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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9137S | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N664T | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2776T | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2019-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N853 | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cameo Marketing INC Ellsworth, Maine |
Standard | 2019-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18463 | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3802X | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3847Y | Cessna 210D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3SV | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1750R | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2019-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3177V | Cessna 150M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2019-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9644G | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Katmai Air LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Restricted | 2019-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13WS | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36DE | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Major Tom LLC Grottoes, Virginia |
Standard | 2019-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8719Z | Cessna TP206C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9626G | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly 2 Crp LLC Cleveland, Texas |
Standard | 2019-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71ES | Cessna U206D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Big Tex LLC Reedsburg, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23523 | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fox & Bear Air Charters LLC South Padre Island, Texas |
Standard | 2019-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8219M | Cessna 210K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fair Winds Group LLC Portage, Michigan |
Standard | 2019-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1129T | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2019-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1815F | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Iss Holdings LLC Lady Lake, Florida |
Standard | 2019-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55WR | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Neumann Capital Holdings LLC Bossier City, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71994 | Cessna U206D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skydive Buckeye LLC Goodyear, Arizona |
Standard | 2019-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N136JW | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Three Mayhoods LLC Bonita Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2019-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185NH | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Equinox Air LLC Thorne Bay, Alaska |
Standard | 2019-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1279R | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sedona Aviation LLC Sedona, Arizona |
Standard | 2019-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N851K | Beech F33C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Protac Aviation LLC Jackson, Wyoming |
Standard | 2019-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8NG | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Retail Contracting Group INC Oakdale, Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72045 | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pembroke Flyers LLC Pembroke, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2019-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8397Q | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Seattle Seaplanes LLC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2019-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17HS | Cessna 210G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Red Oak Centurion LLC Red Oak, Iowa |
Standard | 2019-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72222 | Cessna U206D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9186Q | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53044 | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trophy Down LLC Punta Gorda, Florida |
Standard | 2019-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N552B | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1797R | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northstar Holdings LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2019-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2292L | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25632 | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2019-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2771T | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2019-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6652Y | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2019-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11FF | Beech D55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jet Speed Aviation INC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2019-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3921Y | Cessna 210D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4494S | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6051M | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ebe INC East Moline, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4272Q | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2019-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5661K | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7951R | Beech 36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1044W | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Angier 66 LLC Durham, North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N535VB | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210TH | Cessna 210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2163L | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | S & S Southern Group INC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2019-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4141A | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lady Bird of Rhinebeck LLC Rhinebeck, New York |
Standard | 2019-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5745K | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Green Mountain Avionics INC Middlebury, Vermont |
Standard | 2019-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756MP | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3707Q | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2019-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427PW | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2019-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9463Q | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ccf Ventures INC Bangor, Maine |
Standard | 2019-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N194A | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2429E | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4764M | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2019-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75AM | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airjohn LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2019-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9421S | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2019-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14908 | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2019-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2980A | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7343V | Bellanca 17-30 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N142S | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Med Care INC Grand Island, Nebraska |
Standard | 2019-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N228Q | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2019-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5631S | Beech 35-C33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21WP | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Dryden LLC Dothan, Alabama |
Standard | 2019-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3738Y | Cessna 210D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airborne Solutions Group LLC Dayton, Ohio |
Standard | 2019-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4302W | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6311Z | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2019-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6684D | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Downey Leasing LLC Lexington, Nebraska |
Standard | 2019-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10RV | Cessna 210D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2019-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9AP | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wellsville Flying Service INC Wellsville, New York |
Standard | 2019-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1564A | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2019-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N700DC | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2632B | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Heubeck Associates INC New York, New York |
Standard | 2019-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48LE | Beech 36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310DF | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jordan Air INC Hugoton, Kansas |
Standard | 2019-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1816F | Cessna 210F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2019-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222CB | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Niki Hankins Consulting LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2019-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6735M | Cessna 210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2019-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4605M | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Johnson Plane Services LLC Greenbrier, Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911NK | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2019-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9361Q | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 61Q LLC Brookfield, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4090A | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Top Gun Aviation Group INC Santa Monica, California |
Special flight permit | 2019-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58EL | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N1107U LLC Lewisville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4566S | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7044N | Beech D55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Explore Lake Lure LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2019-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2051X | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N533KA | Cessna 207 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kamaka Air LLC Honolulu, Hawaii |
Standard | 2019-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1922U | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2019-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185AB | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5724V | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N5724V LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2019-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N193DC | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 310 Charter LLC Zanesville, Ohio |
Standard | 2019-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2435A | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6243Z | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Seattle Seaplanes LLC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2019-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19MN | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2019-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2124L | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Max D Watkins PC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7650N | Beech 36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2019-02-05 | 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.
