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
N900PM Beech
F33A
Fixed-wing, single engine Dungan Aerial Service INC
Oro Valley, Arizona
Standard 2024-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N105PA Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8277D Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2024-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100JP Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aviation Consulting LLC
Ada, Michigan
Standard 2024-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34DB Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N771SL Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine 3Vr Aviation LLC
Annapolis, Maryland
Standard 2024-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N810PT Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maryland
Standard 2024-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N846CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Lrp CORP
Medford, Oregon
Standard 2024-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N832LM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2024-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10368 Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine S-A Clark Aviation LLC
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Standard 2024-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N216L Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2024-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69CL Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tspy Services INC
Nicholasville, Kentucky
Standard 2024-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N845LP Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Safetypro Air LLC
Marietta, Georgia
Standard 2024-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5030S Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Polaris Fire Protection INC
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Standard 2024-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58GF Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Collier Air LLC
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Standard 2024-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N815CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Hotrod Aviation LLC
Greencastle, Indiana
Standard 2024-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44GZ Beech
F33A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N774CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Limited CO Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2024-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N303HV Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N824P Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Capital Premium Finance
Tallahassee, Florida
Standard 2024-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N730C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine N730C LLC
Merrimack, New Hampshire
Standard 2024-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N242L Christopher Sands
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Manda Aviation LLC
Bakersfield, California
Experimental 2024-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N408CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N539CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N825EC Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Peterson Air LLC
Chisago City, Minnesota
Standard 2024-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N183CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3228W Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Chris I Lee MD INC
Rowland Heights, California
Standard 2024-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N450CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Alcyone Trust CORP Trustee
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2024-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152WK Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2024-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N185BR Cessna
A185F
Fixed-wing, single engine Delta Sierra LLC
Waterloo, Nebraska
Standard 2024-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N330DP Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Advanced Commercial Group LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2024-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N276CM Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2024-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2166T Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20S
Fixed-wing, single engine Paradise Aviation LLC
Valrico, Florida
Standard 2024-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N612KP Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Smith Aviation INC
Stamps, Arkansas
Standard 2024-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N760CH Hayes Charles
LANCAIR LEGACY
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2024-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N861TZ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Oneill Aviation LLC
Hartland, Wisconsin
Standard 2024-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8141Q Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mike Taus & Associates LLC
Sandusky, Ohio
Standard 2024-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8141L Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Land Aerial Services LLC
Conway, Arkansas
Standard 2024-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212PP Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3218X Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Mjm Flying LLC
Traverse City, Michigan
Standard 2024-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N936WD Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Corporate Velocity INC
Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Standard 2024-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N558TH Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2024-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N732P Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 626Cf LLC
Lynchburg, Virginia
Standard 2024-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222JF Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226XY Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Tar Aviation LLC
Akron, Iowa
Standard 2024-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747SW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
Standard 2024-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828EC Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Prescient Aviation LLC
Los Angeles, California
Standard 2024-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N946TT Beech
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Talley Tank Lines INC
Madera, California
Standard 2024-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N204TS Cessna
TU206G
Fixed-wing, single engine As the Crow Flies Aerial Services LLC
Irving, Texas
Standard 2024-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1531C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Ramos Aircraft Leasing LLC
Lagrange, Ohio
Standard 2024-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3YH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2024-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N776CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Triple Crown Aviation LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2024-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N302BY Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Aviation Homes LLC
Terrell, Texas
Standard 2024-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828KM Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sjr Holdings LLC
Raleigh, North Carolina
Standard 2024-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99BY Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Airria Holdings LLC
Berlin,
Standard 2024-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N791LH Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Fancy Dog Aero LLC
East Wakefield, New Hampshire
Standard 2024-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9161Z Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N107JP Cessna
U206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Restricted 2024-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97GW Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Left Coast Transport LLC
Largo, Florida
Standard 2024-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76498 Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2024-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N972JM Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Ultimate Holdco INC
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Standard 2024-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N551US Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Far Side Aero LLC
Santa Maria, California
Standard 2024-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N641DA Cessna
A185E
Fixed-wing, single engine Cavu Aviation LLC
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Standard 2024-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10NN Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine K&L Air LLC
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Standard 2024-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N355SA Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2024-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1033Q Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2024-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N241MB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Brick LLC
Monroe, North Carolina
Standard 2024-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7797S Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N700RT Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2131Z Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Maine
Standard 2024-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8151Y Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Faesco INC DBA
Ventura, California
Standard 2024-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1009M Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Precision Wings LLC
Saint Augustine, Florida
Standard 2024-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36XG Hoy Dean R
VELOCITY XL FG
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wyoming
Experimental 2024-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N134AJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2024-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N648C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N816CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
Standard 2024-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N434CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Flycarolina LLC
Concord, North Carolina
Standard 2024-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N529SA Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Raptorsair LLC
Mchenry, Illinois
Standard 2024-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N339CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2024-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3030D Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Boardwalk Management LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2024-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1721 Beech
A36AT
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2024-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N468P Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2024-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N187CS Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2024-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180BZ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Flying Red Birds LLC
Framingham, Massachusetts
Standard 2024-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25MV Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Team Jet LLC
Howell, Michigan
Standard 2024-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3034C Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Tyler Bonnie Flying LLC
Tyler, Texas
Standard 2024-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N705CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Learjetjohn Flying Club LLC
Moulton, Alabama
Standard 2024-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N466CD Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Asa Obion LLC
Union City, Tennessee
Standard 2024-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8152X Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Fly Dc Air LLC
Plantation, Florida
Standard 2024-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N910SA Raytheon Aircraft Company
58
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Persistent Roots LLC
Carpentersville, Illinois
Standard 2024-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1563E Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Zulu Alpha LLC
Naperville, Illinois
Standard 2024-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24RF Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Alatenn Construction & Properties LLC
Winchester, Tennessee
Standard 2024-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8135A Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine B and S Aviation LLC
Hamilton, Illinois
Standard 2024-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18SA Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Watkins Aviation LLC
Kenton, Ohio
Standard 2024-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N527W Mooney
M20R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2024-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N303BP Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-02-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3425P Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Cw Designer Homes INC
Burnet, Texas
Standard 2024-02-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N236HP Beech
A36
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7007V Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N697C Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
Fixed-wing, single engine Mrc Aviation LLC
Columbia, Tennessee
Standard 2024-02-23 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.