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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 2026

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

04328651,2981,7301940195019601970198019902000201092020

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

08172634950106111825126

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

Certificates and bulletins

Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders

2002-08-08NE-02-41 ·

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

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 modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N808CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine C M Alvarez INC
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Standard 2010-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8095F Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2010-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3226B Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Sooner Aviation LLC
Norman, Oklahoma
Standard 2010-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9157M Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2010-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71TW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Think West Investments LLC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2010-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N134MC Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2010-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N147WL Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Rj Aviation LLC
Linden, California
Standard 2010-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23CL Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Rsr Medical INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2010-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N731JA Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mccallister Aviation Rentals & Sales LLC
Qulin, Missouri
Standard 2010-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777YF Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Landsgaard Equipment Leasing LLC
Wellington, Colorado
Standard 2010-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N252P Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Deck Air LLC
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Standard 2010-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77350 Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Bottom Line Technologies INC
Columbia, Maryland
Standard 2009-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N132BG Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine N132Bg CORP Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2009-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21632 Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyking 60 LLC
Tampa, Florida
Standard 2009-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N375CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Atlantic Marine Construction CO INC
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Standard 2009-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N724DE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero Air LLC
Hillsboro, Oregon
Standard 2009-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N550NC Beech
F33A
Fixed-wing, single engine Tri-State Communications INC
South Sioux City, Nebraska
Standard 2009-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N295AK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Glick Farms INC
Minot, North Dakota
Standard 2009-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N634M Beech
A45
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2009-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1950X Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Argyll Aviation II LLC
Kiefer, Oklahoma
Standard 2009-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Coriolis INC
Brooklyn, New York
Standard 2009-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5084V Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2009-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N429P Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2009-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N916LJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2009-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214RJ Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2009-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1020A Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2009-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8878T Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine High Power Logistics LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
Standard 2009-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N535C Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2009-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1073S Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Alabama Department of Transportation
Montgomery, Alabama
Standard 2009-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N789WB Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2009-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212TA Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2009-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2208W Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Lets Fly INC
Wauconda, Illinois
Standard 2009-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65105 Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2009-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N335P Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2009-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29DL Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2009-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36BK Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Biro Manufacturing CO INC
Marblehead, Ohio
Standard 2009-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N782KJ Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine SRL Investments LLC
Boone, Iowa
Standard 2009-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N433TM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Christensen Michael S
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2009-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N387J Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine 387J LLC
Scotts Hill, Tennessee
Standard 2009-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N772DB Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Atb Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2009-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N364DD Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Jd Bonanza LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2009-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N328P Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2009-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N628MD Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Clarkton Aviation III LLC
Clarkton, Missouri
Standard 2009-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N550CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2009-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1570G Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2009-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1228P Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Papa Aviation LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2009-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N699PS Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mcmillen Yachts INC
Newport, Rhode Island
Standard 2009-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N934PC Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Bennell LTD LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2009-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N717BC Cain Brian S
LANCAIR
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2009-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N879JP Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Rebel Aircraft LLC
Rapid City, South Dakota
Standard 2009-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N313TF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine 313Tf Aviation LLC
Superior, Wisconsin
Standard 2009-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N478G Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2009-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6107Q Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Kk Equipment Leasing LLC
Seguin, Texas
Standard 2009-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500BA Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kw Plastics
Troy, Alabama
Standard 2008-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N211CM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Moneypit Investment CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N822WM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Edward Buiel Consulting LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6600L Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Bonanza Partners LLC
Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Standard 2008-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N322JB Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine J & R Aviation INC
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Standard 2008-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9170Z Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Cardioplastics LLC
East Amherst, New York
Standard 2008-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N248DG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2008-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N791KD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2008-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86CD Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Bri Mar Aviation CORP
New Britain, Connecticut
Standard 2008-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N335R Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Airdocs LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2008-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N729CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Omega Skyways LLC
North Bethesda, Maryland
Standard 2008-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N576DG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2008-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N252MA Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Sbkb Aviation LLC
Henderson, Nevada
Standard 2008-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N755HB Cessna
180K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2008-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73KD Cannon George Curtis Iii
LANCAIR ES
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2008-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N605MH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2008-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311CF Cessna
A185F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2008-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75ZM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine C & S Aviation
Roswell, Georgia
Standard 2008-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N115C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Grand Valley Air LLC
Wyoming, Michigan
Standard 2008-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1092Y Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Cbg Properties LLC
Madison, Mississippi
Standard 2008-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3262X Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Dns Aviation LLC
Fulton, California
Standard 2008-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N702DS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Yaviation LLC
Burns, Tennessee
Standard 2008-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N628BB Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine American Lumber and Plywood INC
Guntersville, Alabama
Standard 2008-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6514B Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine N2828 LLC
Highland, Wisconsin
Standard 2008-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N326TK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2008-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N724BB Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Send North
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2008-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N807DJ Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Great West Produce CO INC
Commerce, California
Standard 2008-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N878BB Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tvpx Ars INC Trustee
North Salt Lake, Utah
Standard 2008-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N614RZ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2008-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2332J Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Don M Barron Contractor INC
Farmerville, Louisiana
Standard 2008-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2326A Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2008-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3077Z Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bravo Air LLC
Troy, Michigan
Standard 2008-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N599PM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrus Maximus LLC
Pasadena, California
Standard 2008-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28487 Towery Marvin O
LANCAIR IV-P
Fixed-wing, single engine Jcb Enterprise LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Experimental 2008-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N677MB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Puerto Rico
Standard 2008-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N503BN Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2008-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N920BD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Bank of Utah Trustee
Salt Lake City, Utah
Standard 2008-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21VR Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Jb Aviation LLC
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Standard 2008-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29WH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Sr-22 Partners LLC
Danville, California
Standard 2008-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7171X Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Union Hill Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88BP Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane LLC
Worcester, Massachusetts
Standard 2008-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64LL Brown Wiley
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2008-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1992J Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Wet Ever LLC
Gainesville, Georgia
Standard 2008-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N675CB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine We B Flyers LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2008-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7799R Rice Kenneth L
LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2008-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Polyresources
Naperville, Illinois
Standard 2008-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N922MH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2007-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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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.