The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental IO-550-N

2,778 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-550-N engine, rated at about 310 horsepower. The Cirrus SR22 is the model most often fitted with it (2,596 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2002 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-N (2 codes). FAA spellings: IO-550-N · IO-550-N.

Fitted to model families

Cirrus SR222,596Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC4251Cessna LC4215Lancair Company LC426Lancair Company LC-403Cessna U206 Stationair3Andrews Robert E LANCAIR LEGACY1Annsec Corp LEGACY 20001Baker Robert F1 ROCKET1Barnes Daniel LANCAIR ES1Barnes Don LANCAIR LEGACY1Baum Timothy J VELOCITY XL FG1

Cirrus SR22 · Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC42 · Cessna LC42 · Lancair Company LC42 · Lancair Company LC-40 · Cessna U206 Stationair · Andrews Robert E LANCAIR LEGACY · Annsec Corp LEGACY 2000 · Baker Robert F1 ROCKET · Barnes Daniel LANCAIR ES

Where they are owner's state

Florida304Texas212California173Delaware164Georgia110North Carolina94Tennessee90New York86Oklahoma84Virginia76

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles2,774 (100%)Turboprops2 (0.1%)Piston twins1 (0.0%)Gliders1 (0.0%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

03116229321,2435197011980119901,243200072620106742020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-550-N the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E3SO, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 24 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 333 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 65 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 24 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2023-07-172023-09-09 · Exhaust Turbine System (Recip) · engine
2023-03-152023-05-16 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-232023-04-08 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-172023-02-12 · Engine Air Intake System · engine
2020-09-212020-16-11 · SUMMARY: Reciprocating Cylinder Section · engine

All orders naming the Continental IO-550-N

Failure reports 333 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

081624329906111621426

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Spark Plug13Alternator11Exhaust Header11Adapter10Cylinder10Distributor Gear9Hinge9Oil Cooler8Cylinder Head7Magneto7

Latest reports

2026-09-30Lock Tab: misinstalled
2026-07-01Pump: leaking
2026-04-16Engine: failed
2026-03-13Alternator: failed
2025-11-23Spark Plug: cracked

Certificates and bulletins

E3SOType certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 20 models listed · revised April 6, 2020

Safety bulletins 10 · advice, not orders

2020-04-06NE-20-05 · POWERPLANT - Engine Camshaft Gear Tooth Fracture
2018-06-20NE-18-16 · POWERPLANT Alternator Drive Coupling
2017-05-10NE-17-11 · POWERPLANT Engine damage as a result of kickback
2016-03-08NE-16-13 · Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant
2013-02-08NE-13-15 · Engine Controls: Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Throttle and Mixture Control Levers

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-550-n.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 2,778

