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

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

04328651,2981,7301940195019601970198019902000201092020

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

08172634950106111825126

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

Certificates and bulletins

Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders

2002-08-08NE-02-41 ·

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-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3,077

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N65VT Wright/Velocity
VELOCITY XL-RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Asclepiad Aviation LLC
San Antonio, Texas
Experimental 2023-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72291 Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Wandering Quarks LLC
Lincolnville, Maine
Standard 2023-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7RZ Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26SK Penteado Rodolopho
VENTURE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Experimental 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N278DB Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Ct42 LLC
New York, New York
Standard 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N358Y Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Juliet Air LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio
Standard 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36LR Beech
36
Fixed-wing, single engine Quarter Circle e Enterprises INC
Yorba Linda, California
Standard 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N469MM Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mm Consulting Services
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Standard 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N992C Baker Clark D
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N998WT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mkeair LLC
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Standard 2023-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N578CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222YY Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Merlin Aviation LLC
Fairfield, Connecticut
Standard 2023-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73SM Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2023-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2517X Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N546ES Wessel Marvin E Jr
LANCAIR ES
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2023-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97CT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Barj Associates CO
Naples, Florida
Standard 2023-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N763CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Flyingmalbec LLC
Lakeway, Texas
Standard 2023-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4441W Cessna
U206G
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Restricted 2023-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3114Y Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine N635V LLC
Nacogdoches, Texas
Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8257H Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine S and G Ventures LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N359PS Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Moondancer LLC
Vacaville, California
Standard 2023-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121BR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2023-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81FM Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2023-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3ZG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2023-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N417K Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15278 Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N789RG Beech
V35B
Fixed-wing, single engine Bonanza N789Rg LLC
Oro Valley, Arizona
Standard 2023-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N814CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine D&J Construction & Real Estate LLC
Jupiter, Florida
Standard 2023-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21EQ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Bernoulli Otto Wright & Parkinsons Contraption LLC
Mansfield, Connecticut
Standard 2022-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N633GE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly High LLC
Seminole, Texas
Standard 2022-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N773CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mississippi Pepin Flyers LLC
Hager City, Wisconsin
Standard 2022-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3083H Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Salters Flying LLC
South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Standard 2022-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3172D Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine North State Aviators LLC
Cary, North Carolina
Standard 2022-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N872CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Omk Freedom LLC
Los Angeles, California
Standard 2022-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N841TW Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11YE Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2022-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1297L Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Oklahoma Cirrus LLC
Mclean, Virginia
Standard 2022-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N357V Vosters James B Jr
LANCAIR IN IN LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2022-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N545CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2022-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888AJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N624LD Obrien Daniel P
LANCAIR ES
Fixed-wing, single engine Microfoundations INC
Truckee, California
Experimental 2022-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N245P Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52TF Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine As the Crow Flies LLC
Belmont, Wisconsin
Standard 2022-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N416US Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2022-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N616MS Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2022-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N873WH Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine G & A Viation LLC
Miller, Missouri
Standard 2022-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N436CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2022-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78EE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Eagle Property Group LLC
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Standard 2022-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N573CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine F R e Investments LLC
Enterprise, Alabama
Standard 2022-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152SB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2022-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72JE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyward LLC
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Standard 2022-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56LR Lanny Rundell
LSES-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Speed and Angels LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Experimental 2022-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8236U Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2022-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115DJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Av8 Ohio LLC
Lancaster, Ohio
Standard 2022-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N412DJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2022-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224KR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Jds Holdings LLC
Oneida, Tennessee
Standard 2022-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24CR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Top Flying LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2022-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N925PW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N37Gd LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2022-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N125LC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Strike Fund LLC
Peachtree City, Georgia
Standard 2022-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14AC Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N522WM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Jaybirds Aviation LLC
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Standard 2022-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N473BC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Waite Aviation LLC
Xenia, Ohio
Standard 2022-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36NB Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Cl Holdings LLC
Washington, District of Columbia
Standard 2022-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36PZ Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-11-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N415GE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N415Ge LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8554R Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N869KS Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri
Standard 2022-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N227SS Cessna
U206E
Fixed-wing, single engine River Front Akn LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2022-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N569K Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Cross Timbers Aviation LLC
Bedford, Texas
Standard 2022-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N402EA Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Sneed Leasing LLC
Nashville, Tennessee
Standard 2022-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N309JF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4466L Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Smyrna Aviation LLC
Edgewater, Florida
Standard 2022-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N644ST Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N966MP Michael Perone
VELOCITY XL-RG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2022-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N328MB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N328Mb LLC
Old Bridge, New Jersey
Standard 2022-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8033H Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1492C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Arrow Aviation Partners LLC
Crown Point, Indiana
Standard 2022-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N979SS Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee
North Salt Lake, Utah
Standard 2022-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N823CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2022-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5569N Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Reverie Aviation LLC
Burbank, California
Standard 2022-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70279 Santos Joseph T
LANCAIR
Fixed-wing, single engine Sh Th LLC
Miami Beach, Florida
Experimental 2022-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N776DA Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Davisair INC
Raleigh, North Carolina
Standard 2022-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N299AG Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2022-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N194V Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2022-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N580E Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine N580E LLC
Hickory, North Carolina
Standard 2022-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N941TC Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Kupau INC
Kailua Kona, Hawaii
Standard 2022-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N532DG Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Rio Farms LLC
King City, California
Standard 2022-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N496CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrus Skies LLC
Clayton, Missouri
Standard 2022-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N625CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2022-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1963M Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N1963M LLC
Torrance, California
Standard 2022-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7QE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Traders LLC
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Standard 2022-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N720LT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2022-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N514SM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Eleven Eleven Aviation LLC
Rockwall, Texas
Standard 2022-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N987CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Trike Industries LLC
Draper, Utah
Standard 2022-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N191KM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
Standard 2022-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87LP Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Southeastern Transportation LLC
Pelham, Alabama
Standard 2022-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3249J Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Selge Leasing INC
Niles, Michigan
Standard 2022-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N927AW Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Lambert Contracting LLC
Hollywood, Alabama
Standard 2022-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N615MP Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Morning Star Transportation INC
Dardanelle, Arkansas
Standard 2022-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16RM Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Bbj Aviation LLC
Shelby Township, Michigan
Standard 2022-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. 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.