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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N64609 | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | SR Aviation LLC Pocola, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2018-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222L | Cessna 320E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Two Motor Odor LLC Paris, Texas |
Standard | 2018-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77SM | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2018-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4156B | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5731M | Cessna 310P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89AU | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6696V | Bellanca 17-30 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2018-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9683Y | Beech D55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2018-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4953E | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Augusta, Maine |
Standard | 2018-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N722PD | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | W O Zangger and Son INC North Loup, Nebraska |
Standard | 2018-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N809BL | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boluyt John A Trustee Lowell, Michigan |
Standard | 2018-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1333S | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310ED | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2018-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756MA | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly-N-Bus Aviation LLC Parker, Colorado |
Standard | 2018-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9143Q | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1310C | Watson Thomas STEEN SKYBOLT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2018-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N524BL | Cessna 210D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Double Lazy H LLC Delta, Colorado |
Standard | 2018-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678F | Beech D55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Chapel On the Bayou Ministries LLC Raceland, Louisiana |
Standard | 2018-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756MZ | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2018-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37BR | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C&D Pharmaceuticals Berry INC Berry, Alabama |
Standard | 2018-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6741W | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2018-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8063E | Cessna U206C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2018-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3668U | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4869C | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123RG | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2018-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33YM | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47SP | Cessna T-310P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2018-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N668ZS | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210RZ | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kk Hangar LLC Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2018-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10KY | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N278G | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tankersley Aviation LLC Sylacauga, Alabama |
Standard | 2018-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4633M | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J & S Aviation LLC Clinton, Missouri |
Standard | 2018-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8298H | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C & L Leasing LLC Cody, Wyoming |
Standard | 2018-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8600Z | Cessna P206B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Chamberlin Aviation East Wenatchee, Washington |
Standard | 2018-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2040U | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2018-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1856Z | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2018-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7096N | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner | Standard | 2018-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777ZT | Cessna 320E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80DH | Aero Commander 200D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2018-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N924RH | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2018-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525BH | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2018-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9068Q | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2018-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N922LZ | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tmde Calibration Labs INC Richmond, Maine |
Standard | 2018-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N641G | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2018-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2173L | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2018-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2325F | Cessna 210E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stephen N Ruark Farm Services INC Pantego, North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2526X | Cessna P206 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6649S | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2018-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7843L | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2018-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58RH | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2018-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6434N | Cessna 210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2018-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84FB | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2018-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6644V | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9242R | Cessna A188B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Dakota Flite INC Hettinger, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30CM | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boardman Air Service LLC Henderson, Nebraska |
Standard | 2018-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2536X | Cessna P206 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2018-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N799X | Beech 35-C33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3862G | Cessna U206B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2018-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4556M | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2018-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9155Q | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2018-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60844 | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Restricted | 2018-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6392Z | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2018-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N334D | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2018-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35KA | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2018-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7925R | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8000V | Cessna A188 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cga Holdings LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Restricted | 2018-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7922M | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Destination Aero LLC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2018-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1566P | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beech Powers LLC Henderson, Nevada |
Standard | 2018-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38020 | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pardue Hines Aviation LLC Lincolnton, North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N532G | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Msd Sales INC Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Standard | 2018-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6559V | Bellanca 17-30 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2018-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123U | Cessna 210H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Awg Aviation LLC Ainsworth, Iowa |
Standard | 2018-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2859W | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2018-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N899T | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185JC | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adirondack Aviation LLC Walpole, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2018-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28DJ | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N470AW | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6816S | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77QQ | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2018-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4657A | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tessos Air Service INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5110J | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2018-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9372V | Mooney M20E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2018-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N249A | Beech F33C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2018-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6925R | Cessna T210H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2018-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185TH | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5676K | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95TY | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | First Light Aviation Services LLC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444PJ | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wagner Aviation LLC Laura, Ohio |
Standard | 2018-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N719SG | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210BN | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | By Land Air and Sea LLC Alto, Michigan |
Standard | 2018-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N977JL | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2018-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6147V | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Special flight permit | 2018-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92WM | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2018-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52LG | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2018-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734HB | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2018-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1833F | Cessna 210F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hale Jay Corpus Christi, Texas |
Standard | 2018-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35M | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2018-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5073R | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mckenna Brothers Aircraft LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2018-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30SL | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2018-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1977X | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | One Pft LLC Denton, Montana |
Standard | 2018-05-04 | 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.
