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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N139R | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4654M | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jetway LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N316CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Central Virginia Aviation INC North Dinwiddie, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920LG | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Smart Motion Advisory Group LLC Frisco, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6508F | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4104T | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 4A Legacy Enterprises LLC Mcallen, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N845P | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Delta Tango Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N152TC | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jeckair LLC Soddy Daisy, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N625VS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heritage Airplane One LLC Tullahoma, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411HZ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cedar Dix LLC Lancaster, Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1066H | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Baronhfl LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81FG | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N671T | Nicholson Mark SERIES 2000 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spartin Investments LLC Gallup, New Mexico |
Experimental | 2026-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21530 | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3236T | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hg Aviation LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2026-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8FM | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Dawg LLC Winterville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N987TT | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N925KD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1256 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6503C | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N148SW | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N332CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Duggar Aviation LLC Springdale, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71BF | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N812JC | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lfgsgb LLC Greenville, South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1549K | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tallevast LLC Sarasota, Florida |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3196W | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ts Aviation LLC Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71AZ | Cook Ron LANCAIR ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Holsinger Law LLC Denver, Colorado |
Experimental | 2026-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2348Q | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N265JP | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N265Jp LLC Mill Valley, California |
Standard | 2026-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444PG | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N444Pg Aviation LLC Charleston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7822M | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Rocket LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22GH | Raytheon Aircraft Company G36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2026-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80HW | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N249SA | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N527CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Medical Solution LLC Kissimmee, Florida |
Standard | 2026-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99TD | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Trust Company LLC Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N248G | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Follett Enterprises LLC Vlg of Lakewd, Illinois |
Standard | 2026-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N602ES | Wright Family Partnership 3 LANCAIR IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 4Flight LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Experimental | 2026-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N366DM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N556L | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N532JT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8163R | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Foothills Insurance Services LLC Marion, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21LZ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Krishna Group INC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N557CA | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cci Air LLC Dell Rapids, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N987KC | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555MG | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hampshire Blue Skies LLC Bedford, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411VT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fletcher Holdings of Nc LLC Winston Salem, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N917DM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N478C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kenmore Crew Leasing INC Trustee Bellingham, Washington |
Standard | 2026-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N707DK | Beechcraft Corp G58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sunshine Peak LLC Saint Louis, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8111M | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dcf30 CORP Doral, Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10045 | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1054C | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Maryland |
Standard | 2026-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10MC | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N800DD | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 2826 LLC Inola, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N133AW | Alvin B Willis LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flight Time 2 LLC Shallotte, North Carolina |
Experimental | 2026-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31121 | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Full Flaps 2 LLC Peachtree City, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N475RB | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N475Rb LLC Lexington, Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N642CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128WS | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Skyway Air Taxi LLC Manassas, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N378FJ | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N435CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777PS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1026A | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N116BD | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Txbd Investments LLC Addison, Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1570C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46HD | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1468C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N795AM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327G | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skysix Aircraft Management LLC Saginaw, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48KL | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N562CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Frogman Flight Ops LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320RR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Highway Aero LLC Bristow, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327DT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27VP | Cessna 182R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N516CR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 516 Ontario Capital Holdings LLC Hartland, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121HT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N147LK | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17UK | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2228K | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4455 | Lancair Company LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N631SA | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N631Sa LLC Wellington, Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747LL | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N830CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N990P | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valli Air LLC Leonardtown, Maryland |
Standard | 2026-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2355T | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Be-3195 LLC Conway, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64LM | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2026-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N403CT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cat Aviation LLC Big Sky, Montana |
Standard | 2026-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N429CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2026-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89GH | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299JW | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ras Aviation LLC Elyria, Ohio |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415GF | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N482CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N834CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78WW | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Park Avenue Group INC Stuart, Florida |
Standard | 2026-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N335PG | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N350DG | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2026-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N350RP | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N505CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limited Company Owner Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | 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.
