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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N121HC | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Usaircraft INC Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29MF | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Chas N Clark Associates LTD Laurel, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58AR | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Annis Aviation LLC Gray, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N936SA | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N998LS | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Talton Rentals LLC Tupelo, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62TF | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N271PB | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Clark Mayer Aviation LLC Cross Roads, Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N823ER | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | V1Vr LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N360WL | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N949WB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Birdwin LLC Buras, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N916CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Farnborough Aircraft INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1379C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 79 Charlie LLC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2158N | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 2Th Aviation LLC Johnson City, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7855Z | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111HT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N568SR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1358C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brad Influence LLP Wahpeton, North Dakota |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N833M | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320BV | Rhodenbaugh Tim VELOCITY XL RG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2025-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1565X | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66PE | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 811Wm LLC Watertown, Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21MS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Hanna Flying Circus LLC Castle Rock, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2915B | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Robble Group LLC Center Valley, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305BC | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Prop & Wing Aviation INC Humble, Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34VM | Beech A45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34R | Hanson Gerald E LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Infinity Welding and Fabrication LLC Celina, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2914Y | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bol Aero LLC Beverly Hills, California |
Standard | 2025-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N574CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242MB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Red Bird Aviation LLC Waxhaw, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N997CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N997Cd CORP Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N143AB | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3228X | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N3228X LLC Colusa, California |
Standard | 2025-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N648VW | Van Wychen James G EXPRESS SERIES 2000 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Yankee Flyers LLC Mount Gilead, Ohio |
Experimental | 2025-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1778U | Cessna T207A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mission Aviation Fellowship Nampa, Idaho |
Standard | 2025-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N220SR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Briar Flyer LLC Bedford, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N585CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | E and J Holdings 25 LLC El Dorado, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46CP | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ktas LLC New York, New York |
Standard | 2025-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5690Z | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gold Aviation LLC Greenville, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N660DS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jsk Flight Service LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N653DG | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N771KS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6043G | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 4031 Aviation INC Bemidji, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N563CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | El Paso Aero INC El Paso, Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8061V | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6VW | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N717CW | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | American Flying Club INC Arlington, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N218X | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N276CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1136N | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pga Re LLC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N516EV | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerofly Procurement LLC Owasso, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pj Aviation LLC Lake Worth, Florida |
Standard | 2025-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128WM | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oac Aviation LLC Asheville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N717WH | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Celebrity Aviation LLC Tupelo, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2824M | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N328M | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N328M LLC Marion, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N509P | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tailwindsbikelyft LLC Hannibal, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N924W | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ocean Isle Aviation LLC Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1086W | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Thomas R Cave INC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60034 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jpb Holdings INC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N705C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mtm Investments LLC Goshen, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N913MT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D & D Aviation Holdings LLC Chelsea, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N965GH | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2ML | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N440CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N440Cd LLC Williamsburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21786 | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Affinity Insurance Partners INC DBA Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 2025-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3176W | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tarvair Eclipse LLC Burnsville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311PG | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10422 | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14EX | Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA-400 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sorpresa LLC Salem, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6105X | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N911KM | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1562F | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N624CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Provincial Properties LLC Johnson City, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N998CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2210Y | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N2210Y LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N916MP | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ovation Aviation LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N934V | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2468S | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stolen Hours LLC Sanford, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1293C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Texas Blue Skies Aviation LLC Canyon Lake, Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2311V | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | B & L Henry LLC Chipley, Florida |
Standard | 2025-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3153P | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Whiskey Mike Aviation LLC Merrimac, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N445P | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70MW | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N70Mw LLC Saint Joseph, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N760CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N197CV | Mooney International Corp M20U |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Joseph F Gaar JR Professional Law CORP Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N371BB | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lake Peipsi LLC Williamstown, West Virginia |
Standard | 2025-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122MG | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 122Mg INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789DL | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tj Air Holdings INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5261W | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52KW | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Freedom Aviation LLC Alexander, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11MZ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | D&K Harvesting INC Labelle, Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N670P | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cw Veach Logistics LLC Allerton, Iowa |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N723HP | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Heron Aircraft & Yacht Sales LLC Indialantic, Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N963CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Braden Health LLC Greensboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1045X | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N624TE | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lenbob Aviation LLC Southaven, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N224EB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vasquez Aviation LLC Lake Placid, Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N818DL | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tt1 Marine LLC Key Largo, Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1549N | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N921KT | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | His Aviation LLC Spicer, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-04-07 | 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.
