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
N2265G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1997-03-05	Valid
N21587	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	B & D Fuel Injection Service INC Rhoadesville, Virginia	Standard	1997-01-29	Valid
N5396B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Greene County Sport Parachute Center of Ky INC Loretto, Kentucky	Standard	1997-01-16	Valid
N8656T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1997-01-16	Valid
N217M	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1997-01-15	Valid
N1291P	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1997-01-14	Valid
N180RD	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1997-01-14	Valid
N310MM	Cessna 310	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-01-13	Valid
N3396F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Standard	1997-01-10	Valid
N71TF	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1996-12-03	Valid
N5189E	Cessna 180B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Opportunity Flying Club INC Anchorage, Alaska	Multiple	1996-12-02	Valid
N382TT	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1996-11-13	Valid
N91917	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	1996-11-13	Valid
N4910A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-11-08	Valid
N5496D	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1996-11-04	Valid
N7285Q	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eight Five Quebec Assoc LLC Tucson, Arizona	Standard	1996-10-31	Valid
N5386G	Cessna 310A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-10-24	Valid
N5003D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1996-10-16	Valid
N9095M	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Restricted	1996-10-15	Valid
N3639D	Cessna 310	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1996-10-08	Valid
N2176G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1996-10-07	Valid
N95PT	Beech 95-B55	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1996-10-01	Valid
N3224S	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skylane Trio LTD La Junta, Colorado	Standard	1996-09-18	Valid
N3177S	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1996-09-16	Valid
N9126T	Cessna 180B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-09-11	Valid
N97627	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-09-05	Valid
N9708G	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dma Enterprises LLC Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	1996-09-04	Valid
N96929	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-09-03	Valid
N6382A	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1996-08-02	Valid
N2076X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1996-07-24	Valid
N9391G	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1996-07-15	Valid
N999TK	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	1996-07-12	Valid
N6569R	Beech B24R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1996-07-10	Valid
N411SH	Cessna 180G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1996-07-09	Valid
N2768X	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	1996-07-05	Valid
N9571B	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Multiple	1996-07-01	Valid
N1086L	Cessna 180B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1996-06-26	Valid
N94539	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1996-06-26	Valid
N9438C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1996-06-18	Valid
N92353	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Silver Wings Flying Club Los Gatos, California	Standard	1996-06-07	Valid
N5854B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1996-05-30	Valid
N6466A	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	1996-05-30	Valid
N7377Q	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Knights Aviation LLC Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio	Standard	1996-05-21	Valid
N2097R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1996-05-20	Valid
N5814J	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-05-17	Valid
N2561Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mariposa Aviation INC East Wenatchee, Washington	Standard	1996-05-16	Valid
N4586B	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1996-05-16	Valid
N9260G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-05-16	Valid
N2392C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1996-05-13	Valid
N287JT	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	A W Aviation Sevierville, Tennessee	Standard	1996-05-08	Valid
N6395A	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rose City Soaring Association INC Valdosta, Georgia	Standard	1996-05-04	Valid
N2631F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1996-04-30	Valid
N5829B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fair Skies INC Dade City, Florida	Standard	1996-04-25	Valid
N3514Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1996-04-23	Valid
N3355R	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skyhawks Flying Club INC Canton, South Dakota	Standard	1996-04-04	Valid
N58859	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1996-04-04	Valid
N3781D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	1996-03-29	Valid
N42KC	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1996-03-22	Valid
N2092G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1996-03-19	Valid
N2474X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1996-03-18	Valid
N2028X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1996-03-16	Valid
N944JH	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1996-03-11	Valid
N2539R	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1996-03-07	Valid
N534BW	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bilmar Avionics INC Kissimmee, Florida	Standard	1996-03-07	Valid
N2865Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1996-02-28	Valid
N182TJ	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dessau Aviation INC Georgetown, Texas	Standard	1996-02-26	Valid
N3330Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-02-24	Valid
N6251R	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-02-23	Valid
N2828Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1996-02-16	Valid
N3394D	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1996-02-15	Valid
N4595B	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	1996-02-06	Valid
N8GG	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fisher Financial Services INC Brookline, Massachusetts	Standard	1996-02-02	Valid
N3793U	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fly Direct INC La Porte, Indiana	Standard	1996-02-01	Valid
N7374Q	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1996-01-27	Valid
N567UP	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	1996-01-22	Valid
N2424Q	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	24Q INC Cedar City, Utah	Standard	1996-01-20	Valid
N735VS	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1996-01-19	Valid
N9776B	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1996-01-18	Valid
N182GW	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Leflore Investors INC Greenwood, Mississippi	Standard	1996-01-11	Valid
N27634	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-01-08	Valid
N21404	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Usglap Fort Morgan, Colorado	Standard	1996-01-04	Valid
N3238D	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1996-01-04	Valid
N7221E	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	1996-01-03	Valid
N52607	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jse Holdings INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1995-12-21	Valid
N3118Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Utah	Standard	1995-12-20	Valid
N5771B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	1995-11-17	Valid
N77185	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1995-11-16	Valid
N7936V	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	1995-11-16	Valid
N2211G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1995-11-13	Valid
N2743F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	1995-11-09	Valid
N1166M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1995-10-31	Valid
N9145S	Beech C23	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1995-10-19	Valid
N2742X	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1995-10-04	Valid
N3584U	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Magic Valley Aero Club INC Twin Falls, Idaho	Standard	1995-10-03	Valid
N2239G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1995-10-02	Valid
N9851H	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol INC Montgomery, Alabama	Standard	1995-09-28	Valid
N2088R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-09-27	Valid
N2811Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	1995-09-22	Valid
N2196Z	Cessna 180F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1995-08-31	Valid
N711RM	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	1995-08-29	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