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
N317Z Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1993-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9683X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1993-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8346Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1993-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210JR Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 1993-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9618Y Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 1993-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311JW Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Bonanza 311 Jw Limited
Urbandale, Iowa
Standard 1992-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8955M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 1992-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4971B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1992-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2673Z Cessna
185C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
Standard 1992-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9783Y Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 1992-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7762Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1992-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N516SA Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Baron Aircraft Corporation
Richmond, Virginia
Standard 1992-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1579Z Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 1992-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9472Y Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1992-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3085C Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1992-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N132F Downer
14-19-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1992-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N102X Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1992-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N613T Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 1992-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N915Q Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 1992-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N188RJ Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1992-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310JD Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1992-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3590A Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1992-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91ED Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1992-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9788Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1992-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6142V Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1992-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5814X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1992-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9822R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1992-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7729Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1992-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9946X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 1992-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1313X Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine M & S Airsupply DBA
Hawthorne, California
Standard 1992-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N255WP Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine United States Air Force Owner
Hanscom Afb, Massachusetts
Standard 1992-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6787X Cessna
310F
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1992-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58238 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1992-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4284K Ryan
NAVION A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 1992-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5456N Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1991-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15BH Hammer Robert H
TA-16
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 1991-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N648Q Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Warfield Wilbur L
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Standard 1991-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7639E Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1991-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1148T Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1991-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918T Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1991-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1234Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 1991-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3153L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 1991-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9921X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1991-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8047E Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol INC
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 1991-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N257M Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1991-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51RJ Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1991-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9588X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1991-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6212V Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1991-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4847U Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 1991-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4842U Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1991-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100ZP Beech
D-45
Fixed-wing, single engine Zipjack INC
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Standard 1991-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67CM Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1991-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N784AA Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1991-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2032W Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1991-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9604T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 1991-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1929U Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 1991-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8565M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1990-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8391Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1990-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8847R Downer
BELLANCA 14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Anderson Stuart R JR
Sahuarita, Arizona
Standard 1990-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8329N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1990-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N517JL Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 1990-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5476U Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 1990-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8206Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 1990-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9600C Camair
480C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1990-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5360E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1990-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N216PC Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 1990-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5334E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1990-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N567 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1990-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55TE Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Maxwell Aviation INC
Chesterfield, Missouri
Standard 1990-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N930Q Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1990-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N810T Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Northware Ventures INC
Hidalgo, Texas
Standard 1990-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9642T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1989-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N191AA Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 1989-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N369KM Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 1989-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1683Z Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 1989-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7667Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 1989-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N422DC Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1989-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4005Y Cessna
185A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 1989-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2679Z Cessna
185C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 1989-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9561R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 1989-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N916Q Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1989-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9638Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 1989-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7236B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1989-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5020Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 1989-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7135N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Iowa Great Lakes Flyers INC
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Standard 1989-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222AB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 1989-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98264 Cessna
172P
Fixed-wing, single engine Civil Air Patrol INC
Maxwell Afb, Alabama
Standard 1989-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22EW Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 1989-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5494U Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 1989-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6742T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1989-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3400 Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1989-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9517X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1989-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N113AB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Safford Aviation Service INC
Coolidge, Arizona
Standard 1989-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9802R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 1989-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1848Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1989-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5810K Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1989-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5700M Cessna
185D
Fixed-wing, single engine Pangaea Air Service INC
Aspen, Colorado
Standard 1988-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5881S Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1988-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8344Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1988-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1QY Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet X Leasing INC
Johnson, Kansas
Standard 1988-10-18 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.