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
Cessna 182 Skylane9,369Cessna 180 Skywagon2,362Beechcraft H35204Cessna 310150Cessna 305148Beechcraft A45124Bellanca 1446Beechcraft D-4541Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 5534Beechcraft T-3430Cessna 18827Cessna L-1923
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
California1,197Texas1,165Alaska861Washington673Florida552Montana468Arizona468Idaho448Colorado415Oregon399
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles12,580 (98%)Piston twins201 (2%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental O-470 series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names 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.
Failure reports 148 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Bulkhead18Cylinder9Skin5Line4Support Bracket4Control Arm3Elt3Fitting3Rib3Roll Pin3
Latest reports
2026-08-27Cylinder: separated
2020-04-13Bracket: broken
2018-09-05Gear: chipped
2017-08-30Relay: shorted
2017-08-11Hub: cracked
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 1,197 of these aircraft
- Texas 1,165 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
- Failure reports on the Continental O-470 series 148 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-o-470-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 12,781
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9050G | Cessna 182N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95528 | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1417M | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42484 | Cessna 182L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4634B | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5127E | Cessna 180B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3560F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3BC | Cessna 182A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20162 | Cessna 310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wateractive43 LLC Auburn, California |
Standard | 2026-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9930T | Cessna 182D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wateractive43 LLC Auburn, California |
Standard | 2026-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42572 | Cessna 182L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8951G | Cessna 182N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2732K | Cessna 180K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dixie Sand and Gravel LLC Edisto Island, South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7603A | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2026-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9308X | Cessna 182E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 5P&P LLC Glenwood Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4636B | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2026-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2428X | Cessna 182H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2026-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2856R | Cessna 182K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2026-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321BS | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5552D | Beech H35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7948R | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N589R | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rock & Roe LLC Corpus Christi, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2293G | Cessna 182B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2343C | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9431X | Cessna 182R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Shives Investments LLC Zavalla, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95MR | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | H&M Air LLC Georgetown, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9969T | Cessna 182D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hatch Industries LLC Snowflake, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N360B | Beech H35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gregs INC Tiburon, California |
Standard | 2026-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N512KM | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | White Holdings LLC Washington, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71286 | Cessna 182M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78LH | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | L & J Adventures LLC Paris, Ohio |
Standard | 2026-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8585S | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3510F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2026-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4439Q | Cessna 188B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lipan Creek Flying Serice LLC Eola, Texas |
Restricted | 2026-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222FF | Cessna 182E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7387N | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Morgan Sheilds Aircraft LLC Katy, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22CF | Cessna 182D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Game Equipment Services LLC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N987RP | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pegasus Flight LLC Bluffton, South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2165R | Cessna 182G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sproket Industries INC Fulton, California |
Standard | 2026-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5996B | Cessna 182A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3148R | Cessna 182L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Myl High Flying Club LLC Mccall, Idaho |
Standard | 2026-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N735EE | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Newbold Business Advisory LLC Manassas Park, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9104T | Cessna 180B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peninsula Aeroworks LLC Fife, Washington |
Standard | 2026-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999JJ | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alpine Holdings LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2026-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1007T | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70KY | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Surfside Seaplane Training LLC Lino Lakes, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N225T | Cessna 182M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3494S | Cessna 182H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ladder Livestock Company LLC Savery, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2659G | Cessna 182B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2769F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3843D | Cessna 182A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182YA | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sageeyah Cessna LLC Claremore, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2422R | Cessna 182G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Abecca CORP Jackson, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3137F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jbm Endeavors LLC Chewalah, Washington |
Standard | 2026-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N735DY | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9915M | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1958Y | Cessna 180A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2011X | Cessna 182H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2954Y | Cessna 182E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N735JF | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57180 | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Homo Holdings LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2026-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2399G | Cessna 182B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3499S | Cessna 182H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky'S Mooney LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7069U | Cessna 180H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7375Q | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fort Sam Houston Flying Club San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1725M | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airbach LLC Irvington, Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2182R | Cessna 182H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Foxley Brothers Platte, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N295GT | Cessna 182K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2026-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3566Y | Cessna 182F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182JG | Cessna 182N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3159F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52880 | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1451M | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Squatchair LLC Roseburg, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N899PP | Cessna 182H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | T&M Air Az LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9189C | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128JR | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2177R | Cessna 182G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N735VA | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7925V | Cessna 180H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bobcat Scout LLC Whitefish, Montana |
Standard | 2026-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8756X | Cessna 182D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3281D | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4909A | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7251E | Cessna 182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N819DG | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Padrew LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70GJ | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ozark Airworks INC Midway, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7928V | Cessna 180H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Camp Harper LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20740 | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3191T | Cessna 182F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Happy Landings Aviation LLC Maple, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8355S | Cessna 182H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fayette Hawks Flying Club INC Somerville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1281S | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Chief Cornerstone LLC Billings, Montana |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711CF | Cessna 310 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8869T | Cessna 182C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2026-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2870Y | Cessna 182E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dabevv LLC Salina, Utah |
Standard | 2026-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3021Q | Cessna 182K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2026-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1388S | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cowboy Taxi LLC Payson, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1550C | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Restricted | 2026-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1798M | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2481G | Cessna 182B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85SJ | Cessna 182B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sweet Jesus LLC Ridgely, Maryland |
Standard | 2026-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4716D | Cessna 182A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-04-07 | 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.