-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8196Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 1997-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9665X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 1997-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N136J Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1997-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N804DJ Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 1997-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7613E Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 1997-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6022E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 1997-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8209U Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Wrangell Mountain Air INC
Palmer, Alaska
Standard 1997-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1566F Cessna
185D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 1996-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N911MF Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Missionary Flights & Service INC
Fort Pierce, Florida
Standard 1996-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9402X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1996-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7264B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 1996-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3758Q Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 1996-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1228Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1996-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N641V Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 1996-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N280AA Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1996-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N127RW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1996-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34387 Meyers Industries Inc
200B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1996-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21WS Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Rdb Leasing INC
South Fork, Colorado
Standard 1996-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8829R Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 1996-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66634 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Span Tech LLC
Glasgow, Kentucky
Standard 1996-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2691Z Cessna
185C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1996-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13RT Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1996-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N827R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Ratliff Aviation INC
Sevierville, Tennessee
Standard 1996-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7512Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Gorge Winds Aviation INC
Fairview, Oregon
Standard 1996-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N199KL Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 1996-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N287JG Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1996-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5339E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Nbc Investments LTD
Granbury, Texas
Standard 1996-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5612K Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Uptime Electonics INC
Whittier, California
Standard 1996-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1861L Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 1996-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41TW Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 1996-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8819M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 1996-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1045Q Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1996-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6777M Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1996-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5880J Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1995-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6927T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1995-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2WT Cessna
310A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1995-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N272AA Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Edj Aviation Limited
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Standard 1995-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6853Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Valley Air Service INC
Wayne, Illinois
Standard 1995-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5011Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Boh-Air Corporation
Jenks, Oklahoma
Standard 1995-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5782M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1995-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3135L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tempelhof Aviation
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 1995-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8358D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 1995-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61Y Cessna
182G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 1995-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8323D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 1995-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N139PT Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1995-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N432BA Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1995-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5855T Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 1995-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N550JA Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1995-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5EH Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Esoteric Air INC
Cypress, Texas
Standard 1995-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6988T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 1995-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9897R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1995-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7340E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1995-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7945M Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1995-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2485T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1995-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N481H Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 1995-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1265Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1995-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96568 Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1995-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8122R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aviation Buddy CORP
Incline Village, Nevada
Standard 1995-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N429GL Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1995-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6683B Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1995-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9752R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1995-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9695R Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 1994-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6791X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1994-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1958 Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1994-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8279D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1994-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8580R Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Habanero One Express INC
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Standard 1994-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1842Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Vermont Skydiving Adventures INC
Bristol, Vermont
Standard 1994-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3274X Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 1994-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4137Y Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Standard 1994-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9598X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1994-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310WV Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 1994-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9915F Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1994-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5772K Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 1994-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N122SJ Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1994-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9608Y Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1994-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N347Z Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 1994-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8597M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1994-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3171 Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Derr Matthew R
Frackville, Pennsylvania
Standard 1994-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N372Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1994-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47NF Cessna
310E
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan
Standard 1994-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300JN Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine K-M Air Enterprises INC
Corona, California
Standard 1994-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9582R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine P F M Aviation INC
Toledo, Ohio
Standard 1994-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7777R Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 1994-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4063Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Thin Air INC
Hays, Kansas
Standard 1994-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222DJ Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Garone Michael A
Miami, Florida
Standard 1994-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888HM Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 1993-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N345Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1993-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7492N Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 1993-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25JR Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Djair
Winchester, Virginia
Standard 1993-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3010L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Wyoming
Standard 1993-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N470JS Bigham Jack L & Colleen R
STARDUSTER TOO SA300
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 1993-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8836R Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Mead Donald W
Butte Meadows, California
Standard 1993-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6823T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1993-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9806X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 1993-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27JP Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1993-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8083M Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1993-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2450T Ryan
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1993-05-04 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.