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
N989DF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2003-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N857CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2003-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3229G Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero-Mark LLC
Winchester, Kentucky
Standard 2003-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N826MG Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Orten Symer Enterprises INC
East Hampton, New York
Standard 2003-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78V Johnston Karl S
QUESTAIR VENTURE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2003-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3254G Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2003-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212MM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2003-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2359L Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine J & M Baling INC
Farmington, New Mexico
Standard 2003-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1560Y Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Pacific Integrated Handling
Tacoma, Washington
Standard 2003-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N421C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Shadow Cat Aviation LLC
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Standard 2003-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N258ST Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Panchjanyam LLC
Jackson, Mississippi
Standard 2003-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N956C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine L & S Aviation INC
Manassas, Virginia
Standard 2003-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N286AK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Dog Island Air INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2003-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15DR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Tufco Flooring Delmarva INC
N Chesterfield, Virginia
Standard 2002-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N278CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrus Aviators LLC
Elm Grove, Wisconsin
Standard 2002-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17NW Cessna
414A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Eye Clinic Building Lllp
Bismarck, North Dakota
Restricted 2002-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7223B Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American National University INC
Salem, Virginia
Standard 2002-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N623WM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N925MS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2002-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888MZ Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine M-Z Aviation LLC
Birmingham, Alabama
Standard 2002-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N552CM Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Cm552 LLC
Katy, Texas
Standard 2002-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1060R Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2002-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N650SC Crawford Setrige
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2002-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6508B Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Technology Farm INC
Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Standard 2002-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18GG Logan Rob
LOGAN LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2002-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84PD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2002-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N522CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Fbm LLC
La Porte, Indiana
Standard 2002-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N728 Cessna
U206G
Fixed-wing, single engine United States Department of Interior
Boise, Idaho
Standard 2002-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1061D Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Ccr Aviation LLC
Summit, New Jersey
Standard 2002-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68DX Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2002-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3075P Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wjs INC
Greeneville, Tennessee
Standard 2002-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N744MS Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Sierra Foothill Properties LLC
Auburn, California
Standard 2002-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N218PM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine 218Pm LLC
Fort Collins, Colorado
Standard 2002-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N223BB Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine N223Bb LLC
Great Falls, Virginia
Standard 2002-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N295EC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine 295Ec LLC
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Standard 2002-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3246R Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2002-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98LR Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Z CORP INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2002-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N368P Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2002-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36AR Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Little Rock, Arkansas
Standard 2002-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N254DB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104RC Cessna
A185E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2002-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500CM Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine M & M Aviation LLC
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Standard 2002-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N141AM Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2002-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18VR Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Ventura Air LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2002-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36S Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Valaco INC
Albertville, Alabama
Standard 2002-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N536P Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky High II LLC
Clinton, North Carolina
Standard 2002-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N811ES Salzman M L/Salzman T L
LANCAIR ES
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Experimental 2002-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1030R Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Thomas Leasing Enterprise LLC
Troy, Michigan
Standard 2002-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N818P Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2001-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N383TT Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Westwood Aircraft LLC
Asheville, North Carolina
Standard 2001-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N443P Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Frederick Investment CORP
Raleigh, North Carolina
Standard 2001-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N822CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Medphys Corporation
Largo, Florida
Standard 2001-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82CK Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2001-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N731WC Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2001-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N415GB Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine 415Gb LLC
Encinitas, California
Standard 2001-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N173MC Cessna
210H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2001-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3088D Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Aquasol CORP
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Standard 2001-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53WM Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2001-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N475J Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Gwaltney Air INC
Alexander City, Alabama
Standard 2001-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20849 Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Tradewind Ventures LLC
Evans, Georgia
Standard 2001-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N829R Raby Ron A
SUPER ES
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Hampshire
Experimental 2001-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111VS Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Site Development INC
Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Standard 2001-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N877T Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Specialty Paving INC
Lincoln, California
Standard 2001-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N501NA Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, Virginia
Standard 2001-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185TJ Cessna
A185E
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 2001-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N507NA Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, Virginia
Experimental 2001-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2144P Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2001-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N213DR Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Con-Ag Rentals INC
Blairsville, Georgia
Standard 2001-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11VV Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2000-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3777S Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2000-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2150X Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Cascade Airplanes INC
Visalia, California
Standard 2000-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N816LM Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2000-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N211MV Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Clark Aviation INC
Greenville, South Carolina
Standard 2000-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N527RS Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Lookout Mountain LLC
Mill Valley, California
Standard 2000-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2335R Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Propellerhead Aviation LLC
Santa Cruz, California
Standard 2000-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9JB Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Rgpe Consulting LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2000-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4305U Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2000-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9166Z Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Dlh Pilot
New Port Richey, Florida
Standard 2000-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5639Z Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Howman Aero LLC
Cleveland, Ohio
Standard 2000-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91678 Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2000-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N220WR Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Executive Services INC
Columbus, Mississippi
Standard 2000-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N557RM Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine West Street Partners LTD
Litchfield, Connecticut
Standard 2000-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1546F Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Emerald Aviation LLC
Bothell, Washington
Standard 2000-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21479 Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1999-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N403LD Ungerecht Lyle
LANCAIR IV
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 1999-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1080S Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tacoma Management INC
Martinsville, Virginia
Standard 1999-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8123N Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Replica Sales & Engineering INC
Muscatine, Iowa
Standard 1999-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2Z Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Two Zulu LLC
Mclean, Virginia
Standard 1999-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212MH Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine M L H Properties INC
Rogers, Arkansas
Standard 1999-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3222U Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Milpower INC
Nampa, Idaho
Standard 1999-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N904AT Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 1999-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98AF Scales James O
LANCAIR ES
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Indiana
Experimental 1999-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3270R Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Motorman of America CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 1999-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3033B Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1999-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58DA Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri
Standard 1999-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1550U Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Maxwell Monroe Air LLC
Miami, Florida
Standard 1998-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N264SW Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Building Materials Supply INC
Yakima, Washington
Standard 1998-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N281SV Bellanca
17-30A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 1998-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N646AC Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 1998-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N377AM Beech
36
Fixed-wing, single engine Johnstone INC
Wilsonville, Oregon
Standard 1998-05-20 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.