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	Status
N666LV	Cessna 310B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Petecraft Aviation Services INC Plains, Georgia	Standard	Valid
N6705M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	Pending
N6857M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	Pending
N6859M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Multiple	Pending
N6CL	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	Pending
N704Q	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	Valid
N705BD	Cessna 305A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	Pending
N70651	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	Sale reported
N71074	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard	Valid
N711TG	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	Pending
N7140S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	Pending
N7152E	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	Sale reported
N71595	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	Pending
N7161E	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	Pending
N71879	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	Sale reported
N71890	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rich Lucas Aircraft Sales LLC Lincoln Park, New Jersey	Standard	Valid
N7202B	Beech J35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	Pending
N727PB	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	Pending
N7285N	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	Canceled
N7309S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	Pending
N7312Q	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	Pending
N7340Q	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	Canceled
N7347S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	No owner on file	Standard	Pending cancellation
N7354H	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	Sale reported
N735SG	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Clear Blue Aviation LLC Hayden, Idaho	Standard	Valid
N7362S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	Pending
N7376N	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	Sale reported
N7412S	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Clear Blue Aviation LLC Hayden, Idaho	Standard	Valid
N7558N	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	Pending
N759DH	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	Pending
N759FZ	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	Valid
N759JB	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mpms INC Munford, Tennessee	Standard	Valid
N759WP	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	Sale reported
N7668K	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation Enterprises Aircraft Sales LLC Springfield, Missouri	Standard	Valid
N7808K	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	Pending
N78092	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	Sale reported
N78720	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	Sale reported
N79297	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard	Valid
N79BB	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	Pending
N8206V	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	Pending
N82TL	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	Pending
N8350S	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	Pending
N8396S	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	Pending
N842C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	Sale reported
N8512T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	Pending
N8580T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard	Valid
N871	Cessna 310B	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	Pending
N8727X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wallis Aircraft INC Clifford Township, Pennsylvania	Standard	Valid
N8770X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	Pending
N8813T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	Pending
N8834X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Multiple	Pending
N8909H	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	Sale reported
N8942G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	Canceled
N9018G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	Valid
N9034C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Grizzly Air Service INC Paris, Texas	Standard	Valid
N9051G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mid Continent Aircraft CORP Hayti, Missouri	Standard	Valid
N9060X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	Sale reported
N9099G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	Pending cancellation
N9141M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skyview Aviation LLC Tracy, California	Standard	Valid
N91510	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	Pending
N9176C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	Pending
N9183M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aerobatics INC Boynton Beach, Florida	Standard	Valid
N91846	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard	Valid
N92341	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	Pending
N92691	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	Pending
N92788	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard	Valid
N9294C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Boulder Valley Aviation INC Boulder, Colorado	Restricted	Valid
N9398X	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	Pending
N9546G	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	Sale reported
N95BW	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Agwerx Aviation INC Mapleton, Iowa	Standard	Valid
N9658X	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	Sale reported
N96804	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Petecraft Aviation Services INC Plains, Georgia	Standard	Valid
N97345	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	Valid
N973SR	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	Pending
N97508	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	Sale reported
N97513	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	Pending
N9883H	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	Pending
N9901E	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard	Valid
N9915H	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	Pending
N9950N	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	Pending
N9998H	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard	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