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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N21616 | Cessna A188B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Restricted | 2008-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2921B | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4668M | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beechcraft Heritage Museum Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Standard | 2008-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17BR | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jds Management CO LLC Warner Robins, Georgia |
Standard | 2008-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N624DR | Cessna 207A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ryan Air INC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2008-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185S | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2008-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222DR | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81TP | Cessna 210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2008-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8378N | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2008-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1965S | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N1965S LLC Williamstown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2008-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3806L | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2008-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1701R | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M R Planes LLC Redmond, Washington |
Standard | 2008-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N426DD | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rare Air Aviation Services LLC Santa Rosa, California |
Standard | 2008-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61811 | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2008-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6356T | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tangoair LLC Birmingham, Alabama |
Standard | 2008-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7BW | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 7Bw LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2008-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11JQ | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2008-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N223D | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Burch Construction CO INC Ramona, California |
Standard | 2008-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37BC | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2008-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N404LF | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2008-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44CM | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2008-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N881FD | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Daneco LLC Houma, Louisiana |
Standard | 2008-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310FA | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2008-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N318U | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Traffic Law LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2008-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4775M | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J and J Consulting LLC South Jamesport, New York |
Standard | 2008-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9655G | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Middle Fork Aviation INC Challis, Idaho |
Standard | 2008-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888SH | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2008-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N382MG | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Missionary Air Group INC Burlington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2008-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185KM | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2008-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2203L | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2008-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4466Q | Cessna A188B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2008-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246WB | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2008-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N459JD | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7147N | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N318D | Beech 95-C55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2008-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95AJ | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avnuts LLC Pawleys Island, South Carolina |
Standard | 2008-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N969SB | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2008-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N259J | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2008-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6050T | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gullett Aviation LLC Palatka, Florida |
Standard | 2008-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80DF | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beadazzled LLC Holland, Michigan |
Standard | 2008-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N314U | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pro Aire Cargo & Consulting INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2008-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756ET | Cessna A185E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | F&W Construction CO INC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2008-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29173 | Cessna U206C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerial Transport LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2008-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50HW | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2008-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66719 | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2008-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7896S | Cessna U206B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2008-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N206SK | Cessna 206 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2008-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734CX | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mount Crillon LLC Juneau, Alaska |
Standard | 2008-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114PL | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2008-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N707GB | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2008-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N996V | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2008-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57DY | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2008-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7639N | Beech 36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2008-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28128 | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2008-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5831R | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2008-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9553E | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69457 | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2008-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7493N | Beech D55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bdm Air LLC Keller, Texas |
Standard | 2008-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8847V | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2008-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N811PB | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mathis Timber LLC Corinth, Mississippi |
Standard | 2008-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93035 | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Des Aircraft LLC Marianna, Arkansas |
Standard | 2008-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88TJ | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2008-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N815V | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nordic Air LLC Petersburg, Alaska |
Standard | 2008-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35EK | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2008-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9039V | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2008-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4091S | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beechcraft Heritage Museum Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Standard | 2008-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1574P | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Seaplane INC Belle Chasse, Louisiana |
Standard | 2008-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321RR | Beech D55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 321 RR LP Wimberley, Texas |
Standard | 2008-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1598W | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Canvasback Investments LLC Kerrville, Texas |
Standard | 2008-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N206JJ | Cessna U206C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2008-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1530W | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mather Aviation LLC Rancho Cordova, California |
Standard | 2008-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34EM | Beech A45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spirit Rotorcraft LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2008-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3994Y | Cessna 210D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crosco LLC Canton, Ohio |
Standard | 2008-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6486N | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tennessee Aviation CO LLC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2008-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1097W | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fred Wacker Agency INC Miles City, Montana |
Standard | 2008-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4484W | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2008-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N526MP | Cessna 210E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | S Brown INC Durant, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2008-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731FP | Cessna A188B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Restricted | 2008-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6332S | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2008-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1859P | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 1859P LLC Fulton, Missouri |
Standard | 2008-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242FF | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2008-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N933A | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rah Aviation INC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2008-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67352 | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ascension Aviation LLC Gaylord, Michigan |
Standard | 2008-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414DC | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Daddys Three LLC Farmington, West Virginia |
Standard | 2008-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5815F | Cessna 210F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2008-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4724Q | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2008-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N774BD | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2008-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103LH | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kavalair LLC Series D Marion, Montana |
Standard | 2008-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25642 | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2008-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N357CE | Meyers Industries Inc 200B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3827Y | Cessna 210D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74SK | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Koontz Construction INC Livingston, Montana |
Standard | 2008-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9170Q | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | King Air Properties LLC Huntington Beach, California |
Standard | 2008-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6322A | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2008-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9035Q | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brown Vintage Airlines LLC Mansfield, Ohio |
Standard | 2007-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N367BC | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vc Air LLC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2007-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6525 | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sacramento Computer Power INC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2007-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17FE | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2007-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222SM | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2763T | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2007-12-04 | 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.
