Continental IO-550 series
3,077 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental IO-550 series engine, rated at about 300 horsepower. The Cirrus SR22 is the model most often fitted with it (1,265 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1968 and 2025.
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 series. FAA spelling: IO-550 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Cirrus SR221,265Beechcraft A36 Bonanza724Mooney M-20366Beechcraft 58 Baron274Lancair Company LC4265Lancair Company LC-4058Cessna A185 Skywagon26Cessna U206 Stationair22Beechcraft F33 Bonanza15Beechcraft V35 Bonanza13Beechcraft A4510Beechcraft G36 Bonanza8
Cirrus SR22 · Beechcraft A36 Bonanza · Mooney M-20 · Beechcraft 58 Baron · Lancair Company LC42 · Lancair Company LC-40 · Cessna A185 Skywagon · Cessna U206 Stationair · Beechcraft F33 Bonanza · Beechcraft V35 Bonanza
Where they are owner's state
Texas278California248Florida237Delaware152North Carolina119Georgia107Tennessee82Arizona81Oklahoma78Ohio75
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles2,785 (91%)Piston twins282 (9%)Turboprops10 (0.3%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental IO-550 series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 239 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 16 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 239 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Cylinder10Alternator6Bulkhead6Motor6Pump6Wire6Bearing5Bracket5Brake Disc5Oil Cooler5
Latest reports
2026-01-26Pump: faulted
2025-02-17Piston: failed
2023-12-30Engine: power loss
2022-09-29Bearing: failed
2022-09-29Bearing: failed
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
- Cirrus SR22 1,265 with this engine series
- Beechcraft A36 Bonanza 724 with this engine series
- Mooney M-20 366 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 58 Baron 274 with this engine series
- Lancair Company LC42 65 with this engine series
- Lancair Company LC-40 58 with this engine series
- Cessna A185 Skywagon 26 with this engine series
- Cessna U206 Stationair 22 with this engine series
Where they are
- Texas 278 of these aircraft
- California 248 of these aircraft
- Florida 237 of these aircraft
- Delaware 152 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 119 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee 22 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 20 of these aircraft
- Qualitair LLC Trustee 14 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 12 of these aircraft
- Dodson International Parts INC 10 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-550 series 239 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-io-550-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 3,077
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N313DG | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3Dg Aviation LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N518CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cornerstone Auto Parts LLC Pratt, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N259CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Go Air Brokerage LLC Wake Forest, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8150F | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Outatime Air LLC Clarksville, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N933DH | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bonanza Associates LLP Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6188X | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N772TT | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brightwater Enterprises LLC Lakeway, Texas |
Standard | 2023-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N171MF | Froese Micah LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2023-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731EM | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N563PG | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2023-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8256H | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gj Flight Group LLC Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73WT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ba Cane Aviation LLC Weston, Florida |
Standard | 2023-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N765CF | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cs Air LLC Osage Beach, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N308CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M&R Transport LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N841C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brown'S Aviation LLC Whitesburg, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N882CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N905ET | Lawson Thomas O LANCAIR SUPER ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2023-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N713CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N787CB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Boyz LLC Hurricane, Utah |
Standard | 2023-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82500 | Cameron James N Dba S&J Acft LANCAIR SUPER ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9169B | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N52840 LLC New York, New York |
Standard | 2023-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2183A | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N241SL | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36PY | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N636RA | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185BB | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N521WS | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cmt Properties LLC Laurel, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8077X | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3928B | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3066D | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N3066D LLC Pompano Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999LC | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Just Plane Aviation LLC Baldwin, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1545W | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | M T Air LLC Olive Branch, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345PG | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N345Pg LLC Chicago, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7773H | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cirrus 7773H LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4LC | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2ZH | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clt Thompson Holdings LLC Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53000 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N509RR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alten Flight LLC Northbrook, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1065B | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N555TJ | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N501PF | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Traumflieger LLC Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N903DS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mooney Bird LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N926DC | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tt Aviation LLC Henderson, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N297MP | Raytheon Aircraft Company G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Elbow Joint Aviation LLC Brunswick, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400TV | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | A & A Farms INC Arbuckle, California |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N729MR | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8106J | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ad Alta Aviation LLC Flower Mound, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N831JC | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Law Office of Jerome A Clay Stockton, California |
Standard | 2023-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N381CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N381Cd Aviation LLC Ventura, California |
Standard | 2023-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N513Z | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plain Nuts LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N871TX | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nlmds Leasing LLC Tierra Verde, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121YP | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nine Five Alpha LLC Huntsville, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N927J | Jensen Art LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vne Enterprises LLC Oneida, Tennessee |
Experimental | 2023-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2155K | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Current Obsession LLC Gaylord, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4HF | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bat Plane LLC Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96WF | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9836S | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2218M | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N314DG | Gerrard Darrell T LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Laminar Holdings LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Experimental | 2023-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327AM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N132X | Cameron James N LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2023-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3198L | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N805LL | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerojet USA LLC Knox, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66LJ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 66Lj Flying LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2140D | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9LT | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299MP | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hessjet LLC Mc Donald, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565M | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jse Aviation LLC Franklin, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N892JH | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Maitland Property Management LLC Plano, Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6501U | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N875PL | Beech 35-C33 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N349RP | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26FF | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fastfun LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N534CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Advanced Tree Care INC Lincolnshire, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N882CT | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Charlie Tango Aviation LLC Rocklin, California |
Standard | 2023-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8265X | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ozark Management INC Columbia, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2337T | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3MU | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aero Equities LLC Ventura, California |
Standard | 2023-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N802CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ts Flight LLC Saint Louis Park, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N913GT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205BZ | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Embedded Advantage LLC Chelsea, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1136S | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Big Sky Beech LLC Red Oak, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N241CM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N760P | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N885AA | Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA-400 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Machen36 LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93JD | Beech A45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Docmax LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N726BG | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dusty Bg LLC Greensboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N991PM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sandy Herd LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25ML | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Azalea Grove LLC Ruston, Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N447BR | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cordogan Clark & Associates INC Aurora, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2184N | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Convenient LLC Canton, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N636MR | Raytheon Aircraft Company G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N167TR | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Barton Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N852CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1548F | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bovine Aerial LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2298E | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40855 | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2509T | Navion NAVION H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65123 | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N423CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | 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.