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
N8313N Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine St Pete Aviation Services LLC
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Standard 2024-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N211B Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Stone Air LLC
Carrollton, Georgia
Standard 2024-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N155KK Beech
B-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2024-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1282R Bellanca
14-19-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2024-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5891S Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Dakota Aero INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9856R Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3695Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Affordable Aviation CORP
Moriches, New York
Standard 2024-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61RP Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Fsugaviation LLC
Indialantic, Florida
Standard 2024-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N221BD Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N837R Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2024-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1449G Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fayettenam Aero LLC
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Standard 2024-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6979T Cessna
310D
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5463N Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine M Sipolt Air LLC
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Standard 2024-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9486Y Beech
95-55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2024-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39PR Beech
95-C55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aeroplanes LLC
Cary, North Carolina
Standard 2024-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8636M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2024-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98GM Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N155JB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 2Mec Holdings LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2024-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N633V Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2024-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3321X Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Patton Aviation LLC
Billings, Montana
Standard 2024-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6024F Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1808Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Flanagan Enterprises (Nevada) INC
Zephyr Cove, Nevada
Standard 2024-10-30 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N7743G Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Vaughn Investment Services LLC
New Plymouth, Idaho
Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777PM Cessna
310I
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Accurate Aero LLC
Minden, Nevada
Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9415M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Cool Creek Aviation LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N998LT Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Bfh Management LLC
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8496Z Cessna
210-5A(205A)
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1873H Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Blue Canoe Aviation LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2024-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N458BA Beech
95-B55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Alpha Aviation Holding Group LLC
Raleigh, North Carolina
Standard 2024-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5811K Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Upp Air LLC
Portland, Maine
Standard 2024-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N556CT Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2024-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N327Z Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Daj Aviation LLC
Manvel, Texas
Standard 2024-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8242Q Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Birds Eye View INC
Farmington, New Mexico
Standard 2024-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9790X Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine Phenix LLC
Dayton, Washington
Standard 2024-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33VT Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tjr Aviation LLC
Orefield, Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3715C Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hangar Ten LLC
Westfield Center, Ohio
Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N575AA Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N929Q Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Morlen Aviation Mechanical and Electrical Svcs LLC
Conroe, Texas
Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N480T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Jeffers Mortuary INC
Greeneville, Tennessee
Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555E Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8481N Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Fairview Direct LLC
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9775Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N419T Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine N419T LLC
Boise, Idaho
Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N733RC Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Stanly Business Consultants LLC
Albemarle, North Carolina
Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3015C Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N868T Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Patriot Aviation Logistics LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2024-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5768M Cessna
310P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Heal Your Heart LLC
Redding, California
Standard 2024-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1040T Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ten Forty Tango LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2024-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1205B Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3034L Cessna
310J
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N378Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N619RP Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2024-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N659Q Beech
K35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3818X Cessna
310K
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Acme Racing LLC
Overland Park, Kansas
Standard 2024-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76LB Beech
F33
Fixed-wing, single engine Runway Six LLC
Port Orange, Florida
Standard 2024-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9584T Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2024-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3672Y Cessna
210C
Fixed-wing, single engine N3672Y LLC
Ferrysburg, Michigan
Standard 2024-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6531X Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2024-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8353Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2024-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9018V Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tsubasa Aviation LLC
Hooper, Utah
Standard 2024-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69723 Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99SD Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Cali Aviation LLC
Sacramento, California
Standard 2024-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5335B Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2024-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1277Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2024-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3315X Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5333X Beech
F33
Fixed-wing, single engine Rebel Air LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73AA Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2024-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9998X Cessna
185
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2024-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N138Q Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2024-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N501RA Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2024-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8505M Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N869R Beech
35-33
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2024-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9345Y Beech
M35
Fixed-wing, single engine Dana Aviation LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2024-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112H Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N135AB Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Shreds Aircraft LLC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N722V Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2024-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9714Y Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N392Z Beech
35-A33
Fixed-wing, single engine Gen Av Resources CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-09-17 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N86168 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Mmm Aviation LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Standard 2024-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444BJ Beech
P35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N220D Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2024-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N129DP Cessna
310L
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Splendid Air Leasing LLC
Corpus Christi, Texas
Standard 2024-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1HB Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rye-Corp LLC
Lenoir City, Tennessee
Standard 2024-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4148W Beech
95-B55 (T42A)
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2024-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12WD Cessna
210
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2024-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205AA Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Hzl Hanger LLC
Drums, Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1821S Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1241Z Beech
N35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7929M Beech
35-C33
Fixed-wing, single engine Byrne Computerworks INC
Owensboro, Kentucky
Standard 2024-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N302JH Beech
35-B33
Fixed-wing, single engine Yang LLC
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Standard 2024-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N363T Beech
95-A55
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 1800Sky LLC
Henderson, Kentucky
Standard 2024-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8221Z Cessna
210-5(205)
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5045Q Cessna
310N
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Puma Aviaton LLC
Tracy City, Tennessee
Standard 2024-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59DJ Cessna
310C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1715W Beech
G33
Fixed-wing, single engine Dlh Aviation LLC
Sainte Genevieve, Missouri
Standard 2024-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N155B Beech
J35
Fixed-wing, single engine Pooky Aviation LLC
Augusta, Georgia
Standard 2024-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2424T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine Whiskey Fox INC
Kearney, Nebraska
Standard 2024-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310FC Cessna
310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7938R Beech
E33
Fixed-wing, single engine Cavu LLC
Savannah, Georgia
Standard 2024-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9639X Cessna
210B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2024-08-30 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.