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.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 · Cessna 310 · Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair · Cessna 210 Centurion · Beechcraft P35 · Beechcraft K35 Bonanza · Beechcraft J35 · Beechcraft M35 · Cessna 185 Skywagon · Beechcraft N35
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 2,983 | 63% |
| Piston twins | 1,740 | 37% |
| Turboprops | 3 | 0.1% |
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
Failure reports 114 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 2 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 00 | 1 |
| 01 | 15 |
| 02 | 9 |
| 03 | 16 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 17 |
| 06 | 9 |
| 07 | 10 |
| 09 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 3 |
| 12 | 3 |
| 13 | 2 |
| 14 | 3 |
| 15 | 6 |
| 16 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 22 | 2 |
| 23 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Bulkhead | 4 |
| Line | 4 |
| Strut | 4 |
| Support | 4 |
| Bearing | 3 |
| Bellcrank | 3 |
| Heater | 3 |
| Actuator | 2 |
| Battery | 2 |
| Bolt | 2 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 6 · advice, not orders
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
- Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 872 with this engine series
- Cessna 310 804 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair 651 with this engine series
- Cessna 210 Centurion 623 with this engine series
- Beechcraft P35 302 with this engine series
- Beechcraft K35 Bonanza 222 with this engine series
- Beechcraft J35 211 with this engine series
- Beechcraft M35 206 with this engine series
- Texas 560 of these aircraft
- California 489 of these aircraft
- Florida 325 of these aircraft
- Arizona 178 of these aircraft
- Washington 156 of these aircraft
- Bas Part Sales LLC 26 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 6 of these aircraft
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 4 of these aircraft
- Medic Choppers LLC 4 of these aircraft
- Meadowlake Airpark LLC 4 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental IO-470 series 28 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-470 series 114 reports since 1995
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 model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
