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
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
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
- 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
Where they are
- 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
Biggest operators
- 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
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Continental IO-550 series 239 reports since 1995
Analytics
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N363KB | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Triple F LLC Dixon, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N878CA | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kag Aviation LLC Mc Carley, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N522AR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Medic Choppers LLC Springdale, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N755GS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Infinitymail CORP Pleasanton, California |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1490C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cloudsurfers LLC Goreville, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22166 | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44DG | Geiss D M/Gepford R LANCAIR IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Time Flies LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Experimental | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N512TR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fox and James INC Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N417JR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Binary Ninjutsu LLC Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N874WH | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Red Oak Aviation LLC Sunset, Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4141X | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spuddy Properties LLC Leclaire, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8170A | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alpha Aviation LLC Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8137P | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Daze Batavia, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2234Q | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77PG | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jjo Aero LLC Keller, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2347V | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789J | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arr Planes LLC Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N502CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2023-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3272V | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wooldridge Homes LLC New Haven, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N315CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4471E | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N574WD | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94TJ | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N615PX | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94KM | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Burton Aviation LLC Burlington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N986WL | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Leggett Consulting LLC Brookhaven, Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N993JT | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Good Life Aviation LLC San Tan Valley, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N775JW | Beech E33C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3332B | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airkrapf LLC Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8080C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N350BL | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5535W | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411TX | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N707TD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | White Plains Enterprise LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N945CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lunex Power INC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N645BD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly 645Bd LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N395LM | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mj&J LLC Dodge City, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2CW | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5378P | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Skies Today LLC Eagan, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N334FL | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Championx LLC Sugar Land, Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N260EA | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Sky Airfleet LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N549CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limited CO Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N871JB | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aas Baron LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2023-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N809DS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111TT | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Land of Lincoln Aviators LLC Chicago, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N625CB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Powers Brothers Real Estate Henderson, Texas |
Standard | 2023-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2333B | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N2333B LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35851 | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Northwest Passage LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N462HS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Amelia Ann Cruzing LLC Sibley, Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67CD | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aspen Aircraft LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8345Q | Cessna U206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Katahdin Air Service INC Hermon, Maine |
Standard | 2023-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415PJ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Palm Springs Air Museum Palm Springs, California |
Standard | 2023-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8145U | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Srsly Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3206Y | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N3206Y Aviation LLC Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N171TB | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Maritime Aviation Security Team Wilmington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5056X | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N5056X LLC Troy, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1134A | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Beaver Creek Aviation LLC Clinton, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4093E | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dmkr LLC Coronado, California |
Standard | 2023-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N847CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8171Z | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ridgeline LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2023-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25720 | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Smile Air LLC Macomb, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2153K | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Caf Design LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N493CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N298CS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cirrus Sr22 Somex INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N474CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Niagara Airways LLC Orchard Park, New York |
Standard | 2023-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N545LK | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5636G | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tres Locos Gringos LLC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2023-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6505Z | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8248K | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Haven LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111WS | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M20R LLC Centennial, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N438CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4LW | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7YV | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tgp Aviation Services LLC Peyton, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84V | Rudolph Gary LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2023-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5591A | Beech 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Big Dog I LLC Wallace, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N446PC | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N148TS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lazy Dog Aviation LLC North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N845CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8153G | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valenzuela Aviation LLC Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N948HC | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Harrison Contracting Company INC Villa Rica, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2192N | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321JJ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jayjet Private Aircraft Charter LLC Swanton, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747LJ | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2023-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6036Q | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Limted CO Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N861SC | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spotted Hawk Aviation LLC Rosenberg, Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2000M | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 2000M LLC Savannah, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1183 | Beech E-55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sweet Aviation LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5534R | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N905AT | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N712CD | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lamadera Enterprises LLC Lufkin, Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N910WW | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lundell Plastics CORP Odebolt, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N350PG | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N724MJ | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Send North Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N244T | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 727 Investments LLC Lincoln, Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N905PC | Lancair Company LC42-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8228Z | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Square Cube Flying INC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2023-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345JR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35FC | Mooney M20R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Transonic INC Auburn, California |
Standard | 2023-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N514BR | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jmb Aviation LLC Iowa City, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N274SL | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-04-29 | 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.