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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N735UD | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91451 | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pettus Const INC Dallas, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2692G | Cessna 182B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N574 | Beech A45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3544Y | Cessna 182F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N180A | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3293Y | Cessna 182E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92298 | Cessna 182N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ponderosa Aviation LLC Safford, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2783F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vspp Consulting LLC Stevensville, Maryland |
Standard | 2026-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3162S | Cessna 182G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eagle Aircraft LLC Park City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42610 | Cessna 180J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600CG | Cessna 180K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2026-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67WW | Cessna 180H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Frontier Fence LLC Fallon, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71202 | Cessna 182M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3494F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Paradise Aviation LLC Shoreline, Washington |
Standard | 2026-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4213Z | Beech D-45 (T-34B) |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Farmer Aviation LLC Milan, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N709 | Cessna 180H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2660Y | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ram Aviation LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Multiple | 2026-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2660G | Cessna 182B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182BA | Cessna 182N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | E&S Aviation LLC Brandon, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3066Q | Cessna 182K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411RB | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Optic Air LLC St Maurice, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4815 | Cessna 180K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52318 | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9154T | Cessna 180B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lethal Aviation LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2026-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3996D | Cessna 182A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heritage Aviation Holdings LLC Mesquite, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9303G | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9675B | Cessna 180A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Multiple | 2026-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3800D | Cessna 182A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4799U | Cessna 180H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Chase 13 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Multiple | 2026-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6675M | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2026-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7656A | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21244 | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7114S | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N157S | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Togo Aviation Services LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2944F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J3 Contracting INC Milton Freewater, Oregon |
Restricted | 2026-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9053X | Cessna 182D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | I Buy U Fly LLC Prescott Valley, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2570Q | Cessna 182K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97503 | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mercury International LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182KU | Cessna 182R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 182 Aviation LLC Waco, Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8363S | Cessna 182H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9241C | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2026-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2892R | Cessna 182K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3018F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Restricted | 2026-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5203N | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5304N | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hotrod Aviation LLC Fayetteville, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6706M | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8489M | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4MW | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tl Aviation LLC Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6358F | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2316C | Cessna 180 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Two Wings LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2394X | Cessna 182H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3119S | Cessna 182G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52940 | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58465 | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ram Air LLC Portland, Maine |
Standard | 2026-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7363S | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coral Air LLC Rock Rapids, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9916E | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2715F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Low Wings Aviation LLC Gassville, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2929F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311SF | Cessna 182L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Baymag Aviation LLC Mountain Home, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4897D | Cessna 182A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7555H | Cessna 182R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Interaero INC Westlake Village, California |
Standard | 2026-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182TF | Cessna 182G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High-Wing Aero LLC Albertville, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3477F | Cessna 182J |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying T LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97220 | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Summit Crest Capital LLC Palos Heights, Illinois |
Standard | 2026-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2647K | Cessna 180K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boice Petroleum Consulting LLC Pinedale, Wyoming |
Multiple | 2026-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3260S | Cessna 182G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Abner Aviation LLC Advance, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3428U | Cessna 182F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hcp Aviation LLC Waco, Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3839D | Cessna 182A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hot Rod Aviation LLC Fayetteville, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5677J | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gfp Reserve LLC Punta Gorda, Florida |
Standard | 2026-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63368 | Cessna 180K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N759NR | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1037V | Cessna 180H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2042Y | Beech A45 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N433SB | Cessna 182M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rico Kermot Aviation LLC San Clemente, California |
Standard | 2026-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7977D | Beech H35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tailwind Airplanes LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1343S | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2815R | Cessna 182K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kimmel Aviation Insurance Agency INC Greenwood, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42461 | Cessna 182L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91816 | Cessna 182M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N759HD | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5359B | Cessna 182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3296U | Cessna 182F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419KS | Reims Aviation S.A. CESSNA F182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Easy Peasy Aviation LLC Ava, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4886D | Cessna 182A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N759LP | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8570T | Cessna 182C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52337 | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2026-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5637G | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N2893E LLC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5GS | Cessna 182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9206T | Cessna 180C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6547M | Cessna 182P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9126G | Cessna 182N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jfh-Air LLC Dayton, Ohio |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9200X | Cessna 182E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94944 | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jav Air Services LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2419G | Cessna 182B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Big Sky Aviation LLC Kapaau, Hawaii |
Standard | 2026-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N133Q | Beech H35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6319B | Cessna 182 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Atarah LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N759CT | Cessna 182Q |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mchm CORP O Neill, Nebraska |
Standard | 2026-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7853A | Cessna 180A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-03-02 | 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.