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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
