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.

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
N3015Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1989-06-13	Valid
N7700H	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1989-06-13	Valid
N2294G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1989-06-09	Valid
N42550	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1989-06-07	Valid
N42063	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1989-05-30	Valid
N52321	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1989-05-30	Valid
N6710M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying Skylanes INC Hillsborough, California	Standard	1989-05-30	Valid
N91394	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Restricted	1989-05-12	Valid
N510EC	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	State of Tennessee Department of Transportation Nashville, Tennessee	Standard	1989-04-26	Valid
N91691	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1989-04-26	Valid
N4912E	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1989-04-20	Valid
N97700	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1989-04-14	Valid
N2762A	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1989-04-13	Valid
N3514F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1989-03-30	Valid
N4712D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1989-03-29	Valid
N3303Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1989-03-15	Valid
N2527G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rafter H Livestock Rawlins, Wyoming	Standard	1989-03-01	Valid
N2508G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Big Well Flying Club INC Kinsley, Kansas	Standard	1989-02-28	Valid
N58689	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1989-02-28	Valid
N62AC	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Allen Chorman & Son INC Milton, Delaware	Standard	1989-02-24	Valid
N9383C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1989-02-21	Valid
N3177Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skyknights Sport Parachute Club INC East Troy, Wisconsin	Standard	1989-02-14	Valid
N5612J	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	November Aviation Corporation Hobart, Washington	Standard	1989-02-14	Valid
N9138T	Cessna 180B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Experimental	1989-02-13	Valid
N2481R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1989-02-11	Valid
N554CT	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1989-02-08	Valid
N86EB	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1989-02-06	Valid
N8996T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Standard	1989-02-04	Valid
N9233C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1989-02-02	Valid
N92061	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1989-02-01	Valid
N2698R	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1989-01-30	Valid
N5249N	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Red Lodge Flying Club INC Red Lodge, Montana	Standard	1989-01-13	Valid
N2990A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Restricted	1989-01-05	Valid
N4648E	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1989-01-04	Valid
N2492C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1988-12-21	Valid
N4515B	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Western Parachute Sales INC Eagle Creek, Oregon	Standard	1988-12-19	Valid
N7288E	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1988-12-16	Valid
N2188Z	Cessna 180F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1988-12-13	Valid
N6610B	Cessna 310B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	P R Air CORP San Mateo, California	Standard	1988-12-13	Valid
N182SL	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1988-12-08	Valid
N42376	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Restricted	1988-12-05	Valid
N8673T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1988-11-29	Valid
N5578B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1988-11-18	Valid
N310N	Cessna 310	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-11-17	Valid
N3193D	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1988-11-17	Valid
N24W	Cessna 305A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Post Mills Soaring Club Norwich, Vermont	Standard	1988-11-14	Valid
N91771	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1988-11-04	Valid
N2728X	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Usda Forest Service Fepp Trenton, New Jersey	Restricted	1988-10-26	Valid
N784G	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1988-10-26	Valid
N3631C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1988-10-18	Valid
N2971F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1988-10-04	Valid
N5496E	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1988-10-04	Valid
N4752C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1988-10-03	Valid
N3147C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1988-09-29	Valid
N2676G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1988-09-26	Valid
N3447S	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	182 CORP Rockford, Illinois	Standard	1988-09-20	Valid
N26601	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Trowbridge Rodney L Haysville, Kansas	Standard	1988-09-07	Valid
N2802A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1988-09-01	Valid
N180LH	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1988-08-24	Valid
N3868D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	1988-08-24	Valid
N735DG	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1988-08-24	Valid
N2595R	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1988-08-16	Valid
N1898Z	Cessna 210-5(205)	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1988-08-12	Valid
N84KW	Beech T-34A	Fixed-wing, single engine	D L D CORP Ogden, Utah	Standard	1988-08-05	Valid
N2326X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1988-07-23	Valid
N759HY	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	1988-07-22	Valid
N7ML	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	1988-07-14	Valid
N58888	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1988-07-11	Valid
N91651	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	1988-06-22	Valid
N9915N	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1988-06-22	Valid
N5172	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1988-06-20	Valid
N146Y	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1988-06-15	Valid
N4672A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1988-06-14	Valid
N2216C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aero Mark INC Idaho Falls, Idaho	Standard	1988-06-10	Valid
N9774H	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1988-05-25	Valid
N91941	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1988-05-24	Valid
N97281	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1988-05-18	Valid
N4030D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	1988-05-17	Valid
N1302G	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1988-05-02	Valid
N6479F	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1988-04-27	Valid
N2281G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1988-04-21	Valid
N2330G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1988-04-21	Valid
N58866	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	R and M Steel Company Caldwell, Idaho	Standard	1988-04-19	Valid
N8549T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1988-04-18	Valid
N3182R	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Seven Hills Sky Divers INC Madison, Wisconsin	Standard	1988-04-13	Valid
N7480Q	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Decatur Aero Club INC Decatur, Illinois	Standard	1988-04-13	Valid
N8970T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1988-04-13	Valid
N3006Y	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	1988-03-29	Valid
N759GF	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mountain Flyers INC Hendersonville, North Carolina	Standard	1988-03-11	Valid
N6076F	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1988-03-10	Valid
N1681C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1988-03-09	Valid
N70984	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1988-03-09	Valid
N71164	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1988-03-07	Valid
N182DL	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	1988-02-24	Valid
N3905D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1988-02-23	Valid
N2552K	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1988-02-17	Valid
N7536N	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	1988-02-16	Valid
N9084X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-02-10	Valid
N4686B	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1988-02-04	Valid
N7584S	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1988-01-26	Valid

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.

	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