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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

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

Cessna 3053Cessna/Air Repair Inc 3051

Cessna 305 · Cessna/Air Repair Inc 305

Where they are owner's state

Washington1Texas1Tennessee1Oklahoma1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles4 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

00122219501196012000

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

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2022-03-292022-04-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2010-06-162010-11-04 · Hydraulic lifters · engine
2000-12-122000-23-21 · Crankshaft · engine
1999-09-3099-19-01 · No. 2 and No. 5 Crankshaft Inspections · engine
1998-10-1998-17-11 · Crankshafts · engine

All orders naming the Continental O-470-11

Certificates and bulletins

E-269Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 8 models listed · revised September 19, 2022

Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders

2016-03-08NE-16-13 · Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant
2012-10-31NE-13-04 · Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing Inspection
2009-11-20NE-10-09 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section: Hydraulic Valve Lifters
2009-01-30NE-09-08 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section

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-o-470-11.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 4

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.