Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 9, 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.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table

	aircraft
Cessna 182 Skylane	9,369
Cessna 180 Skywagon	2,362
Beechcraft H35	204
Cessna 310	150
Cessna 305	148
Beechcraft A45	124
Bellanca 14	46
Beechcraft D-45	41
Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55	34
Beechcraft T-34	30
Cessna 188	27
Cessna L-19	23

Cessna 182 Skylane · Cessna 180 Skywagon · Beechcraft H35 · Cessna 310 · Cessna 305 · Beechcraft A45 · Bellanca 14 · Beechcraft D-45 · Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55 · Beechcraft T-34

Where they are owner's state

California1,196Texas1,163Alaska861Washington673Florida552Montana468Arizona468Idaho448Colorado415Oregon399

By state, as a table

	aircraft
California	1,196
Texas	1,163
Alaska	861
Washington	673
Florida	552
Montana	468
Arizona	468
Idaho	448
Colorado	415
Oregon	399

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles12,580 (98%)Piston twins201 (2%)

By kind, as a table

	aircraft	share
Piston singles	12,580	98%
Piston twins	201	2%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1930	1
1940	29
1950	3,121
1960	3,749
1970	3,700
1980	562
1990	4
2000	10
2020	1

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

Failure reports by year, as a table

	reports
95	5
96	4
97	1
99	2
00	3
01	15
02	22
03	16
04	16
05	6
06	6
07	9
08	8
09	8
10	8
12	4
13	7
14	1
17	4
18	1
20	1
26	1

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bulkhead18Cylinder9Skin5Line4Support Bracket4Control Arm3Elt3Fitting3Rib3Roll Pin3

Parts most reported, as a table

	reports
Bulkhead	18
Cylinder	9
Skin	5
Line	4
Support Bracket	4
Control Arm	3
Elt	3
Fitting	3
Rib	3
Roll Pin	3

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

Cessna 182 Skylane 9,369 with this engine series
Cessna 180 Skywagon 2,362 with this engine series
Beechcraft H35 204 with this engine series
Cessna 310 150 with this engine series
Cessna 305 148 with this engine series
Beechcraft A45 124 with this engine series
Bellanca 14 46 with this engine series
Beechcraft D-45 41 with this engine series

Where they are

California 1,196 of these aircraft
Texas 1,163 of these aircraft
Alaska 861 of these aircraft
Washington 673 of these aircraft
Florida 552 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC 26 of these aircraft
Civil Air Patrol INC 16 of these aircraft
Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC 15 of these aircraft
Bas Part Sales LLC 13 of these aircraft
Energy Transfer Aviation LLC 12 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

FAA orders naming the Continental O-470 series 23 airworthiness directives
Failure reports on the Continental O-470 series 148 reports since 1995

