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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3CN | Beech-Nogle D-45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Check Six LLC Champaign, Illinois |
Experimental | 2016-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9403Q | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Blue Sky Baron LLC Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
Standard | 2016-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N867S | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sixty Seven Sierra LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9517E | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2016-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111RV | Beech 95-C55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5021J | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Integrity Aviation LLC Coatesville, Indiana |
Standard | 2016-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8217R | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aj Management INC Spicewood, Texas |
Standard | 2016-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6688V | Bellanca 17-30 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2016-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7988K | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Unlimited Horsepower LLC Lewisburg, West Virginia |
Standard | 2016-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6108E | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mid America Sprayers INC Ulysses, Kansas |
Standard | 2016-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4831M | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boty Aero LLC Madison, Alabama |
Standard | 2016-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2737A | Beech 36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Knight Farms INC Pasco, Washington |
Standard | 2015-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N442GR | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ak Air Leasing LLC Homer, Alaska |
Standard | 2015-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5693K | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3083G | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Holly Grove Flying Service INC Holly Grove, Arkansas |
Standard | 2015-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18474 | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sacandaga Air INC Fort Plain, New York |
Standard | 2015-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2053W | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oem Products INC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6064E | Beech K35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9164Q | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fletcher Mountain Aviation LLC Hampden, Maine |
Standard | 2015-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9243R | Cessna A188B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C & L Holzwarth INC Virden, Illinois |
Restricted | 2015-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N628YT | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adventist World Aviation Wilson, North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9149M | Cessna U206E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2015-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1829W | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Right Wing LLC Newnan, Georgia |
Standard | 2015-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6028E | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1801M | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2015-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22NE | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Evmed LLC Littleton, North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N109BA | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14786 | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2015-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4467A | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2015-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1YC | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4789F | Cessna TP206B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Grimes Aero LLC Hobbs, New Mexico |
Standard | 2015-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6111M | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beech Club LLC Lacrosse, Indiana |
Standard | 2015-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6665Z | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dunkley Music INC Meridian, Idaho |
Standard | 2015-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8811V | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2015-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4725F | Cessna TP206B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Peak Air LLC Vernal, Utah |
Standard | 2015-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5474J | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2015-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93272 | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2015-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66876 | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2015-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18NF | Cessna 210G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R D Aviation LLC Phoenixville, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2206R | Cessna T210H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kahonees Travel Services LLC Pleasanton, Texas |
Standard | 2015-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5EA | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 310 LLC Conover, North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60268 | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rougher Aviation LLC Council Hill, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7300V | Bellanca 17-30 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Air Sentinel INC Columbus, Ohio |
Standard | 2015-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76BA | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4477S | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Maynard J Smith Mobile Homes & Rvs LTD Okoboji, Iowa |
Standard | 2015-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6110F | Cessna 210H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2255N | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2015-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1994U | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2015-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4305W | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2015-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7219U | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N812EL | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5211K | Ryan NAVION D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | P-Factor LLC Titusville, Florida |
Standard | 2015-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70487 | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715JW | Beech 95-C55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Black Forest Applications LLC Mckinney, Texas |
Standard | 2015-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7046N | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2015-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81DD | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jdj Transport LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N466LS | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bluefish LLC Block Island, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2015-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1020V | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Craig Air INC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2015-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N221DC | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Amob1 LLC Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2272L | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2015-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9910N | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2015-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39TP | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732LL | Cessna 210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2015-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N118A | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2015-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21HZ | Beech E33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N765P | Meyers Industries Inc 200C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7075N | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sign Zeppelin LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2015-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4099S | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2015-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40JC | Cessna 421B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dbs Aviation LLC Sulphur Springs, Texas |
Standard | 2015-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66913 | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mp Air LLC Stonewall, Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N640AC | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Plane Old LLC Wildwood, Missouri |
Standard | 2015-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91190 | Cessna 207 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2015-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1571U | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2015-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1313W | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Second Kitchen LLC Chicago, Illinois |
Standard | 2015-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87358 | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5878J | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2015-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N691MS | Cessna 207A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sharptime LLC Bossier City, Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39826 | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2015-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22FG | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | State of California Department of Fish and Game Sacramento, California |
Multiple | 2015-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81DR | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Commonwealth Aviation Service INC DBA Richmond, Virginia |
Standard | 2015-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9150M | Cessna U206E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyler Aviation INC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2015-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N527ML | Beech 95-C55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2015-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1931Q | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2015-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28131 | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N979MA | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Meisner Aircraft INC Burlington, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1932U | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2015-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2939A | Beech E33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rwrb LLC Conway, Arkansas |
Standard | 2015-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88RM | Beech A45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2015-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N614CQ | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | C & H Aviation LLC Lagrange, Georgia |
Standard | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2207L | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2738B | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sonrise Aviation LLC Portland, Indiana |
Standard | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N418RW | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Power Aero INC Scituate, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N748KP | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kalinin Partners LLC Juneau, Alaska |
Standard | 2015-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N174U | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rocky Mountain Ventures INC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2015-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1724T | Cessna 210D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8471Q | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Igiugig Lodge LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1014W | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2015-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4927A | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Genx Aviation LLC Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2015-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2217R | Cessna T210H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2015-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64VT | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bonanza Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2015-08-12 | 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.
