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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N926CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zimmerman Aircraft Rentals INC Friedens, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2019-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N784CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78TF | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2019-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192JK | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N233LS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2019-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N337EE | Cessna 337G |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ampaire INC Long Beach, California |
Experimental | 2019-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303TT | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coop Aero LLC New Albany, Mississippi |
Standard | 2019-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911TK | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Absolute Precision Chiropractic INC Jesup, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N372LF | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2019-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2229F | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mulligan Aviation LLC Janesville, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3260F | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gilbert Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1552U | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1561L | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2019-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N628AK | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Baron Partners LLC Bessemer, Alabama |
Standard | 2019-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42TV | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K2 Aviation LLC Carroll, Iowa |
Standard | 2019-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N827A | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pelican Flyers LLC Metairie, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N404RG | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N618BH | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tkr3 Aviation LLC Urbandale, Iowa |
Standard | 2019-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N144PT | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419ST | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767SB | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2019-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11421 | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beach Prairie LLC Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Standard | 2019-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6512F | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2019-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82B | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vetted Air LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2019-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N343AB | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ponderosa 343 LLC Richmond, Virginia |
Standard | 2019-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N505PT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beckett Consulting Services INC Fort Collins, Colorado |
Standard | 2019-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N629EB | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ruff Cattle CO Hanston, Kansas |
Standard | 2019-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N707TH | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly Boys LLC Lincoln, Nebraska |
Standard | 2019-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1538H | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Robinson Manufacturing INC Rockford, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8777X | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N8777X LLC Dodge City, Kansas |
Standard | 2019-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550RE | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Simply Living LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2019-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816LT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Six Lima Tango LLC Zionsville, Indiana |
Standard | 2019-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3235D | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mdb Ventures LLC Wausau, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N645C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8277M | Cessna T210K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20098 | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2019-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727S | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pinnacle Aviation Services LLC Key Largo, Florida |
Standard | 2019-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8164F | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N468DA | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bulk Transfer LLC Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Standard | 2019-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N716JD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N850T | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1011R | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2019-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N811TB | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | M Goss LLC Vidalia, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N232CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5953 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Traders LLC Fayetteville, Arkansas |
Standard | 2019-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2019-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8136E | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8138S | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lavalley Asset Management INC Potsdam, New York |
Standard | 2019-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1895L | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Palm Group LLC Metairie, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6500L | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Apsis Aviation LLC Kentfield, California |
Standard | 2019-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N228DM | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N147LD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 1944 Holding INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246TJ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N281V | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2019-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N716KP | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spirit Travel Air LLC Saint Charles, Missouri |
Standard | 2019-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N245TS | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Texas Recreational Aircraft Club INC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2019-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N495RD | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Capital Holdings 226 LLC Naples, Florida |
Standard | 2019-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N215NC | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2019-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N377CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777NK | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1234M | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Delta Mike Aviation LLC Darien, Connecticut |
Standard | 2019-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N462WW | Weimer Wolfgang LANCAIR IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Metrics LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Experimental | 2019-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N287LM | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Djc Bonanza LLC Stuart, Florida |
Standard | 2019-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N782CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200AR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Helijet Holdings LLC Wellington, Florida |
Standard | 2019-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N908ZU | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2019-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96SY | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3217E | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222ED | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2019-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77GJ | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sees Aviation INC Trustee Cheltenham, |
Standard | 2019-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3249D | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bielanski Allan Larkspur, Colorado |
Standard | 2019-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714BM | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N581SA | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | California Industrial Rubber CO INC Fresno, California |
Standard | 2019-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6013U | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gideon Aero LLC Dayton, Ohio |
Standard | 2019-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9MP | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N929DE | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2019-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N367BM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246MT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kolquist Consulting LLC Hermantown, Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N138A | Chiavetta Andy LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Huff Air LLC Uvalde, Texas |
Experimental | 2019-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15CX | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2019-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4GA | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Frederick, Maryland |
Standard | 2019-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767JP | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2019-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1032Z | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N306DC | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6505L | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2019-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21KU | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Eagle One LLC Kerrville, Texas |
Standard | 2019-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333AR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Le Bon Air INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N434TB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flightworks LLC Crozet, Virginia |
Standard | 2019-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N486DC | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N958HC | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hydroair LLC Auburn, Alabama |
Standard | 2019-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N788WF | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Studebaker Investments LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2019-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N590JG | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mark V Aviation LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2019-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N284SV | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quality Feed Grains Harrison, Arkansas |
Standard | 2019-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N584DT | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tiger Flight LLC Florence, South Carolina |
Standard | 2019-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N619RL | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Addiction LLC Hopkinton, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38GW | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Partner N38Gw Dst Berlin, |
Special flight permit | 2019-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N442PT | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Autodealersonly.Com INC Brunswick, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N241LM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22T |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Entropy Elevation LLC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2019-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29KK | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 29Kk LLC Manchester, Michigan |
Standard | 2019-01-23 | 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.