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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N822TW | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2020-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N168CC | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lanham Aviation LLC Simpsonville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2020-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N509CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tfs Limited LLC Scarborough, Maine |
Standard | 2020-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789PP | Donald Tom VELOCITY XLRG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2020-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1093G | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2020-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12FG | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Echols Mill Aviation LLC Elberton, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234PG | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Speer Aircraft LLC Evansville, Indiana |
Standard | 2020-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N364DF | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2020-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8087R | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2020-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345DA | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Grigg Apiaries INC Hot Springs, Montana |
Standard | 2020-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8153R | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pleasantwood CORP North Canton, Ohio |
Standard | 2020-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101VM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2020-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N387JR | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Three Eight Seven JR LLC Sunray, Texas |
Standard | 2020-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N616CW | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dixie Air LLC Russell Springs, Kentucky |
Standard | 2020-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N538CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6510Y | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Saginaw LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2020-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N874CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Emerald Coast Pilots LLC Panama City, Florida |
Standard | 2020-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N621DE | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Desert Excavating INC Yuma, Arizona |
Standard | 2020-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747PH | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | First State Bancshares INC Middleberg, Kentucky |
Standard | 2020-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N453SA | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hts LLC Hudsonville, Michigan |
Standard | 2020-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N160EU | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyfusion II LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1216N | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2020-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N916GM | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3193X | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blh Visions Mt LLC Polson, Montana |
Standard | 2020-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N907CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N976JW | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | We...Goose LLC Mukilteo, Washington |
Standard | 2020-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N621WY | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2020-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 825Cd LLC Camarillo, California |
Standard | 2020-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35MD | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2020-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N889FT | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Molly Willis Ventures LLC Albany, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N224GR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8290U | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lets Fly LLC Fortson, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7YS | Beech D-45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mentor Aviation LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2020-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N424CH | Pacific Aviation Composites Us LC 40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Betty LLC Prescott, Arizona |
Standard | 2020-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N522MG | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56TL | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Manpower Solutions INC Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N393PS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214BB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2020-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22DB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N668JG | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N710CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2020-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2664M | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Infcon LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N244SC | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2020-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87SM | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 10269 Flight LLC Bainbridge Island, Washington |
Standard | 2020-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2197H | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gprr INC Downers Grove, Illinois |
Standard | 2020-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2138Z | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86NX | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2020-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N231LL | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ten-Xray LLC Woodside, New York |
Standard | 2020-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N656TW | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2020-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N154LS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N838CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2020-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N336RW | Raytheon Aircraft Company G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Be5816 LLC Simi Valley, California |
Standard | 2020-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111HH | Frentzen Heinz-Harald LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2020-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N719LM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2020-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414TX | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kwb LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47JB | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550MH | Bartlett D/Jackson J LANCAIR SUPER ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aviation Education Services INC Tetonia, Idaho |
Experimental | 2019-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N513ZM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bullard Aerospace CORP Boston, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N323LM | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sandcastle Jwm Properties LLC Paradise Valley, Arizona |
Standard | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N366CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1487C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8143D | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ought9 LLC East Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2019-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N533CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avem LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2019-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81HC | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777MY | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8171P | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Travelplus LLC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3182L | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N303Cj LLC #1 Lexington, Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6679Y | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ranchlands LLC Hyattville, Wyoming |
Standard | 2019-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N505WM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Andrew Aircraft Sales LLC Selmer, Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5060V | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Macair Aviation LLC Xenia, Ohio |
Standard | 2019-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N861JD | Disalvo Joseph Jr LANCAIR SUPER ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2019-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N307PM | Groshong Phillip S LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2019-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2358K | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Smith Aeromotive Charters INC Excelsior, Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N672CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2019-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N556CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sec Ventures LLC St Charles, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52PT | Johnson Dennis L LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Experimental | 2019-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23PR | Hawker Beechcraft Corp G58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Taunton Skies LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54105 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gopub Aviation INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127DR | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1527C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sp Air LLC Birmingham, Iowa |
Standard | 2019-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N156JB | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sully Air LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N221AW | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2019-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N855SH | Henderson Sarah SUPER ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2019-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N929CP | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spark Aviation LLC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74FX | Larson Erik LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Georgia Screen Rooms LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2019-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12B | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Texacali Air LLC Salado, Texas |
Standard | 2019-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22GX | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8077M | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N919TL | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2019-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35EC | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Koda Bear Properties LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345TS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Uncle Bob Consulting LLC Antioch, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777YP | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Delaware |
Standard | 2019-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N951PB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hare Aviation LLC Haddam, Connecticut |
Standard | 2019-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121PA | Mooney International Corp M20U |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N121Pa LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2019-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8026T | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rdz Aircraft LLC Effingham, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303LM | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2019-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1561T | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345BJ | Jeppesen LANCAIR IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Performance Aero LLC Diamondhead, Mississippi |
Experimental | 2019-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N180XR | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bank of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2019-09-19 | 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.