Analytics

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 model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N111WF	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2004-08-04	Valid
N95826	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mountain Air INC Ducktown, Tennessee	Standard	2004-08-04	Valid
N42380	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2004-07-27	Valid
N3688U	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Taylor Aviation INC Fort Benton, Montana	Standard	2004-07-22	Valid
N6207A	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Btp INC Missoula, Montana	Standard	2004-07-15	Valid
N2923A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2004-07-13	Valid
N7937V	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2004-07-13	Valid
N57BR	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2004-07-01	Valid
N4647A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2004-06-24	Valid
N2214G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Standard	2004-06-23	Valid
N735JK	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-06-17	Valid
N735TB	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2004-06-15	Valid
N9849B	Bellanca 14-19-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2004-06-15	Valid
N3031Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Air Repair INC Cleveland, Mississippi	Standard	2004-06-10	Valid
N9484C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2004-06-09	Valid
N4660B	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2004-06-07	Valid
N3063D	Cessna 310	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2004-06-04	Valid
N9126X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2004-06-03	Valid
N134BS	Beech T-34A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2004-06-01	Valid
N9382X	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2004-06-01	Valid
N3185Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gochenour Air INC Fort Wayne, Indiana	Standard	2004-05-25	Valid
N3794D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-05-25	Valid
N111DE	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pespisa John Hacienda Heights, California	Standard	2004-05-24	Valid
N76TN	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	C & D Aircraft LLC Inver Grove, Minnesota	Standard	2004-05-19	Valid
N92520	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Heartland Air Services LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2004-05-12	Valid
N2097X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	South Carolina Forestry Commission Columbia, South Carolina	Standard	2004-05-07	Valid
N8859T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Booth Jesse R Alamosa, Colorado	Standard	2004-05-07	Valid
N97580	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-05-06	Valid
N3329D	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2004-04-29	Valid
N3364Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2004-04-29	Valid
N9269T	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2004-04-28	Valid
N71203	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Santa Anita INC Kaufman, Texas	Standard	2004-04-20	Valid
N182AR	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2004-04-15	Valid
N9136G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-04-15	Valid
N182CU	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	2004-04-09	Valid
N6627M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2004-04-08	Valid
N7952D	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2004-04-08	Valid
N95500	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-04-08	Valid
N97133	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Niner 7133 LLC Layton, Utah	Standard	2004-04-08	Valid
N2137R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Freefall Express INC Gardiner, New York	Standard	2004-04-07	Valid
N2696Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Multiple	2004-04-07	Valid
N5597B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2004-04-07	Valid
N13PN	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2004-04-01	Valid
N6489H	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Moon Flight Aviation LLC Barto, Pennsylvania	Standard	2004-04-01	Valid
N2355R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lima Mike INC Ham Lake, Minnesota	Standard	2004-03-29	Valid
N8505S	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Air Repair INC Cleveland, Mississippi	Standard	2004-03-29	Valid
N91470	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sky Sailing INC Warner Springs, California	Standard	2004-03-23	Valid
N3894C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2004-03-20	Valid
N781MC	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-03-17	Valid
N97640	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2004-03-17	Valid
N33RE	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2004-03-12	Valid
N129V	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Recovery One Services LLC Georgetown, Kentucky	Standard	2004-03-06	Valid
N3774D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vandal Air LLC Boise, Idaho	Standard	2004-03-05	Valid
N3471S	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Clint Woodword Construction LLC Prineville, Oregon	Standard	2004-03-04	Valid
N735EY	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2004-03-03	Valid
N2535Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-03-02	Valid
N96410	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2004-03-02	Valid
N8514T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2004-03-01	Expired
N5435A	Cessna 310B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas	Standard	2004-02-27	Valid
N9308G	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Boilermaker-Warrior Express LLC Grosse Pointe, Michigan	Standard	2004-02-26	Valid
N3153Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Maine Mold & Machine INC Hartford, Maine	Standard	2004-02-20	Valid
N8747X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2004-02-20	Valid
N216BA	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nordic Flyers II LLC Plymouth, Minnesota	Standard	2004-02-18	Valid
N8449S	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2004-02-13	Valid
N908HP	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2004-02-12	Valid
N58546	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Satara INC Frisco, Texas	Standard	2004-02-08	Valid
N94538	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-02-06	Valid
N66021	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mcgraw Leasing LLC Sitka, Alaska	Standard	2004-02-03	Valid
N2620Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2004-02-02	Valid
N2482Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-01-30	Valid
N5190D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2004-01-30	Valid
N14442	Cessna 305A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2004-01-29	Valid
N5175N	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Arkansas Bolt CO Little Rock, Arkansas	Standard	2004-01-29	Valid
N759AE	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2004-01-29	Valid
N92600	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-01-27	Valid
N3555F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2004-01-21	Valid
N2420S	Cessna 180E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nighthawk INC Dallas, Texas	Standard	2004-01-16	Valid
N2963Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2004-01-16	Valid
N1489S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2004-01-15	Valid
N2584K	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2004-01-14	Valid
N2314G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2004-01-13	Valid
N388LC	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ishawooa Air LLC Cody, Wyoming	Standard	2004-01-13	Valid
N53BR	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ll53 LLC Naperville, Illinois	Standard	2003-12-31	Valid
N91835	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Page Farms INC Natchitoches, Louisiana	Standard	2003-12-18	Valid
N2550R	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-12-16	Valid
N2279U	Cessna 188A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Multiple	2003-12-12	Valid
N8508S	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	8508S LLC Yerington, Nevada	Standard	2003-12-10	Valid
N186RZ	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rex Zollinger Aviation LLC Woods Cross, Utah	Standard	2003-12-05	Valid
N3136R	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kuntz Trucking CO Gridley, Illinois	Standard	2003-12-05	Valid
N2349C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2003-12-04	Valid
N182RE	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tri-County AG Service INC Ipswich, South Dakota	Standard	2003-12-03	Valid
N5627B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2003-12-02	Valid
N5929B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2003-12-01	Valid
N7556S	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Reedm LLC Little Rock, Arkansas	Standard	2003-12-01	Valid
N97968	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2003-11-26	Valid
N1559C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2003-11-22	Valid
N3410F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2003-11-21	Valid
N4932N	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	San Juan Flyers INC Pagosa Springs, Colorado	Standard	2003-11-21	Valid
N58522	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2003-11-19	Valid
N8226E	Beech D-45	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2003-11-18	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.

	reports
95	5
96	4
97	1
99	2
00	3
01	15
02	22
03	16
04	16
05	6
06	6
07	9
08	8
09	8
10	8
12	4
13	7
14	1
17	4
18	1
20	1
26	1

	reports
95	5
96	4
97	1
99	2
00	3
01	15
02	22
03	16
04	16
05	6
06	6
07	9
08	8
09	8
10	8
12	4
13	7
14	1
17	4
18	1
20	1
26	1

	reports
95	5
96	4
97	1
99	2
00	3
01	15
02	22
03	16
04	16
05	6
06	6
07	9
08	8
09	8
10	8
12	4
13	7
14	1
17	4
18	1
20	1
26	1