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

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
N5372S Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Solo LLC
Omro, Wisconsin
Standard 2024-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96WE Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Chase Aviation de LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2024-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8127A Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Opm Partners LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2024-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8278T Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Standard 2024-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1084P Perry
LANCAIR IV-P
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Experimental 2024-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N136RF Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Altitude Flight Solutions LLC
Glasgow, Montana
Standard 2024-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N900AW Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Bonanza Five Flying Club INC
Roswell, Georgia
Standard 2024-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N855TA Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Woods II Wings Aviation LLC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2024-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N466CE Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Vinea Air LLC
Hialeah, Florida
Standard 2024-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N627PM Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2024-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2704S Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine C&M Asset Management LLC
Owasso, Oklahoma
Standard 2024-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3238Y Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Korff Aviation LLC
Leesburg, Virginia
Standard 2024-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N654CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Charlie Delta Aviation LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2024-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29CS Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kntj Properties 1 LLC
Wildwood, Missouri
Standard 2024-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66PC Cantrup P/Lorentzen S
LANCAIR IV-P
Fixed-wing, single engine Heinzle Hamblin LLC
Eagar, Arizona
Experimental 2024-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N157JR Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Soft Landings LLC
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N202P Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sc Infinities LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9156G Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N560CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2159E Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine R & S Investment Partners LLC
Kennesaw, Georgia
Standard 2024-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8139C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Enhanced Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4079A Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3197M Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Bonanza Five Flying Club INC
Roswell, Georgia
Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69GD Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Bonanza Five Flying Club INC
Roswell, Georgia
Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N821GT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N823DH Lancair Company
LC42-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Ro-Jo Scientific Consulting LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N969JB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10021 Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1123X Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Beacon International INC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51ML Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Trek Aviation LLC
Amsterdam, New York
Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1567N Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Auburn Simflight LLC
Auburn, Alabama
Standard 2024-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N525SC Hoff Douglas / Hoff Molly
EXPRESS MILLENNIUM
Fixed-wing, single engine M&M Flyboys LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Experimental 2024-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N129TR Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Dawson Aircraft INC
Clinton, Arkansas
Standard 2024-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31291 Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine N31291 Aviation LLC
Omro, Wisconsin
Standard 2024-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N812DM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Romanair Wdr INC
Winder, Georgia
Standard 2024-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N238CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Jersey
Standard 2024-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N322RW Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2024-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65LM Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aero Compression LLC
Macon, Georgia
Standard 2024-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N759GT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Tj Air Holdings INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N207WT Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N906CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Higgins Mechanical INC
Gardner, Massachusetts
Standard 2024-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37TH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Unlimited Boat Sales INC
Page, Arizona
Standard 2024-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2289E Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine
Standard 2024-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3271G Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N815LA Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Garrettgobo LLC
Saint Augustine, Florida
Standard 2024-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N701SG Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mach Aviation LLC
Ocklawaha, Florida
Standard 2024-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N678PC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Complete Rv LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2024-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N358CM Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Eathcirc 08 LLC
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2024-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N575CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine G2 Aero LLC
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Standard 2024-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N323CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine 2 Guys Aviation LLC
Okeechobee, Florida
Standard 2024-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5634Q Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Legacy Aero LLC
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Standard 2024-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N716DR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine T A S K Aviation LLC
Panama City Beach, Florida
Standard 2024-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N647CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212TW Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Leaving On Tulsa Time LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard 2024-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100FR Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2024-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21XC Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2024-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8069U Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine V115 Aviation LLC
Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Standard 2024-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2179W Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
District of Columbia
Standard 2024-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N884CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Bcd Aviation LLC
Waleska, Georgia
Standard 2024-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65VR Maule
MT-7-260
Fixed-wing, single engine Adams Aviation Services INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N847DD Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine F33A Holdings LLC
Woodbridge, Virginia
Standard 2024-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67GX Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Division of Aerodynamics LLC
Littleton, Colorado
Standard 2024-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9166D Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Jdkj Aviation LLC
Bushnell, Florida
Standard 2024-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1566U Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360U Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Adrenalyne Consulting LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Standard 2024-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N362CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Bmg Adventures LLC
Decatur, Texas
Standard 2024-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N813CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Dirt Cheap Aviation LLC
Greencastle, Indiana
Standard 2024-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46WB Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N992K Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N992K LLC
Napa, California
Standard 2024-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N727Cd LLC
Clearwater, Florida
Standard 2024-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N591C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Dac-2020 INC
Skaneateles, New York
Standard 2024-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N284KB Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2024-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N319MP Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Accelerated Development Organization
Hampton, Virginia
Standard 2024-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9163E Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2024-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9968P Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2024-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41XP Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Ira Ellis LLC
Jackson, Tennessee
Standard 2024-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5050G Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Hats Off Aviation LLC
Newnan, Georgia
Standard 2024-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300NV Lancair Company
LC-40-550FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2024-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1136Y Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Bonanza Aviation INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15RX Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Lingo Aviation LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio
Standard 2024-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1078S Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N171HT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2024-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N584CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N246TW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mr Dent INC
Manheim, Pennsylvania
Standard 2024-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2126S Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Garnet Ridge LLC
Brooksville, Florida
Standard 2024-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N475CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Bird 33 LLC
Cody, Wyoming
Standard 2024-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888YM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine V1 Aviation LLC
Little Rock, Arkansas
Standard 2024-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N258D Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Twin Engine Express LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2024-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N671B Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Be-A36 INC Owner Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N301EF Funk Ralph
XLRG
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2024-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3199G Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Driftless Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N352RC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N352Rc INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N749RC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N898DM Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Ace of the Base LLC
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Standard 2024-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35SC Beech
V35B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N341PS Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Western States Air LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2024-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8261K Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine 8Th Street Aviation LLC
Urbandale, Iowa
Standard 2024-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N184DM Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2334W Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2024-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555AV Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Upslope Aviation LLC
Boulder, Colorado
Standard 2024-06-18 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.