The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
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.

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19301
194029
19503,121
19603,749
19703,700
1980562
19904
200010
20201

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

061116229501061220126
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
955
964
971
992
003
0115
0222
0316
0416
056
066
079
088
098
108
124
137
141
174
181
201
261

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bulkhead18Cylinder9Skin5Line4Support Bracket4Control Arm3Elt3Fitting3Rib3Roll Pin3
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Bulkhead18
Cylinder9
Skin5
Line4
Support Bracket4
Control Arm3
Elt3
Fitting3
Rib3
Roll Pin3

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

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 modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N1290M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2024-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N824BA Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Barr Air Patrol LLC
Mesquite, Texas
Standard 2024-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8291M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Elbs Aviation LLC
Pell City, Alabama
Standard 2024-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N830BA Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Barr Air Patrol LLC
Mesquite, Texas
Standard 2024-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N889BA Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Barr Air Patrol LLC
Mesquite, Texas
Standard 2024-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9374H Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Barr Air Patrol LLC
Mesquite, Texas
Standard 2024-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5804J Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2024-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70591 Cessna
182M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Dakota
Standard 2024-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9048T Cessna
182C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2024-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95801 Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2024-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2891A Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N481D Cessna
180A
Fixed-wing, single engine Grey Goose LLC
Wasilla, Alaska
Standard 2024-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N610SL Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Ten Hi Flyers INC
Denver, Colorado
Standard 2024-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3155Q Cessna
182K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2024-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58707 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2024-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6110B Cessna
182A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7396Q Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9962T Cessna
182D
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Nebraska
Standard 2024-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68EP Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2024-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9935E Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28PW Cessna
182H
Fixed-wing, single engine Goodnight Ranch CO
Englewood, Kansas
Standard 2024-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52852 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2024-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3344R Cessna
182L
Fixed-wing, single engine Storm Water Services INC
Redmond, Oregon
Standard 2024-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9713G Cessna
180H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6219N Cessna
182R
Fixed-wing, single engine Miles Media LLC
Red Lodge, Montana
Standard 2024-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64251 Cessna
180K
Fixed-wing, single engine Gilliland Brothers Drayage LLC
Farmington, Utah
Standard 2024-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101GH Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine San Diego Community College District
San Diego, California
Standard 2024-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6087F Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Rhode Island
Standard 2024-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3094D Cessna
310
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Aberdeen Pilots LLC
Boerne, Texas
Standard 2024-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49JT Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2024-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N735MH Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Kxnx Holdings LLC
Cottontown, Tennessee
Standard 2024-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N182CH Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Toma Services LLC
Maurice, Louisiana
Standard 2024-01-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N155DJ Cessna
182K
Fixed-wing, single engine Corder Farms Aviation LLC
Mcarthur, California
Standard 2023-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N735CV Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2628F Cessna
182J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3060Q Cessna
182K
Fixed-wing, single engine Yarg Tap LLC
Midland, Texas
Standard 2023-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N445DC Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine With Wings As Eagles Aviation LLC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2023-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5386B Cessna
182
Fixed-wing, single engine Top Dogs LLC
Dickinson, North Dakota
Standard 2023-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71896 Cessna
182M
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Eagles Flying Club INC
Armonk, New York
Standard 2023-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3138Q Cessna
182K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N455AK Cessna
182N
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14472 Cessna
182G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2023-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8963X Cessna
182D
Fixed-wing, single engine Zimmermann Lukas
Tucson, Arizona
Standard 2023-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2685Q Cessna
182K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6489X Cessna
180D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2023-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3649U Cessna
182F
Fixed-wing, single engine Steele Aerospace Service LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8243M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Bundy Holdings LLC
Walnut Grove, Missouri
Standard 2023-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1242M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2023-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2498G Cessna
182B
Fixed-wing, single engine Kc Aircraft LLC
Missoula, Montana
Standard 2023-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9488M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero Guard Aviation Insurance LLC
Lincoln, Nebraska
Standard 2023-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21074 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N774MC Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N182JE Cessna
182E
Fixed-wing, single engine Nunatak Air LLC
Fairbanks, Alaska
Standard 2023-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N156AE Cessna
182F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5761B Cessna
182
Fixed-wing, single engine Terry Canales Attorney At Law Pllc
Edinburg, Texas
Standard 2023-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N735BZ Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4645K Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Orange Air INC
Harbor City, California
Standard 2023-12-19 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N5570B Cessna
182
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N677LS Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8352S Cessna
182H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9073T Cessna
182C
Fixed-wing, single engine Eds Auto INC
Union City, Michigan
Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N123UP Cessna
182M
Fixed-wing, single engine Apache Underground and Excavating LLC
Lakeside, Arizona
Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9818B Bellanca
14-19-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21FF Cessna
182N
Fixed-wing, single engine Hor Aviation LLC
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26LL Cessna
182J
Fixed-wing, single engine Gmr Leasing LLC
Lincoln, Delaware
Standard 2023-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N759MK Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3515Y Cessna
182E
Fixed-wing, single engine Inflyt LLC
Carlsbad, California
Standard 2023-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7930D Beech
H35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1724C Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2428R Cessna
182G
Fixed-wing, single engine Altimeter INC
San Marcos, Texas
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2443Q Cessna
182K
Fixed-wing, single engine Holcomb Aviation LLC
Middleton, Idaho
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2630Q Cessna
182K
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N303SD Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Harris County Sheriff'S Office
Spring, Texas
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3395Y Cessna
182E
Fixed-wing, single engine Triple J Aviation
East Quogue, New York
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71651 Cessna
182M
Fixed-wing, single engine J2K Fly By Night LLC
Hickman, Nebraska
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7457S Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8404T Cessna
182B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2447G Cessna
182B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5395N Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Delaware Horizon Properties LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2023-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5484B Cessna
182
Fixed-wing, single engine Unwrapped LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2023-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55CP Cessna
182H
Fixed-wing, single engine Charli Papa LLC
Clovis, New Mexico
Standard 2023-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94598 Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95659 Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Uccellino INC
Roslyn Heights, New York
Standard 2023-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1412S Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine J&J Aviation LLC
Thedford, Nebraska
Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8334S Cessna
182H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N940W Cessna
182H
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyhawks INC
Westminster, Colorado
Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N465T Cessna
182N
Fixed-wing, single engine Byrds Wholesale INC
Clayton, North Carolina
Experimental 2023-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6989M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Rp Wellons Aircraft LLC
Dunn, North Carolina
Standard 2023-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9185T Cessna
180C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N234TX Beech
T-34A
Fixed-wing, single engine Russell Military Museum
Zion, Illinois
Standard 2023-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2844Y Cessna
182E
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9019X Cessna
182D
Fixed-wing, single engine Judah LLC
Springdale, Arkansas
Standard 2023-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N138SW Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2023-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N148G Cessna
182Q
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1803M Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2023-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4990A Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5175G Cessna
305A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2023-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6216A Cessna
182
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1959C Cessna
182B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2023-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58602 Cessna
182P
Fixed-wing, single engine Leatherwood Aviation LLC - Rs N58602
College Station, Texas
Standard 2023-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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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.