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
N9576R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 1988-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9377Y Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 1988-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2415T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 1988-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2018C Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Chandelle LTD
Brighton, Colorado
Standard 1988-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8628M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1988-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N717JT Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1988-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8370D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1988-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9730X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1988-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7687Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Pfs Air INC
Yellville, Arkansas
Standard 1988-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8603M Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1988-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N967AE Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1988-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N502MW Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1988-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7887Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1988-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1589Z Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 1988-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51CC Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Creekview Corporation
Orlando, Florida
Standard 1988-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N800U Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ohio University
Albany, Ohio
Standard 1988-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7272B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine D O K Aero INC
Wayland, Michigan
Standard 1988-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7373E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1988-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6953L Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1988-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23614 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Great American Jet INC
Cincinnati, Ohio
Standard 1988-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8907M Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1988-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3820X Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1987-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9755R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1987-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22WP Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1987-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1319Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 1987-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8233V Cessna
180H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1987-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1365Z Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1987-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5855V Custer Channel Wing
CCW-5
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mid Atlantic Air Museum
Reading, Pennsylvania
Experimental 1987-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5382E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 1987-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22DS Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1987-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6964T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 1987-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3090T Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech 3090T INC
Midlothian, Texas
Standard 1987-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N155ST Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1987-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7162N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 1987-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3254U Cessna
182F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1987-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7244B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1986-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8357D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1986-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2023A Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southern Cast Products INC
Meridian, Mississippi
Standard 1986-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9546T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerographics INC
St Cloud, Minnesota
Standard 1986-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9796X Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1986-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6898T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 1986-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N769RJ Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wings South INC
Fayetteville, Georgia
Standard 1986-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5473N Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1986-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8345N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1986-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9749X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 1985-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185PT Cessna
185C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1985-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2532Z Cessna
185B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1985-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69942 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Columbus State Community College
Columbus, Ohio
Standard 1985-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N691V Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 1985-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2422T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1985-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1513C Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1985-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N614T Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1985-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9547R Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1985-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5068Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 1985-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4867U Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 1985-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9968X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 1984-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9485X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 1984-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4650S Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 1984-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6853D Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1984-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1894Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 1984-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3658Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Jo CO INC
Knoxville, Tennessee
Standard 1984-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4SK Navion
NAVION B
Fixed-wing, single engine Sierra Kilo Corporation
New York, New York
Standard 1984-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57ZZ Beech
D-45
Fixed-wing, single engine United States Air Force Owner
March Arb, California
Standard 1984-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3809X Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1984-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9592R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1984-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9874R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1984-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8385N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1983-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7086N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1983-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6685X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 1983-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N880TS Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1983-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7485E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1982-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9926X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 1982-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18357 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 1982-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80608 Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine E&L Enterprises
Chinook, Montana
Standard 1982-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9493T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 1982-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N600RR Cessna
310H
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Compac INC
Manassas, Virginia
Standard 1982-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4031Y Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1982-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8311D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1982-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94293 Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1982-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108M Meyers Industries Inc
200C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1982-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6136X Aero Commander
500-A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Go Leasing Company
Phillipsburg, Kansas
Standard 1982-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N436P Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1982-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444BD Aero Commander
500-A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1981-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4854U Cessna
210-5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 1981-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9414X Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 1981-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8AA Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Rovey Land and Cattle CO INC
Parker, Arizona
Standard 1981-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9910X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 1981-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9403S Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 1981-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60295 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1980-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9430 Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cochise College
Douglas, Arizona
Standard 1979-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N933Q Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1979-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N345PM Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 1979-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7453E Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 1979-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1856H Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 1978-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8372D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
District of Columbia
Standard 1978-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N393M Cessna
185C
Fixed-wing, single engine Usda Forest Service Fepp
Helena, Montana
Standard 1978-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2408T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine R e Green INC
Three Forks, Montana
Standard 1977-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8224Z Cessna
210-5
Fixed-wing, single engine Gloria Glenn INC DBA
Roswell, New Mexico
Standard 1977-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4568C Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1977-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210GT Cessna
210A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1977-04-22 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.