Continental IO-520 series
9,484 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-520 series engine, rated at about 285 horsepower. The Beechcraft V35 Bonanza is the model most often fitted with it (1,496 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1963 and 2017.
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-520 series. FAA spelling: IO 520 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Beechcraft V35 Bonanza · Beechcraft A36 Bonanza · Cessna A185 Skywagon · Beechcraft F33 Bonanza · Cessna 210 Centurion · Cessna U206 Stationair · Beechcraft 58 Baron · Bellanca 17 Viking · Beechcraft S35 Bonanza · Cessna 310
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 7,845 | 83% |
| Piston twins | 1,371 | 14% |
| Turboprops | 268 | 3% |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-520 series the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E5CE, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 30 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 465 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 26 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 30 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 465 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 15 |
| 96 | 2 |
| 97 | 1 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 99 | 5 |
| 00 | 37 |
| 01 | 48 |
| 02 | 58 |
| 03 | 46 |
| 04 | 35 |
| 05 | 62 |
| 06 | 17 |
| 07 | 18 |
| 08 | 17 |
| 09 | 10 |
| 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 15 |
| 12 | 13 |
| 13 | 9 |
| 14 | 10 |
| 15 | 12 |
| 16 | 4 |
| 17 | 2 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 19 | 2 |
| 20 | 2 |
| 22 | 1 |
| 24 | 2 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Cylinder | 26 |
| Cylinder Head | 25 |
| Relay | 20 |
| Hub | 14 |
| Circuit Breaker | 13 |
| Antenna | 12 |
| Line | 12 |
| Bolt | 10 |
| Bracket | 9 |
| Control Cable | 9 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 11 · 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 V35 Bonanza 1,496 with this engine series
- Beechcraft A36 Bonanza 1,145 with this engine series
- Cessna A185 Skywagon 1,143 with this engine series
- Beechcraft F33 Bonanza 872 with this engine series
- Cessna 210 Centurion 767 with this engine series
- Cessna U206 Stationair 641 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 58 Baron 466 with this engine series
- Bellanca 17 Viking 456 with this engine series
- Texas 1,047 of these aircraft
- California 791 of these aircraft
- Alaska 673 of these aircraft
- Florida 567 of these aircraft
- Delaware 326 of these aircraft
- Bas Part Sales LLC 27 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 12 of these aircraft
- Gta Air INC 12 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 11 of these aircraft
- United States Department Of Interior 10 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental IO-520 series 30 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-520 series 465 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-520-series.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 9,484
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N310HC | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40GM | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N435MC | Beech 95-C55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Smoketown Flight Center LLC Smoketown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4757F | Cessna P206B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74AZ | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hmaair LLC Gilbert, Arizona |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1968D | Beech D55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bellamy INC Three Forks, Montana |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7154D | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7231R | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N2038X | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210PZ | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kmz Centurion LLC San Mateo, California |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N707RD | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7995M | Beech 35-C33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48458 | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5621Z | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jon Air LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67L | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Road Kill Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327CP | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Su Farms Transportation LLC Hale Center, Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8133R | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Tex LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6683D | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Regional Consultants LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17577 | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N183Q | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3138W | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333JW | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4952E | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8725Z | Cessna P206D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N235E | Beech P35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2550T | Navion NAVION H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tropical Airways LLC West Palm Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555BC | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2021-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36WF | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Longboat Key Aviation LLC Wooster, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7225R | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825EG | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Eagle LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15RR | Aero Commander 200D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2021-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1565T | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Forbes Consolidated INC New Smyrna Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310CT | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Icp Aviation LLC Melbourne, Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N354M | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mission Aviation LLC Billings, Montana |
Standard | 2021-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4080S | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2021-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10AK | Beech D55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cygnus Holdings LLC Ballwin, Missouri |
Standard | 2021-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2183L | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84BB | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kauffman Concrete LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N146FC | Cessna P206A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Usda Forest Service Fepp Malvern, Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3819Y | Cessna 210D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4061S | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1061Y | Navion NAVION H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2229X | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28021 | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300MS | Beech D55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6072S | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73KP | Bellanca 17-31A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777KW | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N788CF | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 3W Group INC Hot Springs, Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1576H | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N392S | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5872F | Cessna 210G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756NG | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Perrigue Thomas e Bishop, Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1515M | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Surecraft LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20224 | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Obie Aviation LLC Rogers, Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242R | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3128W | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99LG | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Washington Enterprises LLC Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3412Q | Cessna 320E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2021-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5806S | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | AG Solutions of West Texas LLC Roby, Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80GA | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2021-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33TD | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lightning 35 Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5046R | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sandpoint Aviation LLC Sandpoint, Idaho |
Standard | 2021-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6495N | Cessna 210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Business Trip CORP INC Cape Coral, Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6761R | Cessna T210F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2021-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58441 | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tall Timber Flying Service LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2021-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N208LH | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ott Grosvenor LLC Dillingham, Alaska |
Multiple | 2021-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88MB | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lebanon Aviation INC Mount Juliet, Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9585Q | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tarheel Aircraft INC Richlands, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N621SP | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N723MB | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Terra Air LLC Flippin, Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N506YZ | Cessna 210J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R&R Gray Equipment & Cattle LLC Enid, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1849P | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Daedalus LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2021-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6759G | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trademark Services LLC Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2021-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13EJ | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avidash LLC Cape Coral, Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N449T | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60EC | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6833L | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70084 | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2021-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7853R | Beech E33C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2788T | Beech 35-C33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N961WW | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Meacham Electric INC Marathon, Florida |
Standard | 2021-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41HC | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dkh Air LLC Shady Shores, Texas |
Standard | 2021-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5757J | Cessna 210K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Restricted | 2021-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1619W | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Executive Aircraft Management LLC Northport, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N455RB | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gh Enterprises INC Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Standard | 2021-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N533C | Beech F33C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 71Sq INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N206BL | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N230Q | Beech 95-C55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7175N | Beech E33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N162N | Beech 95-C55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2021-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81VB | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Neal Foster Trucking INC Merrill, Oregon |
Standard | 2021-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19LL | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dsr-Cherokee 180 LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2021-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1550W | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2021-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N225TA | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N225Ta LLC Loganville, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3835Y | Cessna 210D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63361 | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Apollo Aviation Group LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2021-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7072N | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1706W | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hinton Bay Management LLC Jackson, Wyoming |
Standard | 2021-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3629A | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-02-18 | 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.
