Continental O-470-11
4 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental O-470-11 engine, rated at about 213 horsepower. The Cessna 305 is the model most often fitted with it (3 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1953 and 2001.
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 O-470-11. FAA spelling: 0-470-11.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Cessna 305 | 3 |
| Cessna/Air Repair Inc 305 | 1 |
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental O-470-11 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-269, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 18 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 18 airworthiness directives · newest first
Approved replacement parts 80 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: gasket (12), diaphragm (10), harness (8), magneto (6), valve (4), bushing (4), spring (3), ring (3), pin (3), washer (2).
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders
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
- Cessna 305 3 with this engine series
- Cessna/Air Repair Inc 305 1 with this engine series
- Washington 1 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 1 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 1 of these aircraft
- Boerne Flight Options LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental O-470-11 18 airworthiness directives
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-o-470-11.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 4
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N12WW | Cessna 305C (0-1E) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5400G | Cessna/Air Repair Inc 305F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88688 | Cessna 305C (0-1E) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boerne Flight Options LLC Boerne, Texas |
Standard | 2020-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N509EA | Cessna 305A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-06-11 | 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 30, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.