The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Continental O-470 series

12,781 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental O-470 series engine, rated at about 230 horsepower. The Cessna 182 Skylane is the model most often fitted with it (9,369 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1951 and 2023.

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 series. FAA spelling: O-470 SERIES.

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19301
194029
19503,121
19603,749
19703,700
1980562
19904
200010
20201

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

The design is held under 3 type certificates. The FAA has issued 23 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 148 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 23 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 series

Failure reports 148 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

061116229501061220126
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
955
964
971
992
003
0115
0222
0316
0416
056
066
079
088
098
108
124
137
141
174
181
201
261

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bulkhead18Cylinder9Skin5Line4Support Bracket4Control Arm3Elt3Fitting3Rib3Roll Pin3
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Bulkhead18
Cylinder9
Skin5
Line4
Support Bracket4
Control Arm3
Elt3
Fitting3
Rib3
Roll Pin3

Latest reports

2026-08-27Cylinder: separated
2020-04-13Bracket: broken
2018-09-05Gear: chipped
2017-08-30Relay: shorted
2017-08-11Hub: cracked

Certificates and bulletins

E-273Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 21 models listed · revised September 19, 2022
E-269Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 8 models listed · revised September 19, 2022
E-281Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 2 models listed · revised May 4, 2020

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

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-o-470-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 12,781

