The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
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.

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19402
195014
196018
197077
1980179
1990790
20001,730
201028
20209

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
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
955
963
975
982
008
0113
0221
0329
0421
0534
0623
0712
088
097
108
119
127
133
141
154
182
196
201
224
231
251
261

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Cylinder10Alternator6Bulkhead6Motor6Pump6Wire6Bearing5Bracket5Brake Disc5Oil Cooler5
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Cylinder10
Alternator6
Bulkhead6
Motor6
Pump6
Wire6
Bearing5
Bracket5
Brake Disc5
Oil 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
N3747T Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Force One LLC
Coral Springs, Florida
Standard 2007-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21YY Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Shep Air INC
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Standard 2007-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N844CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Afterburner Dreams LLC
Tupelo, Mississippi
Standard 2007-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4298Y Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Air LLC
Fresno, California
Standard 2007-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97DW Westphal Dana L
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Experimental 2007-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3147L Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2007-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N194CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Lehmar LLC
New Orleans, Louisiana
Standard 2007-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3054R Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Jamms Aviation LLC
Bedford, New Hampshire
Standard 2007-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1555Y Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine G e C Air LLC
Grove, Oklahoma
Standard 2007-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N315JR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2007-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88TS Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Wrb Aircraft LLC
New York, New York
Standard 2007-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N772CC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2007-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1KV Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Paragon Aviation LLC
Greenland, New Hampshire
Standard 2007-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1403C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10048 Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2007-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30282 Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Saucerman Equipment Leasing LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Standard 2007-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3248L Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Preferred Management CORP
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Standard 2007-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N109RC Cessna
U206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Multiple 2007-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3224Q Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2007-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N435M Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Island Bird LLC
Arlington, Virginia
Standard 2007-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N808WR Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Alta Aviation LLC
Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Standard 2007-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6508A Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2007-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9ZP Link John
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Experimental 2007-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N74BR Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Bbj Aviators LLC
Springfield, Illinois
Standard 2007-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37BA Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62HW Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Westwind Holdings LLC
Wilmington, North Carolina
Standard 2007-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N581SH Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Showtime Aviation LLC
Frostproof, Florida
Standard 2007-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6503T Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Russell Construction CO
Douglas, Wyoming
Standard 2007-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8163F Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2007-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N904MM Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2007-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N126AB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Oxford Systems INC
Hicksville, New York
Standard 2007-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3199J Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2007-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2224F Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine E C Nelson INC
Rio Oso, California
Standard 2007-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N705GW Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fba Aviation LLC
Wildwood, Florida
Standard 2007-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3154F Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Metcalf Management INC
St George, Utah
Standard 2007-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9157N Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2007-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42KW Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Marine Aviation LLC
Lyme, New Hampshire
Standard 2007-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N365RV Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Twin Oaks Aviation INC
Pipersville, Pennsylvania
Standard 2006-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N625HW Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bsw Acceptance INC
Muleshoe, Texas
Standard 2006-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123XC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Eiger Aviation LLC
Woodstock, Illinois
Standard 2006-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N208P Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Grateful Center Transportation LLC
Lutz, Florida
Standard 2006-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500W Raytheon Aircraft Company
G36
Fixed-wing, single engine N500W LLC
Ashburn, Virginia
Standard 2006-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1314C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2006-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N508DF Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2006-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N772PC Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2006-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8272B Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Andy-Oxy CO INC
Asheville, North Carolina
Standard 2006-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N324Q Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2006-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41NH Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2006-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86WB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2006-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3247X Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Excalibur Aviation LLC
Spencer, Iowa
Standard 2006-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N480JK Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine August-Marie INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N919CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine High Wings INC
York, Pennsylvania
Standard 2006-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N923MS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cypress Innovations LLC
Lindenhurst, Illinois
Standard 2006-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41VR Walker Vincent Paul
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2006-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N806EC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Flynn Development CORP
Clearwater, Florida
Standard 2006-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N751AP Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Amdent Air LLC
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Standard 2006-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8125E Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Emb Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
Standard 2006-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N429PS Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Mjk Leasing LLC
San Antonio, Texas
Standard 2006-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10155 Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2006-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1149C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2006-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N879CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Ridgeland Partners LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N106MB Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Baron Phoenix Aviation LLC
Newport, Rhode Island
Standard 2006-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N461CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine River City Leasing LLC
Lakeville, Minnesota
Standard 2006-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N811TS Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Management Programs CORP
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2006-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N987JS Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Star Aviation LLC
Ithaca, New York
Standard 2006-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45MS Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech Flyers INC
Champaign, Illinois
Standard 2006-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7772L Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2006-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N409SJ Columbia Aircraft Mfg
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Kirsh & Kirsh P C
Indianapolis, Indiana
Standard 2006-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N609KG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Geiger Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1322L Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2006-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311MW Beech
F33A
Fixed-wing, single engine S S Euroflyer III LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2006-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N458RH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2006-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6778N Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Mountain Skylane LLC
Loveland, Colorado
Standard 2006-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N314DS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Flyers Unlimited LLC
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2005-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N145JG Geldermann Bert E
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2005-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6869L Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2005-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N945DT Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Cross Tool & Manufacturing INC
Flagstaff, Arizona
Standard 2005-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N836JB Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2005-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N751PP Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane White Corporation
Sunriver, Oregon
Standard 2005-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828BP Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Hot Wings Aviation LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2005-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3122R Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2005-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5349B Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine 39 Bravo LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2005-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212AS Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kff INC
Piscataway, New Jersey
Standard 2005-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N137PE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine B & C Aero LLC
San Luis Obispo, California
Standard 2005-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205BF Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2005-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N550FK Cessna
A185F
Fixed-wing, single engine 38884 LLC
Moorhead, Minnesota
Standard 2005-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3085K Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2005-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N413EM Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine 413Em LLC
Columbia, Illinois
Standard 2005-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N776CM Kirchner
LANCAIR IV P
Fixed-wing, single engine Newman Air LLC
Sherborn, Massachusetts
Experimental 2005-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57GX Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Jfp Aviation INC
North Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2005-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8080P Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Piper LLP
Decatur, Alabama
Standard 2005-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3080K Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2005-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37RA Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2005-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121RP Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine John A Rossi INC
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Standard 2005-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185WZ Cessna
A185F
Fixed-wing, single engine B H Hildebrand Construction INC
Cataldo, Idaho
Standard 2005-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N944LF Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Air Northeast LLC
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Standard 2005-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8080N Beech
F33A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2005-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N373CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2005-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N403CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Sma Air LLC
Lindstrom, Minnesota
Standard 2005-06-20 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.