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

Continental O-470-G

3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental O-470-G engine, rated at about 240 horsepower. The Beechcraft H35 is the model most often fitted with it (3 aircraft).

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-G. FAA spelling: O-470-G.

Fitted to model families

Beechcraft H353

Beechcraft H35

Where they are owner's state

Idaho1Georgia1Colorado1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles3 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0122331950

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental O-470-G the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-273, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 25 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 25 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2023-03-152023-05-16 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-232023-04-08 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-172023-02-12 · Engine Air Intake System · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine
2022-03-292022-04-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine

All orders naming the Continental O-470-G

Certificates and bulletins

E-273Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 21 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-g.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N8753G Beech
H35
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2023-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20GD Beech
H35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2021-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7971D Beech
H35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2019-06-27 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.