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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2104F | Cessna U206 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8318N | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Power Associates LLC O Fallon, Missouri |
Standard | 2019-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6739W | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777QA | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2019-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18KF | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nelco INC Blanchard, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1932N | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2019-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66AB | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1737E | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Keystone Aerial Surveys INC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2019-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2999N | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2019-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9461M | Cessna 210K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Master Chief Cricket LLC Morgan City, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185MN | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93934 | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161VP | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Conservation Aviation LLC Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 2019-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17827 | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2019-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5CX | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3799M | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4449W | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jameson Clarke Enterprises LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2019-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8032X | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N930AA | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N930Aa LLC Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N135BW | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2019-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16GP | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Deckload Aviation LLC Kodiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2019-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N220MW | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lampert Aviation LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2019-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N334PB | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2019-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N413KG | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Eagle Mountain International Church INC Newark, Texas |
Standard | 2019-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47AP | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | African Parks Aviation INC Trustee Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2019-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6TH | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Double I Flyers INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6747Z | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2019-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714QR | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2377F | Cessna 210E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N316JG | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5662K | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400LF | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6536N | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Palmetto Wings LLC Marietta, Georgia |
Special flight permit | 2019-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8482D | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jkt LLC Douglas, Wyoming |
Standard | 2019-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36PC | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5222R | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lebeouf Bros Towing LLC Bourg, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205PM | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hochstetler Allen D Fairfield, California |
Standard | 2019-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8781Z | Cessna TP206D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3737L | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4795F | Cessna P206B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5476Y | Cessna 210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Altura Aviation 2 LLC Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68SM | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84D | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sankofa Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1234V | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1798X | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N1798X LLC Etna Green, Indiana |
Standard | 2019-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2028P | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2019-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300TT | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dg Aero LLC Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2019-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N551BW | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 602 Xx LLC Springdale, Arkansas |
Standard | 2019-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94168 | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2019-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321JP | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Azure Skyes Holdings LLC Poulsbo, Washington |
Standard | 2019-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5614K | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N689T | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nunez Manuel Mcallen, Texas |
Standard | 2019-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210DW | Cessna 210G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2019-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28141 | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Viking Air INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53368 | Cessna A188B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arnt Aerial Spraying INC Worthington, Minnesota |
Restricted | 2019-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1852W | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2019-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222CR | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky King II LLC Blue Ridge, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3902A | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Country Trail LLC Asheville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727BV | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wheels Up Aviation LLC Madison, Mississippi |
Standard | 2019-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35LV | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Delta Fox Aviation LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Experimental | 2019-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58316 | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2736T | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M & N Leasing CO Marietta, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N801T | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Majestic Enterprises LTD Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25BR | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2019-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58WG | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N58Wg LLC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64RE | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98DM | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sonrise Aviation LLC Portland, Indiana |
Standard | 2019-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2027U | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jpb Diversified LLC Auburndale, Florida |
Standard | 2019-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210LD | Cessna 210J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N278M | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2019-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22604 | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tarten Air INC Smiths Creek, Michigan |
Standard | 2019-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6670Z | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7969M | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N7969M LLC Double Oak, Texas |
Standard | 2019-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87332 | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Odell Ronald W Peachtree City, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8843U | Cessna 172F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901CS | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80066 | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2019-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1892L | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5090R | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1178T | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Davis Aviation Group LLC Gastonia, North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1773W | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4741X | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2019-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732YP | Cessna 210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coppage Farm Services INC Braggadocio, Missouri |
Standard | 2019-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4371W | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2019-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87429 | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2019-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N644DB | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2019-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23WR | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Craft Enterprises IV LLC Beavercreek, Ohio |
Standard | 2019-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N408JC | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N408Jc LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2019-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6074S | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9283R | Cessna A188B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Allied Sprayers INC Hawley, Texas |
Restricted | 2019-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7604N | Beech 36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3464L | Cessna U206B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8095J | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ropen Av LLC Palm City, Florida |
Standard | 2019-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2797J | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alaska Ultimate Safaris LLC Homer, Alaska |
Standard | 2019-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5628L | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2019-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N200UG | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Raw Logistics LLC Bethel, North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1677W | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lagrow II LLC Coloma, Michigan |
Standard | 2019-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N535W | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2019-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1673M | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3843G | Cessna U206B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-06-26 | 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.
