The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 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 Carolina119Georgia106Tennessee82Arizona81Oklahoma78Ohio75

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
N301H Ogren Herman A
LANCAIR IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Lnc4 Mcx1 LLC
Rexburg, Idaho
Experimental 2021-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8144Z Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Buckeye Aircraft Holdings LLC
Dayton, Ohio
Standard 2021-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8146L Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Franzeskos LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2021-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5023F Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Charlie Tango Enterprises LLC
Newport Beach, California
Standard 2021-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1027T Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Eye Candy Aircraft LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2021-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N702FC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Flight INC
Concord, North Carolina
Standard 2021-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17JJ Nelson John R
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine N17Jj LLC
Punta Gorda, Florida
Experimental 2021-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N831AZ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine 847Cx LLC
St George, Utah
Standard 2021-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N234FS Beech
A45
Fixed-wing, single engine 234Fs LLC
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Standard 2021-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6512Z Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Nuvo Concepts CORP
El Paso, Texas
Standard 2021-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8107V Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Puerto Rico
Standard 2021-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222RG Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine California Aviators I LLC
Mcclellan, California
Standard 2021-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N283TM Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2021-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17KE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N955GB Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Bioventures Leasing Corporation LLC
Brookhaven, Georgia
Standard 2021-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8WY Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2021-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94JV Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2021-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N385TW Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2021-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8139V Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2021-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N912SC Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Crest Five Associates INC
Breinigsville, Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N836RF Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Nuage Software CORP
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Standard 2021-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1553K Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Ll Aviation LLC
Hoover, Alabama
Standard 2021-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N451TJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Sr22 Aviators LLC
Crete, Illinois
Standard 2021-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98WE Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2021-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1522L Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N113LS Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2021-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1447C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N522PU Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Club LLC
New York, New York
Standard 2021-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N541CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N231WM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine A Davtian M D Medical Services INC DBA
Glendale, California
Standard 2021-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1098W Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine B & G Aviation LLC
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Standard 2021-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N457BB Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rlm Investment Holdings LLC
Wilmington, North Carolina
Standard 2021-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N113GS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Schulte Flyers LLC
Union, Kentucky
Standard 2021-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N422AT Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Dec Flight Services LLC
Sandy Springs, Georgia
Standard 2021-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N307CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2021-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424Q Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Lj Sutter Aviation LLC
Shavertown, Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N708RW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10PW Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Partner Holdings INC Trustee
Berlin,
Standard 2021-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N213TB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54PF Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Silverado Land Management LLC
Sparks, Nevada
Standard 2021-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75MG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2021-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1008R Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N731AT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2021-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78KL Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Nea Industrial LLC
Paragould, Arkansas
Standard 2021-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8190G Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N290S Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Ginter Aviation LLC
Oakland, Maryland
Standard 2021-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N895SL Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Occa Aviation LLC
Beaumont, Texas
Standard 2021-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98RF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Dabosa LLC
Bernville, Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N234WS Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N525RR Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2021-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94Y Dawson Tony/Guin Arlon
QUESTAIR 20
Fixed-wing, single engine Eaa Aviation Foundation INC
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Experimental 2021-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4ZY Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair LTD CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2021-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1548T Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Wd21 Aviation Holdings LLC
Albany, New York
Standard 2021-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N611KG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Prockter Aviation LLC
Lagrangeville, New York
Standard 2021-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N975PW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Becker Equipment LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
Standard 2021-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95ZG Jonathan Gruber
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Gulfshore Leasing and Services INC
North Aurora, Illinois
Experimental 2021-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N710J Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bbs Aircraft Leasing LLC
Wellington, Florida
Standard 2021-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33GX Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N238AR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N238Ar LLC
Hickory, North Carolina
Standard 2021-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N776YD Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8064N Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Sierra Hotel Aviation LLC
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Standard 2021-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N218LM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2021-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N425MS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Standard 2021-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1066P Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine G&K Management CO LLC
Ocala, Florida
Standard 2021-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N476WG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1016B Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1136P Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Bjmj LLC
Greensboro, North Carolina
Standard 2021-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5000C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly Right LLC
Burlington, Wisconsin
Standard 2021-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75SA Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Goldbeck Aviation LLC
Columbus, Indiana
Standard 2021-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39HW Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Apple & Vine Aviation Services LLC
Reidsville, Georgia
Standard 2021-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89NX Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cardinal Account Services INC DBA
Mentor, Ohio
Standard 2021-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N318WT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2021-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N904ST Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Alpes Services CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3233G Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Mach Aviation Pilot Services LLC
Andover, Kansas
Standard 2021-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8652R Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Four Alpha Juliet LLC
Minster, Ohio
Standard 2021-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2165N Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Cronstadt Adams INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N292MW Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8138J Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Oil Tech Air LLC
Golden Valley, Minnesota
Standard 2021-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N364DB Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1826V Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Big Blue Sky Aero LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2021-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3226J Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2021-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N190DW Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Southern Sky Ventures LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2021-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2512X Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123HB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Limited CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2021-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1951G Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Classic Aviation INC
Pella, Iowa
Standard 2021-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4930V Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrusly LLC
Bonney Lake, Washington
Standard 2021-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6103Y Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2021-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N138CR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair LTD CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2021-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214DK Mccallistor Douglas
LANCAIR IV P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2021-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N917CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8141F Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Special Flying Group LLC
Greensboro, North Carolina
Standard 2021-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N535S Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cardoza Real Estate INC
Eagle, Idaho
Standard 2021-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27LE Bellanca
17-30A
Fixed-wing, single engine Quality Feed Grains
Harrison, Arkansas
Standard 2021-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N419CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Rsk Aviation LLC
Midland, Michigan
Standard 2021-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57FM Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2021-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N834LA Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777XX Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Austex Aviation Group INC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2021-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N551CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Bwr Group LLC
Hobbs, New Mexico
Standard 2021-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1056T Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 2021-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555JP Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mina Mach Partners LLC
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Standard 2021-04-29 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.