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
N42267	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1991-04-05	Valid
N735TV	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	El Paso Police Department El Paso, Texas	Standard	1991-04-01	Valid
N4902A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	1991-03-28	Valid
N63595	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	1991-03-19	Valid
N42123	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1991-03-13	Valid
N2567G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sunrise Exploration INC Northport, Washington	Standard	1991-03-12	Valid
N441NA	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1991-03-07	Valid
N8680X	Cessna 180E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1991-02-25	Valid
N8602T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	1991-02-21	Valid
N3179D	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1991-02-12	Valid
N9827B	Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1991-01-03	Valid
N1904F	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1990-12-27	Valid
N6500A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Restricted	1990-12-15	Valid
N70618	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1990-11-29	Valid
N2978F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1990-11-20	Valid
N180FT	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1990-11-09	Valid
N5759J	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Three Six Golf LTD Cary, North Carolina	Standard	1990-10-30	Valid
N3333Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Louisiana	Standard	1990-10-23	Valid
N63492	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	Northware Ventures INC Hidalgo, Texas	Standard	1990-10-18	Valid
N2655C	Cessna 310	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	1990-10-15	Valid
N9052M	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1990-10-12	Valid
N52422	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Utah	Standard	1990-10-10	Valid
N8214D	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1990-10-09	Valid
N3550F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	1990-10-01	Valid
N638TD	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mentair INC Napoleon, Ohio	Standard	1990-09-27	Valid
N9044M	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1990-09-12	Valid
N2369C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1990-08-27	Valid
N3154R	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1990-08-21	Valid
N2058G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1990-07-27	Valid
N5374D	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Multiple	1990-07-23	Valid
N19TW	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Multiple	1990-07-19	Valid
N5996J	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Evergreen Flying Club INC Medina, Washington	Standard	1990-07-19	Valid
N3504Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1990-07-18	Valid
N4YV	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Donnie Young Farms INC Ulysses, Kansas	Standard	1990-07-17	Valid
N71573	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1990-07-17	Valid
N9946B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1990-07-17	Valid
N3331D	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1990-07-05	Valid
N2977C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1990-06-29	Valid
N3880D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	1990-06-22	Valid
N9140R	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1990-06-22	Valid
N7563S	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Russo Robert A Chicago, Illinois	Standard	1990-06-19	Valid
N9322X	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	1990-06-11	Valid
N7658A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	West Michigan Aviation INC Kalamazoo, Michigan	Standard	1990-06-01	Valid
N2863Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	1990-05-21	Valid
N3168D	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1990-05-17	Valid
N5882B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Valley Air INC Natchitoches, Louisiana	Standard	1990-05-16	Valid
N5621X	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1990-05-11	Valid
N3496Y	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1990-05-09	Valid
N591NC	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Potto Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1990-05-08	Valid
N988PS	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1990-05-08	Valid
N21501	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1990-05-03	Valid
N777HR	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lansing Skylane INC Orland Park, Illinois	Standard	1990-05-02	Valid
N9557X	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Civil Air Patrol INC Maxwell Afb, Alabama	Standard	1990-04-25	Valid
N9116G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1990-04-13	Valid
N6349F	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1990-03-27	Valid
N1136G	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1990-03-14	Valid
N9809B	Bellanca 14-19-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1990-03-09	Valid
N2051G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1990-02-28	Valid
N2705X	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1990-02-23	Valid
N2720X	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1990-02-22	Valid
N62K	Cessna 180E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1990-02-22	Valid
N1699M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	1990-02-20	Valid
N8753T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1990-02-16	Valid
N182KL	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1990-02-14	Valid
N9087X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1990-02-12	Valid
N5878B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1990-02-01	Valid
N66764	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1990-01-31	Valid
N4649B	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1990-01-17	Valid
N555ZZ	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	United States Air Force Rio Vista, California	Standard	1990-01-07	Valid
N2299C	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	1990-01-05	Valid
N5998B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1990-01-05	Valid
N51446	Cessna 305A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1989-12-21	Valid
N9528B	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1989-12-20	Valid
N7941D	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1989-12-11	Valid
N3897C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1989-12-01	Valid
N107WF	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wilcox Farms INC Roy, Washington	Multiple	1989-11-28	Valid
N4947A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1989-11-28	Valid
N92020	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1989-11-27	Valid
N3190Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1989-11-21	Valid
N9448C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aero Marine INC Westland, Michigan	Standard	1989-11-21	Valid
N5110E	Cessna 180B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1989-11-15	Valid
N2773X	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1989-11-02	Valid
N2486C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1989-10-30	Valid
N2722X	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	1989-10-19	Valid
N61782	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Standard	1989-09-22	Valid
N3650C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1989-09-19	Valid
N3182Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1989-09-18	Valid
N58467	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1989-09-15	Valid
N5220E	Cessna 180B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	1989-09-14	Valid
N7695B	Bellanca 14-19-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1989-09-05	Valid
N180PP	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	1989-08-29	Valid
N9290G	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1989-08-23	Valid
N4696A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1989-08-18	Valid
N65CF	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1989-08-15	Valid
N9954N	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1989-08-08	Valid
N7RE	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mid Tex Controls INC Krum, Texas	Standard	1989-07-28	Valid
N5122E	Cessna 180B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1989-07-27	Valid
N399B	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1989-07-21	Valid
N71622	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1989-07-13	Valid
N9342G	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1989-07-13	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