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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2352Y | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427AT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mockingbird LLC Bloomington, Indiana |
Standard | 2016-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | SR Global Partners LLC Laguna Beach, California |
Standard | 2016-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555MN | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25FP | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2016-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550BN | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N750DC | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N529AJ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2016-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N828TM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Taylor Aero LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N254DP | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pulsipher David Saint George, Utah |
Standard | 2016-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N517CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2016-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N969BJ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3913X LLC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Standard | 2016-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9624M | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Water Solutions INC Half Moon Bay, California |
Standard | 2016-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18VG | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bullet Aviation LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2016-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N744CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cirrus Drivers Zoom LLC Folsom, California |
Standard | 2016-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N366P | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyway Unlimited INC New London, North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N519EA | Fff Llc EXPRESS 2000 FT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fff LLC West Lafayette, Indiana |
Experimental | 2016-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N609AE | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N368CM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N906RD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2016-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5524V | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2016-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N588PC | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Austin Aviation LLC Santa Ana, California |
Standard | 2016-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N543RB | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Baron Aviation LLC Calera, Alabama |
Standard | 2016-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N136AM | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Butler Aviation LLP Smyrna, Tennessee |
Standard | 2016-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N458DG | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Iron Street Aviation LLC North Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2016-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22184 | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Rhode Island |
Standard | 2016-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1EZ | Taylor David L2K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lexthistle Enterprises LLC Sunset, Louisiana |
Experimental | 2016-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8168Q | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rucks Aviation LLC Okeechobee, Florida |
Standard | 2016-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N292CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Contrails Aviation LLC Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8245J | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sln Aviation LLC Salina, Kansas |
Standard | 2016-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N217LJ | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N369SE | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyfusion II LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2016-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N215LL | Richardson R L LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northern Colorado Capital Holdings LLC Timnath, Colorado |
Experimental | 2016-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N615LM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Perrett Construction LTD Valentine, Nebraska |
Standard | 2016-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53CW | Bellanca 17-30A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2016-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53297 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2016-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N596CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Developments LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N588P | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airstar LLC Lees Summit, Missouri |
Standard | 2016-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N799CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gpa INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3078Y | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2016-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N470CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Precision Machine Tool Solutions LLC Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2016-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N232WV | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lewis and Clark Adventures LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N990BS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3246B | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rb3246B LLC La Follette, Tennessee |
Standard | 2016-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N147PW | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N158RM | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wings Lc Baltimore, Maryland |
Standard | 2016-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97PW | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345CF | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2016-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N584MW | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2016-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N143TM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N862CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jolly Mon LLC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2016-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222BG | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36VU | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N407CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2016-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8051U | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2016-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N124E | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2016-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214KP | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bnb Aviation LLC Chesterfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2016-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3089Z | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2015-12-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N108GP | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coral Desert LLC Andalusia, Alabama |
Standard | 2015-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29UA | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N29Ny LLC Eatontown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2015-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N302BC | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | G2 Leasing LLC Cedar Spring, Michigan |
Standard | 2015-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1158C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2015-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3196A | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N930KH | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dirt Aviation LLC Rome, Georgia |
Standard | 2015-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1555L | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clarkton Aviation II LLC Clarkton, Missouri |
Standard | 2015-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1800H | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5065R | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Z J Express LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N987W | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2015-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550KB | Covington Kenneth A LANCAIR SUPER ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2015-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8261V | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tds Airpro LLC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N543SK | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N693CP | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Charlie Papa 1 LLC Stafford, Texas |
Standard | 2015-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N746C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Br Aviation LLC Bellevue, Washington |
Standard | 2015-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3189M | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Snowbird Aviation CORP Signal Mountain, Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N142GX | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N675W | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999ET | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jet Aero LLC Montoursville, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3232W | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N529MK | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Ryan LLC Englewood, Colorado |
Standard | 2015-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105VP | Van Pelt L/Van Pelt C VELOCITY-XL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2015-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N364SC | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tfs INC Chelsea, Alabama |
Standard | 2015-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N854C | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Beasley Timber CO INC Hazlehurst, Georgia |
Standard | 2015-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21434 | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ad-A-Note LLC Tarentum, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N379CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2015-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N726PM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alpine View LLC Williston, North Dakota |
Standard | 2015-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7EV | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Amg Sales and Services LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678DF | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N878P | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3152E | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Regional Medical Consulting Pllc Mebane, North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53512 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rapp Steven B Hawthorne, California |
Standard | 2015-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N538N | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Polk Equipment INC Leesburg, Indiana |
Standard | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N820BR | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skywood Aviation LLC Wayne, New Jersey |
Standard | 2015-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N510CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2015-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N136K | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N164BB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3213D | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mountaingales LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2015-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600RV | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aero-Tech Services INC Lititz, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96CC | Cessna 210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2015-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999SK | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wkqm LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2511X | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-07-10 | 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.