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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N724CM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Parker Air LLC Mobile, Alabama |
Standard | 2021-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N820GH | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1127J | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | G36 Holdings LLC Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Standard | 2021-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N988CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66LA | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviary LLC Greer, South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N326TJ | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N328PM | Patrick Mayworm VELOCITY XL-RG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2021-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565P | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Cruz LLC Agoura Hills, California |
Standard | 2021-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83RJ | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mckenzie Aviation CORP Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214JS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N459CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ursine Teleportation LLC Redmond, Washington |
Standard | 2021-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57TU | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2169W | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N2169W LLC Golden, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N521PW | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Doghouse Aviation LLC Vienna, Virginia |
Standard | 2021-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N545CP | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 545 Charlie Papa LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N827CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Swiss Wings INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1066U | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120WP | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1564D | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Awy LLC Bentonville, Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N322CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gnc Industries INC Pocahontas, Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N808GW | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747SJ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8126G | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Twylia J Sekavec LLC Brownell, Kansas |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N336RD | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8153V | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Red River Leasing LLC Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6BY | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dac Aero LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N328RH | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8191K | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Summerfields Animal Hospital Pllc Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N386DM | Ballin Dan LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2021-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67AL | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N819LA | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21737 | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eagle Series A Separate Series of Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N694TT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8955Z | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2021-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N144AE | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11WP | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Placer Aviation LLC Loomis, California |
Standard | 2021-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5854A | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Level 22 LLC Elmira, Oregon |
Standard | 2021-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789SP | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1099A | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6212C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jensen Consulting Service LLC Valparaiso, Indiana |
Standard | 2021-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7131 | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2021-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9132B | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5228K | Navion NAVION B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D/S Aviation LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Experimental | 2021-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N248SH | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N491S | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gryphon Ventures LLC Apollo Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N800LC | Cessna 182L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 54 Aero LLC Spade, Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N649CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southcap Brokerage Altanta INC Inlet Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8237J | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2653M | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 97 Lima LLC Edina, Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58WP | Schroeder J G/Szot R J LANCAIR ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Harrell Services Group LLC Fort Mill, South Carolina |
Experimental | 2021-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N924AL | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Com Air LLC Jackson, Missouri |
Standard | 2021-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321BG | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Itinerant Orl LLC Columbia, South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N615BB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bmu22 LLC Lancaster, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2502Q | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Maxim Aviation LLC Sugarloaf Key, Florida |
Standard | 2021-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182SZ | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Wing Aviation LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2021-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21843 | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N905MA | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Flight LLC Casey, Illinois |
Standard | 2021-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N224LR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quest Analytics LLC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N232FJ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Construct Air LLC Osage Beach, Missouri |
Standard | 2021-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10469 | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airscout LLC Valdosta, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N572CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Waite Aviation LLC Xenia, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N968PH | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Armstrong Aviation LLC Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N196GX | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner District of Columbia |
Standard | 2021-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3236Q | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bo'S Investments LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2021-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N165JV | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Desert Aviation and Aerobatics LLC Pocatello, Idaho |
Standard | 2021-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222SR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C & C Air LLC Cumming, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N399TA | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550LW | Wasserott Elmer H LANCAIR ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2021-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2155E | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cavu Aviation LLC Sugar Grove, Illinois |
Standard | 2021-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5009U | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Orca Flight LLC Keaau, Hawaii |
Standard | 2021-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731P | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Capital Dental Management Medford, Oregon |
Standard | 2021-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345D | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525FS | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wrb Aircraft Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311PD | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25Q | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Powair LLC Boynton Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N517SW | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Starship Aviation LLC Northville, Michigan |
Standard | 2021-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N638LL | Beech A45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fire Island Flight LLC Islip, New York |
Standard | 2021-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3046D | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N424EG | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | S&R Flying LLC Franklin, Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7788H | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Teodoro Financial Group INC Mill Valley, California |
Standard | 2021-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18BG | Wag Inc/Gardner W LANCAIR ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2021-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1550G | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2484F | Cessna 180H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2714C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N318CA | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N282EE | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fogprop N282Ee LLC Bolinas, California |
Standard | 2021-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1952K | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ward & Ward Management Consultants INC Sparta, Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N458JH | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vliegtuig Holdings LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2021-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8139K | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N8139K LLC Bethalto, Illinois |
Standard | 2021-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N385C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2021-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N482KB | Kenneth Bethune LANCAIR ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2021-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N125BR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rh22 LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2020-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N994PM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alpha Dogs Aviation LLC Powell, Ohio |
Standard | 2020-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N323W | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Whitewings Aviation LLC Milton, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N428TM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Jay Omni Bearing LLC Fargo, North Dakota |
Standard | 2020-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2803M | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bonanza N2803M LLC Conway, Arkansas |
Standard | 2020-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8511 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Scenic City Aero LLC Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2307C | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2020-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N336HP | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Chs Acquisitions INC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2020-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N913AD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Patriot Freight LLC Pewaukee, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2020-12-16 | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.