The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 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 Carolina119Georgia107Tennessee82Arizona81Oklahoma78Ohio75

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

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
N304WH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2025-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92D Dunham John L
VENTURE
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2025-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N518MD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Greens Aviation LLC
Lebanon, Ohio
Standard 2025-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N336CB Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Beechair LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2025-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59SB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Learson LLC
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Standard 2025-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N122CG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Hollywood Aviation Investments LLC
Hollywood, South Carolina
Standard 2025-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424BD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Badass Aviation LLC
Fernandina, Florida
Standard 2025-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N312D Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2025-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32HW Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444UJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Ambush Aviation LLC
Anabel, Missouri
Standard 2025-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N595RW Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2025-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6030B Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2025-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11XM Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2025-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36KB Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2025-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6005C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Wings and Wedges LLC
Fort Lupton, Colorado
Standard 2025-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N929JD Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Make Aviation Great Again LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2025-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95EE Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2025-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1290C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Pepper & Acorn LLC
Henderson, Nevada
Standard 2025-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200LB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Puerto Rico
Standard 2025-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3209D Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cirrus 1Jr LLC
Webster, New York
Standard 2025-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N503RA Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Airplanes and Coffee LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2025-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N323CL Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2025-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N248DM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Montana 248Dm LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2025-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N884C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N884C LLC
Georgetown, South Carolina
Standard 2025-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200VP Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Drp Aviation LLC
Southlake, Texas
Standard 2025-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N996F Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2025-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N724CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N831SG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Delahoussaye Investments LLC
Leander, Texas
Standard 2025-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1120C Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2025-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N317R Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2025-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N512CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Rns Management Holdings LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2025-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N131MA Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Desert Eagle Aviation LLC
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Standard 2025-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48RE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mountain Tide LLC
North Bend, Oregon
Standard 2025-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N322PM Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Msr Aviation LLC
San Diego, California
Standard 2025-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N567MB Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine 1 and 3 Lc
Jenks, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N837EG Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2025-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1570N Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Up N Down Adventures LLC
Calera, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224JG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2025-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N748CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Pinkgg LLC
Marathon, Florida
Standard 2025-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N691DE Cessna
A185E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2025-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N700HG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerosphere LLC
Cedar City, Utah
Standard 2025-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N829W Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Sky Transport LLC
Deland, Florida
Standard 2025-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N262BG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2025-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N336MT Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine North Peak Aviation LLC
Waunakee, Wisconsin
Standard 2025-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N456GG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36VM Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Tri-Rivers Enterprise
Cameron, Missouri
Standard 2025-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8149W Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Rcc Air LLC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2025-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N909AT Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Go Consultants LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2025-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1097Z Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Indian Sky LLC
Bossier City, Louisiana
Standard 2025-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N406C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2025-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92BZ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine 21 Go LLC
Bellefontaine, Ohio
Standard 2025-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N941CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Ajn Air LLC
Visalia, California
Standard 2025-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58KT Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Barron Equipment Leasing LLC
Port Washington, New York
Standard 2025-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N204GX Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N721JP Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Tkw Properties & Investments LLC
St Simons Island, Georgia
Standard 2025-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50EC Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Premier Wireless LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2025-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321WP Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Radmall LLC
Commerce City, Colorado
Standard 2025-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N843CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Liberty Land Management LLC
Woodland, California
Standard 2025-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321CF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Tekswork Aviation LLC
London, Kentucky
Standard 2025-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N995K Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2025-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1000V Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine 1Kv LLC
Moultrie, Georgia
Standard 2025-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N877C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2025-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N553CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mhz Management LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2025-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1501C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Underwriting Wave LLC
Woodland Hills, Utah
Standard 2025-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N515TG Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N423P Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Prestige Worldwyde! LLC
Concord Township, Ohio
Standard 2025-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N878W Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Mortgage and General Investment CORP
Big Bear Lake, California
Standard 2025-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N963RT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Appalachian Foothills Contracting INC
Lexington, Kentucky
Standard 2025-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1776M Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Bidfish Ventures LLC
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Standard 2025-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108MB Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2025-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72BK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Upper Airways LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2025-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8152T Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Dud Stud Aviation LLC
Bremen, Georgia
Standard 2025-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N357A Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Four Leaf Air LLC
Cedar, Michigan
Standard 2025-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828TT Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Loud LLC
Carthage, North Carolina
Standard 2025-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201BL Gatschet William C
LEGACY L2K 177
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2025-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N263SA Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Columbia Asset Trust CORP Trustee
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2025-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N707MM Hall Lester R
LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Eaa Aviation Foundation INC
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Experimental 2025-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N834AK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2025-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36EK Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Lobo Aero LLC
Mansfield, Texas
Standard 2025-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N136GH Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2025-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N785CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Presidio LLC
Manhattan, Kansas
Standard 2025-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2215Y Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2025-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N755C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Melina Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2025-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36PD Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine High Flyers LLC
San Luis Obispo, California
Standard 2025-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53245 Cessna
A188B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Mississippi
Experimental 2025-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N288M Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Tgc Aviation LLC
Watkinsville, Georgia
Standard 2025-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N434DK King David W
LANCAIR IVP
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2025-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N967C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Moran Transport LLC
Westminster, Massachusetts
Standard 2025-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N620DF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Cirrus Consequences LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
Standard 2024-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6505V Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Elg Air LLC
Birmingham, Alabama
Standard 2024-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N316LR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2024-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N713SB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N885PT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2024-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1538G Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2024-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N571CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N&I Skies LLC
Leesburg, Virginia
Standard 2024-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N699CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Faridev LLC
White Plains, New York
Standard 2024-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6051C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2024-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61SA Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Sierra Alpha Holdings LLC
Albany, New York
Standard 2024-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N462CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine South Fork Group LLC
Belmont, North Carolina
Standard 2024-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73CA Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Shelor Investments LLC
Christiansburg, Virginia
Standard 2024-12-02 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.