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N966TT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90MG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Eracare Aviation LLC
Wesley Chapel, Florida
Standard 2024-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N981CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Thumb Aero LLC
Sandusky, Michigan
Standard 2024-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N658CK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cke LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2024-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3891W Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Phoenix Construction Services INC
Lynn Haven, Florida
Standard 2024-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51XJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Kalm Skies LLC
Mobile, Alabama
Standard 2024-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N503WK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Animal Aviation LLC
Nashville, Tennessee
Standard 2024-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N717DW Hall Steven C
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Smac Aviation LLC
Mountain Home, Arkansas
Experimental 2024-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727JK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky 21 LLC
Lexington, North Carolina
Standard 2024-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24EG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N292DR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Double R Aviation LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2024-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N176CF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mbg Capital Holdings LLC
West Des Moines, Iowa
Standard 2024-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N220AM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N435SR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine M2 Aviation LLC
Concord Township, Ohio
Standard 2024-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4904 Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N4904 LLC
Lithia, Florida
Standard 2024-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N925CC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N925Cc INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27PF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Northstar Global Flight LLC
Bronxville, New York
Standard 2024-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N605LM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Bst Cirrus LLC
Mooresville, North Carolina
Standard 2024-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N247SR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Psalmbird Aviation LLC
Ormond Beach, Florida
Standard 2024-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N585CF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Buzzing Above II LLC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2024-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N191BS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2024-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N537AB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2024-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N657MW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2024-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N683SR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Tf Global LLC
Houston, Texas
Standard 2024-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8888P Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2024-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N877CP Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Limited CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2024-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75GH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Saratoga Tc Aviation LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2024-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N989BE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Performance Air LLC
Hobbs, New Mexico
Standard 2024-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N319TM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cloudsail Aviation LLC
Princeton, New Jersey
Standard 2024-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N411DT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2024-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N425MH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N425Mh LLC
Geismar, Louisiana
Standard 2024-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18916 Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2024-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N913PM Columbia Aircraft Mfg
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Trust Company LLC Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2024-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19TR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Coda Aviation LLC
Athens, Texas
Standard 2024-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2246H Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Hanover Flying Club LLC
Mechanicsville, Virginia
Standard 2024-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N612W Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Inhoc Capital Holdings LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2024-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N513ST Cessna Aircraft Co
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2024-07-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N848JB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Boshart Aviation LLC
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Standard 2024-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N998RC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cf Holdings LLC
Hernando, Mississippi
Standard 2024-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N422TB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mark 2 Aviation LLC
Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Standard 2024-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152SR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2024-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N281DS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N921RE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mojo Aircraft LLC
Lebanon, Tennessee
Standard 2024-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N309SR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Wise Aviation LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2024-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N522SR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82MZ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N82Mz LLC
Carlsbad, California
Standard 2024-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N186CK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2024-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N286FD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee
North Salt Lake, Utah
Standard 2024-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N506PG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Pegasus Air LLC
Westerville, Ohio
Standard 2024-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50BV Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2024-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73WF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Park Drive LLC
Custer, South Dakota
Standard 2024-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747CT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N747Ct LLC
Mayfield, Kentucky
Standard 2024-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N679CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Hsc Aviation LLC
Gig Harbor, Washington
Standard 2024-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N136HH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrus Design CORP
Duluth, Minnesota
Standard 2024-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N209JA Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86MJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrus Design CORP
Duluth, Minnesota
Standard 2024-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8851L Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Hong Yun Ji LLC
Traverse City, Michigan
Standard 2024-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N386DE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Destinations Efc LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard 2024-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N918VM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152SD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214JG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2024-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360LV Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Jb Acquisitions LLC
Gonzales, Louisiana
Standard 2024-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N408RF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Fogel Services INC
Ladson, South Carolina
Standard 2024-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N769KV Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Falcon Aviation INC
West Jefferson, Ohio
Standard 2024-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N213SR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8402F Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Whitetail Aviation LLC
Hinsdale, Illinois
Standard 2024-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N484KC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N484Kc LLC
Salem, Oregon
Standard 2024-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N710PG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Oss Auto LLC
Mcallen, Texas
Standard 2024-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N786AR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2024-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N247ES Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Shu Fly Aviation LLC
Houston, Texas
Standard 2024-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N641WT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N641Wt LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2024-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N989BD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Glacier Aircraft 3 LLC
Orlando, Florida
Standard 2024-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N213PG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine 213Pg INC
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Standard 2024-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N134CK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N382DE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mpt LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard 2024-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N483P Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N483P LLC
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N718AJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Granados Air LLC
West Palm Beach, Florida
Standard 2024-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N119WJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Lauber Land Developers LLC
Saint Louis, Missouri
Standard 2024-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12XY Columbia Aircraft Mfg
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2024-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N375TT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine 4Two9 Aviation LLC
Princeton, Florida
Standard 2024-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555TL Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Tta Holdings LLC
Dublin, Georgia
Standard 2024-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N958PT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2024-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N282DM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyshoe II LLC
Beverly, Massachusetts
Standard 2024-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24EN Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Ekman CO LLC
Chapin, South Carolina
Standard 2024-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N345LA Josh Richling
NLA-275-FR-C
Fixed-wing, single engine Five Lime Alpha LLC
Ooltewah, Tennessee
Experimental 2024-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N812CS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N366LD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Horizon Aviation LLC
Johnson City, Tennessee
Standard 2024-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424X Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Bespinx LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2024-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N527AG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Broken Road Aviation LLC
Kerrville, Texas
Standard 2024-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29820 Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Wtc Aviation LLC
Shreveport, Louisiana
Standard 2024-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N971CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Hodges Vehicle Rentals LLC
West Branch, Michigan
Standard 2024-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N217GM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83MW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2024-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828LE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Knights Templar Aviation LLC DBA
Rossville, Tennessee
Standard 2024-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25BZ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Barbara Jean Ventures LLC
Winnsboro, South Carolina
Standard 2024-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N556CE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine St Patrick Reserves LLC
St Louis, Missouri
Standard 2024-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214CL Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cx Aviation INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104GH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Bluff Point Aviation LLC
Jensen Beach, Florida
Standard 2024-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N367PT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2622P Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Southern Luxury Logistics LLC
Greensboro, Georgia
Standard 2024-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
Previous Page 10 of 28 Next

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.