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
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
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 12,580 | 98% |
| Piston twins | 201 | 2% |
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
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
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
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- FAA orders naming the Continental O-470 series 23 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental O-470 series 148 reports since 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
