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
N555DJ	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1999-04-14	Valid
N2073G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Shepard Brothers LLC Columbia, Mississippi	Standard	1999-04-13	Valid
N3661T	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Omega 1 CORP Middletown, Delaware	Standard	1999-04-13	Valid
N2444X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-04-12	Valid
N3533Y	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1999-04-09	Valid
N19G	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1999-04-06	Valid
N427GB	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-04-06	Valid
N9622B	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1999-04-01	Valid
N1801X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	1999-03-31	Valid
N91231	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	N91231 LLC Columbia, Missouri	Standard	1999-03-30	Valid
N4809D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1999-03-29	Valid
N91999	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gembala Randall L Kalispell, Montana	Standard	1999-03-23	Valid
N1747C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-22	Valid
N3361R	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	1999-03-18	Valid
N5788J	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eagle Aviation INC Elizabeth, Colorado	Standard	1999-03-08	Valid
N7301Q	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1999-03-04	Valid
N3698C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Multiple	1999-03-02	Valid
N7838K	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dolphin Patrick D Kenai, Alaska	Standard	1999-02-25	Valid
N71ER	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1999-02-22	Valid
N2624Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1999-02-20	Valid
N33MG	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Topeka Flyers INC Topeka, Kansas	Standard	1999-02-19	Valid
N8950X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1999-02-04	Valid
N20854	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Branson Bonanza Club Branson, Missouri	Standard	1999-02-02	Valid
N182HR	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hotel Romeo L L C Ketchum, Idaho	Standard	1999-01-30	Valid
N9445C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1999-01-29	Valid
N5728B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1999-01-28	Valid
N2200G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1999-01-26	Valid
N6141B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Payne Jacqueline Minden, Nevada	Standard	1999-01-20	Valid
N79NH	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Schmidt Aviation INC Boring, Oregon	Standard	1999-01-19	Valid
N9228G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1999-01-12	Valid
N9633X	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	1998-12-08	Valid
N9012G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	1998-12-03	Valid
N180MT	Cessna 180D	Fixed-wing, single engine	J & D Flying LLC Edmonds, Washington	Standard	1998-11-30	Valid
N735ZD	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1998-11-24	Valid
N951C	Cessna 180G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1998-11-19	Valid
N3217Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1998-11-16	Valid
N42198	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	1998-11-16	Valid
N2733F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1998-11-09	Valid
N21036	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1998-11-04	Valid
N8575S	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1998-11-04	Valid
N3635C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	1998-11-03	Valid
N1736C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	1998-10-29	Valid
N6183E	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	1998-10-29	Valid
N1849X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1998-10-20	Valid
N2852R	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1998-10-20	Valid
N233GS	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Greenville County Sheriffs Office Greenville, South Carolina	Standard	1998-10-19	Valid
N96919	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1998-10-19	Valid
N8974X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1998-10-17	Valid
N7322S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sueson Flying INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1998-10-09	Valid
N91579	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Standard	1998-09-29	Valid
N88HQ	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation Capital Management LLC San Jose, California	Standard	1998-09-22	Valid
N2447Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1998-09-21	Valid
N2955Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ada Forestry Division Malvern, Arkansas	Standard	1998-09-18	Valid
N2JK	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1998-09-17	Valid
N7810A	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Black Diamond Soaring INC Oley, Pennsylvania	Standard	1998-09-17	Valid
N5298E	Cessna 180B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1998-09-08	Valid
N10006	Beech D-45 (T-34B)	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-08-26	Valid
N180PR	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ruttley Enterprises INC Marrero, Louisiana	Standard	1998-08-25	Valid
N9118T	Cessna 180B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1998-08-25	Valid
N8432S	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1998-08-18	Valid
N2491X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1998-08-17	Valid
N9614X	Cessna 210B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mountain Air Flying LLC Brigham City, Utah	Standard	1998-08-15	Valid
N9998N	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	1998-08-15	Valid
N3101C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Freefall Fever INC Edgewater, Florida	Standard	1998-08-14	Valid
N7427Q	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1998-08-13	Valid
N759PT	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sparkman Wings LLC Greenville, South Carolina	Standard	1998-08-13	Valid
N2559Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jordan Valley Aviation LLC Jordan Valley, Oregon	Standard	1998-08-12	Valid
N3443U	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-08-12	Valid
N96725	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	1998-08-12	Valid
N8464T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1998-08-11	Valid
N3963D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Maplewood Flying Association INC Dorset, Vermont	Standard	1998-08-07	Valid
N759KT	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Francis Larry Lee Dds PC Evanston, Wyoming	Standard	1998-08-07	Valid
N9107M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1998-08-07	Valid
N2027X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-07-27	Valid
N58926	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hawkeye Aviation INC Yakima, Washington	Standard	1998-07-27	Valid
N8840T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1998-07-27	Valid
N2648F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lincoln Sport Parachute Club INC Lincoln, Nebraska	Standard	1998-07-25	Valid
N711GW	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1998-07-24	Valid
N927N	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Blue Sky Business Services INC Gardiner, New York	Standard	1998-07-21	Valid
N58442	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Vleet Dennis Kingman, Arizona	Standard	1998-07-15	Valid
N4384K	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lewis Flying Service INC Morse, Louisiana	Standard	1998-07-08	Valid
N3376R	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1998-07-07	Valid
N2044X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nc Flyers LLC Raleigh, North Carolina	Standard	1998-06-25	Valid
N8699X	Cessna 180E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-06-23	Valid
N9345G	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1998-06-23	Valid
N759GD	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Thin Air INC Hays, Kansas	Standard	1998-06-16	Valid
N2946C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1998-06-15	Valid
N358B	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1998-06-03	Valid
N5162D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1998-05-21	Valid
N70521	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1998-05-20	Valid
N223RJ	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-05-14	Valid
N688KT	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1998-05-12	Valid
N7326S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	State of Alaska Department of Public Safety Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	1998-05-11	Valid
N314PY	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1998-05-07	Valid
N11GY	Young G L STARDUSTER II SA300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	1998-05-01	Valid
N2170G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	1998-05-01	Valid
N182S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1998-04-29	Valid
N7677B	Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1998-04-27	Valid
N2330X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	1998-04-25	Valid
N911BW	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1998-04-25	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