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N81LT Cessna
182A
Fixed-wing, single engine Dob Air LLC
Baiting Hollow, New York
Standard 2025-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9824H Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Climb LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2025-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8867T Cessna
182C
Fixed-wing, single engine Cusimano Louis C
Montauk, New York
Standard 2025-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91406 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N221ML Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Wamu Fly N Fish LLC
Portland, Oregon
Standard 2025-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N134TT Beech
A45
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2025-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1797M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Cp & R Transport LLC
Grace, Idaho
Standard 2025-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5530B Cessna
182
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2025-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8832T Cessna
182C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2025-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8953X Cessna
182D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2025-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52963 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Union Movie Works LLC
Sacramento, California
Standard 2025-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52981 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine J-Bear Aviation LLC
Whitefish, Montana
Standard 2025-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88ML Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Prostar Flight Services LLC
Bozeman, Montana
Standard 2025-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9196T Cessna
180C
Fixed-wing, single engine C9196Tango LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2025-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97159 Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Quetzal Aviation CORP
Washington, District of Columbia
Standard 2025-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3100D Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2025-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3326F Cessna
182J
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2025-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N735ZZ Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Skidmark Landings LLC
Bozeman, Montana
Standard 2025-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8846T Cessna
182C
Fixed-wing, single engine N8846T LLC
Canyon, Texas
Standard 2025-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2012R Cessna
182G
Fixed-wing, single engine Physical Therapy and Sports Solutions LLC
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Standard 2025-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2649F Cessna
182J
Fixed-wing, single engine Skylane 2649F LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2025-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5165D Cessna
182A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2025-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6584A Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Wildman Air LLC
Mckinney, Texas
Standard 2025-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1916X Cessna
182
Fixed-wing, single engine Cannon Aviation LLC
Morgan, Utah
Standard 2025-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28LF Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2025-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3113Y Cessna
182E
Fixed-wing, single engine Yorkwind LLC
Gilford, New Hampshire
Standard 2025-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71123 Cessna
182M
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2025-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1278S Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Sac Exec LLC
Sacramento, California
Standard 2025-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2135Z Cessna
180F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2025-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4826D Cessna
182A
Fixed-wing, single engine Turbine Training Center INC
Manhattan, Kansas
Standard 2025-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5245X Cessna
182L
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fixer LLC
Ball Ground, Georgia
Standard 2025-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1677C Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Davis Aero LLC
Incline Village, Nevada
Standard 2025-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180FK Cessna
180H
Fixed-wing, single engine Winter Triangle LLC
Greenland, New Hampshire
Standard 2025-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4913K Ryan
NAVION A
Fixed-wing, single engine Rabbit Hole Solutions LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2025-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5694B Cessna
182
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2025-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63XY Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2025-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7901P Cessna
182M
Fixed-wing, single engine Two Brothers LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2025-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N79180 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Elk Enterprises LTD
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Standard 2025-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28ER Cessna
182K
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2025-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9351X Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2275K Cessna
182A
Fixed-wing, single engine Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC
Palmer, Alaska
Standard 2025-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3618G Cessna
310
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Industrial Consulting LLC
Repton, Alabama
Standard 2025-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7292E Cessna
182B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2025-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3810D Cessna
182A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2025-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2920Y Cessna
182E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333PL Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Pilot Maker LLC
Hayward, California
Standard 2025-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8480M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2025-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8603T Cessna
182C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2025-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8835X Cessna
182D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2025-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N916GG Cessna
182B
Fixed-wing, single engine Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC
Palmer, Alaska
Standard 2025-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20CH Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2025-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70956 Cessna
182M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2025-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N759JH Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine 3D Capture LLC
Lumberton, Texas
Standard 2025-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9172C Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2025-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9959E Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2025-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52063 Cessna
180J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2025-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94660 Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Tweed Bradley Steven
Greeneville, Tennessee
Standard 2025-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N182RK Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Jet Feeders LLC
Helena, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N199YC Cessna
182K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
None on file 2025-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65DW Cessna
180H
Fixed-wing, single engine North Stream Capital LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
Standard 2025-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N728EG Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2025-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85074 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Patriot Pole Aviation LLC
Missouri Valley, Iowa
Standard 2025-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2537G Cessna
182B
Fixed-wing, single engine Dirigo Aviation LLC
York, Maine
Standard 2025-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2898Y Cessna
182E
Fixed-wing, single engine Kolling Aviation LLC
Spring Valley, Minnesota
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2984C Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nevada
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N305AF Cessna/Inland Valley Avia
305 C
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42876 Cessna
182L
Fixed-wing, single engine Norcal Flight Center LLC
Lincoln, California
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52332 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Beta Fleet LLC
South Burlington, Vermont
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70933 Cessna
182M
Fixed-wing, single engine Beta Flight LLC
South Burlington, Vermont
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N722BS Cessna
182B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N740BH Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76RC Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine N76Rc LLC
Buckeye, Arizona
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7HR Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Cessna 182P N7Hr LLC
Homer, Alaska
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8110V Cessna
188
Fixed-wing, single engine N8110V LLC
Havana, Florida
Multiple 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97221 Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9913E Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Hobot LLC
Springdale, Arkansas
Standard 2025-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12BD Beech
A45
Fixed-wing, single engine Chaos Aviation LLC
Warrenton, Virginia
Standard 2025-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2396R Cessna
182G
Fixed-wing, single engine Lucky Aviation LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio
Standard 2025-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N281SL Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Curly Aviation LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2025-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3602U Cessna
182F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2025-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5209N Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine River City Aero Club INC
Columbus, Georgia
Standard 2025-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7459Q Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maine
Standard 2025-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92190 Cessna
182N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9339X Cessna
182E
Fixed-wing, single engine Sedona Aviation LLC
Sedona, Arizona
Standard 2025-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6493F Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2025-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8187M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2025-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40EC Cessna
182J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Multiple 2025-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N759YB Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2025-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9951E Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue Skylane LLC
Sunriver, Oregon
Standard 2025-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11DZ Cessna
182H
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2025-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2647R Cessna
182K
Fixed-wing, single engine Saber Wings LLC
Sacramento, California
Standard 2025-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N759UW Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Indiana
Standard 2025-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1816J Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Wakefield Aircraft LLC
Cooperstown, North Dakota
Standard 2025-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5181N Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2025-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N550U Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Clear Sky Aviation LLC
Mccall, Idaho
Standard 2025-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N679UP Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Brooke Enterprises LLC
Norco, California
Standard 2025-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10UR Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Xtiri LLC
St George, Utah
Standard 2025-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N182CC Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine M P Perry Properties LLC
Fremont, Indiana
Standard 2025-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3403U Cessna
182F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2025-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68PL Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Bluebird Aviation LLC
Spokane, Washington
Standard 2025-08-20 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.