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 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
Kind of aircraft
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
Latest reports
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-550 series 239 reports since 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
