Continental IO-550-B
373 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-550-B engine, rated at about 300 horsepower. The Beechcraft G36 Bonanza is the model most often fitted with it (301 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1955 and 2026.
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-550-B. FAA spelling: IO-550-B.
Fitted to model families
Beechcraft G36 Bonanza301Beechcraft A36 Bonanza51Beechcraft V35 Bonanza5Beechcraft F33 Bonanza4Beechcraft T-343Beechcraft 36 Bonanza2Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair1Beechcraft B-451Beechcraft B36 Bonanza1Beechcraft D-451Beechcraft P351Fuji LM I1
Beechcraft G36 Bonanza · Beechcraft A36 Bonanza · Beechcraft V35 Bonanza · Beechcraft F33 Bonanza · Beechcraft T-34 · Beechcraft 36 Bonanza · Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair · Beechcraft B-45 · Beechcraft B36 Bonanza · Beechcraft D-45
Where they are owner's state
Texas41California33Florida32Delaware20Oklahoma18Georgia16North Carolina13New York12Montana12Nevada10
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles373 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-550-B the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 133 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 17 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 133 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Cylinder20Impulse Coupling7Cylinder Head5Lifter5Bolt4Camshaft4Pump4Adapter3Crankcase3Crankshaft3
Latest reports
2026-08-06Bolt: corroded
2025-06-26Spark Plug: broken
2025-01-13Engine: destroyed
2024-10-29Alternator: faulted
2024-10-16Cylinder Head: cracked
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
Fitted to
- Beechcraft G36 Bonanza 301 with this engine series
- Beechcraft A36 Bonanza 51 with this engine series
- Beechcraft V35 Bonanza 5 with this engine series
- Beechcraft F33 Bonanza 4 with this engine series
- Beechcraft T-34 3 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 36 Bonanza 2 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair 1 with this engine series
- Beechcraft B-45 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- Texas 41 of these aircraft
- California 33 of these aircraft
- Florida 32 of these aircraft
- Delaware 20 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 18 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- International Air Services INC Trustee 5 of these aircraft
- Textron Aviation Employees Flying Club INC 2 of these aircraft
- Aviation Trust Company LLC 2 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-550-B 133 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-550-b.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 373
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N831CA | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2016-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N577P | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trf Helicopters INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N724LW | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2016-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N707AD | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jwd Aviation LLC San Luis Obispo, California |
Standard | 2016-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18EJ | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3848N | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N247RJ | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dead Broke LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N939P | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hana Hou Aviation LLC Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2016-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260AD | Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Atwood Distributing LP Enid, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2016-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N912BM | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2016-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N691CB | Textron Aviation Inc G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2016-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444SB | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N1849P LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999PL | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Falcon Wheels LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N683EA | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Red Baron LLC Dickinson, North Dakota |
Standard | 2016-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47WW | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lake Shore Aircraft Holdings LLC Wurtsboro, New York |
Standard | 2016-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N884KS | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N227LP | Textron Aviation Inc G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Letourneau Plastics INC Oconto, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N544G | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | L In the Sky LLC Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Standard | 2015-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N136HP | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Performance Aircraft INC El Cajon, California |
Standard | 2015-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N613MF | Textron Aviation Inc G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2015-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N867CB | Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kmr Air LLC Bonita Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2015-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N929RB | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Burgair LLC Plano, Texas |
Standard | 2015-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727MP | Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Assoicates LLC Wildwood Crest, New Jersey |
Standard | 2015-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N189LE | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Swt Aviation INC Newport Beach, California |
Standard | 2015-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N316P | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Akin Products INC Monticello, Arkansas |
Standard | 2015-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825GB | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2015-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N940MJ | Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | King Tutt LLC Ocean Ridge, Florida |
Standard | 2015-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4000L | Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2015-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5045D | Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fisher Ranch LLC Blythe, California |
Standard | 2014-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8166W | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Scope Leasing INC Columbus, Ohio |
Experimental | 2014-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N981MB | Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2014-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N293PC | Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2014-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N426PT | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Winter Livestock Dodge City, Kansas |
Standard | 2014-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N145TS | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bonanza A36 LLC Wildwood, Missouri |
Standard | 2014-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7218S | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2014-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558MK | Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sandy River Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30GH | Raytheon Aircraft Company G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avientur LLC Chesterfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2014-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427HH | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N936HB | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rubyco INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2013-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N924DK | Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Captain LLC Coldwater, Mississippi |
Standard | 2013-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N640MJ | Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 156 Midland Ave INC Kinnelon, New Jersey |
Standard | 2013-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122TF | Fuji LM I |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2013-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N187J | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Szm LLC Laconia, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2013-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36JZ | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jsz Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2012-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34SY | Beech D-45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | General Aviation Modifications INC Ada, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2012-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7222H | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 7222H LLC Catlett, Virginia |
Standard | 2012-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N452FR | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bonanza Valley LLC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2012-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1316R | Beech 36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airgo Partners LLC Lititz, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2011-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N396RP | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2011-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60YA | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Osprey Flight LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2011-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N726EA | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2011-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299W | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Accelerated Information Technologies INC Gates Mills, Ohio |
Standard | 2010-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6413J | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N6413J CORP Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2009-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78DU | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner | Standard | 2009-04-27 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N59VK | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vk Health Investment CORP Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2008-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84SL | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cheyenne Building Material INC Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2007-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N717AW | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alpha Whiskey LLC Emporia, Kansas |
Standard | 2007-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96JK | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kdk Aviation LTD Findlay, Ohio |
Standard | 2007-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N512JS | Raytheon Aircraft Company G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2007-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222GL | Raytheon Aircraft Company G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Garmin International INC Olathe, Kansas |
Standard | 2007-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715MK | Raytheon Aircraft Company G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Big Blue Aviation LLC Hayward, California |
Standard | 2006-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36TN | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tornado Alley Turbo INC Ada, Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2006-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611AG | Beech 36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N135Pm LLC Jensen Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2005-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N934RS | Beech T-34B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2003-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61487 | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vspeed LLC Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Standard | 2001-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825V | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Garmin At INC Salem, Oregon |
Experimental | 2001-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34AN | Beech B-45 (T-34A) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 1998-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11RT | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Braly and Braly PC Ada, Oklahoma |
Standard | 1991-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N221N | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 1990-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N721DK | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N7385W | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | No owner on file | Standard | Assigned, not yet registeredFAA registration status code 2: N-number assigned but not yet registered. All codes | |
| N7CM | Textron Aviation Inc G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airmart INC Lexington, Kentucky |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N922S | Textron Aviation Inc G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.