Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 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

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

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

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

Certificates and bulletins

E-269Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies INC. (Continental) · revised May 4, 2020

E-273Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies INC. (Continental) · revised May 4, 2020

E-281Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies INC. (Continental) · 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 1,197 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

FAA orders naming the Continental O-470 series 23 airworthiness directives
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
N735WK	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Romper Aviation LLC Boise, Idaho	Special flight permit	2026-03-01	Valid
N759MV	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-03-01	Valid
N2010G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-02-28	Valid
N3867D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Prestige Air Worldwide LLC Seneca, South Carolina	Multiple	2026-02-28	Valid
N42159	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-02-28	Valid
N95540	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gracejet Aviation LLC Brownsboro, Texas	Standard	2026-02-28	Valid
N2739G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-02-27	Valid
N5199G	Cessna 305A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-02-27	Valid
N9103X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Beechit LLC Prescott, Arizona	Standard	2026-02-27	Valid
N334SC	Cessna 180C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-02-26	Valid
N40WA	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-02-26	Valid
N9037M	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-02-26	Valid
N71583	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Zidek Lawrence Paul Onaga, Kansas	Standard	2026-02-25	Valid
N96852	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Inland Northwest Flyers LLC Spokane Valley, Washington	Standard	2026-02-25	Valid
N21206	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2026-02-24	Valid
N2177G	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Multiple	2026-02-24	Valid
N601N	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2026-02-24	Valid
N2432X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-02-23	Valid
N7111S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2026-02-23	Valid
N8201D	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-23	Valid
N7933V	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maine	Restricted	2026-02-22	Valid
N759RM	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	K&G Transit LLC Fort Mc Coy, Florida	Standard	2026-02-21	Valid
N6442A	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Restricted	2026-02-20	Valid
N2918R	Cessna 310G	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2026-02-19	Valid
N73P	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2026-02-19	Valid
N79140	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-02-19	Valid
N9BT	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-02-19	Valid
N1674C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Farwest Aviation LLC Billings, Montana	Standard	2026-02-18	Valid
N1747M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-02-17	Valid
N180DT	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-02-17	Valid
N4728N	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-17	Valid
N759FE	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2026-02-17	Valid
N1884X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2026-02-16	Valid
N3366U	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-02-16	Valid
N2814Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Yankee Tango Mike LLC Dublin, Texas	Standard	2026-02-15	Valid
N34JW	Beech T-34B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-02-14	Valid
N6109B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tony Flies INC Sparta, North Carolina	Standard	2026-02-14	Valid
N2828F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2026-02-13	Valid
N9197G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wheeler Dealer LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2026-02-13	Valid
N194HA	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-02-11	Valid
N10GC	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2026-02-10	Valid
N180BB	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-10	Valid
N2774X	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Elk Creek Investments LLC Helena, Montana	Multiple	2026-02-10	Valid
N735WA	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-02-10	Valid
N9559X	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skid Kids Aircraft Holding LLC Grand Junction, Colorado	Standard	2026-02-10	Valid
N8823T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Soaring Club of Houston INC Waller, Texas	Standard	2026-02-08	Valid
N4596B	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Low & Slow LLC Columbus, Ohio	Multiple	2026-02-07	Valid
N3130F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Roxy Aviation LLC Bristol, Rhode Island	Standard	2026-02-05	Valid
N681EW	Reims Aviation S.A. CESSNA F182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-05	Valid
N96749	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-04	Valid
N182BT	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-02-03	Valid
N1585C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2026-02-02	Valid
N4803E	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	C180 Holdings LLC Austin, Texas	Standard	2026-02-01	Valid
N6062F	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wildcat Airplane CO LLC Portland, Oregon	Standard	2026-02-01	Valid
N15DM	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-01-30	Valid
N2677F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Neu Aviation LLC Benton, Louisiana	Standard	2026-01-30	Valid
N3175Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-01-29	Valid
N100CA	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fass Flyers LLC Garden Ridge, Texas	Standard	2026-01-28	Valid
N20946	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Local News LLC Janesville, Wisconsin	Standard	2026-01-28	Valid
N2988F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Taf Aerial Services LLC Beeville, Texas	Standard	2026-01-27	Valid
N54WC	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2026-01-27	Valid
N104P	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-01-26	Valid
N3404Y	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cedar Sky Aviation LLC Wrangell, Alaska	Standard	2026-01-26	Valid
N9146X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2026-01-26	Valid
N52304	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-01-25	Valid
N2541G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2026-01-22	Valid
N4754N	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Brentco Aerial Patrol INC Canton, Ohio	Standard	2026-01-22	Valid
N57HB	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-01-22	Valid
N71463	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-01-22	Valid
N180FM	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2026-01-21	Valid
N2415R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2026-01-20	Valid
N2471R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2026-01-19	Valid
N9953H	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2026-01-19	Valid
N3205D	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2026-01-18	Valid
N3549U	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2026-01-18	Valid
N42084	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Acp Aviation LLC Oakdale, Louisiana	Standard	2026-01-18	Valid
N3141F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2026-01-17	Valid
N58832	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wiley Eleven Eleven LTD Hayward, Wisconsin	Standard	2026-01-17	Valid
N428BL	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying Money Pit LLC Des Moines, Iowa	Standard	2026-01-16	Valid
N6308B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2026-01-15	Valid
N71587	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2026-01-15	Valid
N9947B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2026-01-15	Valid
N2655G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2026-01-14	Valid
N3242S	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-01-14	Valid
N3441R	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2026-01-14	Valid
N5475D	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Delta Ridge Farms LLC Oak Grove, Louisiana	Standard	2026-01-14	Valid
N70816	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2026-01-14	Valid
N8791T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2026-01-14	Valid
N9253G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2026-01-14	Valid
N4622N	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vmi Flight CO LLC Roanoke, Virginia	Standard	2026-01-13	Valid
N5080Y	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Optic Air LLC Maurice, Iowa	Standard	2026-01-13	Valid
N1269M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eagle High Properties LLC Calhoun, Louisiana	Standard	2026-01-12	Valid
N2777G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-01-12	Valid
N300DF	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2026-01-12	Valid
N52214	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2026-01-12	Valid
N599CP	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Coons Aircraft Services INC West Palm Beach, Florida	Standard	2026-01-10	Valid
N9059G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Elevated Aviation LLC West Plains, Missouri	Standard	2026-01-10	Valid
N2914F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-01-09	Valid
N9881E	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-01-09	Valid
N193GS	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Weaver Family Farms LLC Corpus Christi, Texas	Standard	2026-01-08	Valid

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.