Continental IO-550-G
115 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-550-G engine, rated at about 280 horsepower. The Mooney M-20 is the model most often fitted with it (96 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1985 and 2020.
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-G. FAA spelling: IO-550-G.
Fitted to model families
Mooney M-20 · Barracuda N380L Llc NLA-275 · Browning Frank QUESTAIR VENTURE · Busch Robert M F-1 ROCKET II · Cessna U206 Stationair · Griffin James Howard GRIFFIN SPECIAL · Hane Carter H LANCAIR ES/FB · Hatton Frederick L LANCAIR LEGACY · Kilani Reda LANCAIR IV · Mercer Gerald G QUEST AIR VENTURE
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-550-G the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E3SO, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 23 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 25 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 8 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 23 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 25 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 10 · 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
- Mooney M-20 96 with this engine series
- Cessna U206 Stationair 1 with this engine series
- Ryan NAVION 1 with this engine series
- Texas 11 of these aircraft
- Florida 11 of these aircraft
- California 11 of these aircraft
- Delaware 8 of these aircraft
- Louisiana 5 of these aircraft
- Twist Air INC 2 of these aircraft
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 2 of these aircraft
- Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 2 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental IO-550-G 23 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-550-G 25 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-550-g.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 115
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N17FY | Mercer Gerald G QUEST AIR VENTURE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Velocity Air LLC Allen, Texas |
Experimental | 2026-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N211TS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N431MJ | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flightera LLC Richmond, Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678JC | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jacs Adventures LLC Conroe, Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N826JS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N968RS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Guidetech INC Beaverton, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N430G | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Drew Gorrie Photography LLC Lawrenceville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24KU | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kr Aircraft LLC Clinton, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N792RC | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2AA | Steiner Russell C LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sapphire Skies LLC Kalamazoo, Michigan |
Experimental | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N995KB | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N408W | Ronald C Fish SKIPSPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rocket 57 LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Experimental | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N493PS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | On Target Aviation LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N626AG | Mooney International Corp M20U |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D&L Leasing Montana LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N349BP | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120GX | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Low & Slow Aviation Ventures LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N618TG | Mooney International Corp M20U |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gmg Aviation LLC Leesville, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60TY | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3345M | Mooney International Corp M20U |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ez Aviation Holdings LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N755BW | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56AG | Tim Chemello LANCAIR SUPER ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N969RP | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N288DM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N627HP | Mooney Airplane Co Inc M20TN |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20RJ | Mooney International Corp M20U |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N927GR | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jesses Custom Aviation LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2024-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19XP | Busch Robert M F-1 ROCKET II |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Momentum Foundation INC Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Experimental | 2024-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N783SY | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Krajewski Richard North Sutton, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1034S | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N102PT | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nion LLC New Century, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N409PC | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2811A | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adrien Aviation LLC Rochester, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N486PS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N216RA | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K&E Equipment LLC Hammond, Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333YC | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N617DH | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Championx LLC Sugar Land, Texas |
Standard | 2023-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N823AF | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerosset LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2023-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321MD | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N395MR | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paramount Risk Mgmt and Insurance Scvs LLC San Luis Obispo, California |
Standard | 2023-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2011T | Mooney International Corp M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N987JC | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Decoboard Enterprises INC San Bernardino, California |
Standard | 2023-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341JS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-12-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87FA | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Partner Holdings INC Trustee Berlin, |
Standard | 2022-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N452PS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Scuffletown LLC Highlands, New Jersey |
Standard | 2022-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N380L | Barracuda N380L Llc NLA-275 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2022-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550CH | Hane Carter H LANCAIR ES/FB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Susman Stan J Santa Cruz, California |
Experimental | 2022-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99YY | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3535R | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N413HR | Mooney International Corp M20U |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N521FH | Mooney International Corp M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2021-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N904HS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Magica Holdings CORP Redmond, Washington |
Standard | 2021-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7323M | Mooney International Corp M20U |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Focus Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N567RD | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Franks Properties LLC Kisciusko, Mississippi |
Standard | 2020-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N436PS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N610J | Kilani Reda LANCAIR IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2020-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N517CB | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Delaware Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N945AM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2020-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N499RM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164MK | Michael Kelley M KELLEY LANCAIR ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2019-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N102PA | Mooney International Corp M20U |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Corno Portafortuna LLC Celina, Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N843LG | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Papa Mike LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N913ND | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29EM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ingram Earl San Marcos, Texas |
Standard | 2019-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99TW | Thompson James VENTURE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2019-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N517PS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Luna Volantis II LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N456GX | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N430TD | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hhc Aviation LLC Melbourne, Florida |
Standard | 2019-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N642CH | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phoenix Leasing LLC Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N914BC | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2018-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N513CZ | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2018-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5515B | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Twist Air INC Overland Park, Kansas |
Standard | 2018-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79339 | Mooney International Corp M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4545B | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Twist Air INC Overland Park, Kansas |
Standard | 2018-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95MK | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Latobius LLC North Chesterfield, Virginia |
Standard | 2017-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9461R | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ethnos360 INC DBA Mcneal, Arizona |
Standard | 2017-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N154W | Willis Ramsdell RV4R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2017-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N155DS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jk Diamond Star LLC Hillside, Illinois |
Standard | 2017-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63TJ | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air & Sea Travel Fantasies LLC Rutherford, New Jersey |
Standard | 2017-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5151F | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aoa Capital LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2017-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N634MC | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2017-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111DD | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Moonrad LLC Republic, Missouri |
Standard | 2017-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N451US | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Green LLP Newport Beach, California |
Standard | 2017-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N516EF | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eckinger Construction CO Canton, Ohio |
Standard | 2016-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N410MB | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2016-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N261JM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hundal Medical CORP Malibu, California |
Standard | 2015-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558RM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hoffman Aircraft Sales CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N557D | Hatton Frederick L LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2014-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N332L | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2014-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N795PJ | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2013-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N467PS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2013-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N489PS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2013-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1051K | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2013-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777XM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Denton Lake LTD Port Charlotte, Florida |
Standard | 2012-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N197RM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hjh Aviation LLC Gordo, Alabama |
Standard | 2012-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N807PJ | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2012-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60GX | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2012-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444EC | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ovation LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2012-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4QV | Robens Jane F QUESTAIR VENTURE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2011-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120M | Wheeler Kirk CLASSIC 2008 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2010-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4224K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2010-10-14 | 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
