Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 9, 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

Model families, as a table

	aircraft
Cessna 182 Skylane	9,369
Cessna 180 Skywagon	2,362
Beechcraft H35	204
Cessna 310	150
Cessna 305	148
Beechcraft A45	124
Bellanca 14	46
Beechcraft D-45	41
Beechcraft 95 Travel Air and Baron 55	34
Beechcraft T-34	30
Cessna 188	27
Cessna L-19	23

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

California1,196Texas1,163Alaska861Washington673Florida552Montana468Arizona468Idaho448Colorado415Oregon399

By state, as a table

	aircraft
California	1,196
Texas	1,163
Alaska	861
Washington	673
Florida	552
Montana	468
Arizona	468
Idaho	448
Colorado	415
Oregon	399

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles12,580 (98%)Piston twins201 (2%)

By kind, as a table

	aircraft	share
Piston singles	12,580	98%
Piston twins	201	2%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1930	1
1940	29
1950	3,121
1960	3,749
1970	3,700
1980	562
1990	4
2000	10
2020	1

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

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

Bulkhead18Cylinder9Skin5Line4Support Bracket4Control Arm3Elt3Fitting3Rib3Roll Pin3

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

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

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 1,196 of these aircraft
Texas 1,163 of these aircraft
Alaska 861 of these aircraft
Washington 673 of these aircraft
Florida 552 of these aircraft

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

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
N7646A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2014-08-06	Valid
N8048M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-08-06	Valid
N9171T	Cessna 180C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Langmuir Circulation LLC Perkasie, Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-08-06	Valid
N180RF	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2014-08-04	Valid
N2884F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-08-01	Valid
N851MD	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-07-31	Valid
N3516Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mks Aviation LLC Port Orchard, Washington	Standard	2014-07-30	Valid
N706	Cessna 180C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Old Aire LLC Bellingham, Washington	Standard	2014-07-30	Valid
N6144B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-07-29	Valid
N180LJ	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2014-07-28	Valid
N2868K	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-07-25	Valid
N3182U	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2014-07-25	Valid
N3208U	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2014-07-25	Valid
N47TZ	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2014-07-25	Valid
N1878M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	US Sander LLC Esperance, New York	Standard	2014-07-23	Valid
N2648Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Buck Irrigation INC Elkhart, Kansas	Standard	2014-07-22	Valid
N332JR	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2014-07-22	Valid
N42364	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-07-22	Valid
N12580	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	White River AG Spraying LLP Newport, Arkansas	Standard	2014-07-21	Valid
N2342G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-07-21	Valid
N9786H	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Terra Mar Ceil LLC Pompano Beach, Florida	Standard	2014-07-21	Valid
N328L	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-07-18	Valid
N13FM	Cessna L-19E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2014-07-17	Valid
N3073F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2014-07-17	Valid
N9028C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2014-07-17	Valid
N5159D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2014-07-16	Valid
N9894E	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-07-16	Valid
N9RP	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-07-16	Valid
N6281F	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aurora Aviators LLC West Linn, Oregon	Standard	2014-07-15	Valid
N1708C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-14	Valid
N6066F	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2014-07-11	Valid
N7466Q	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2014-07-11	Valid
N1421S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2014-07-09	Valid
N94599	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ams Aviation LLC South Bend, Indiana	Standard	2014-07-09	Valid
N616PJ	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-08	Valid
N3164Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2014-07-07	Valid
N3550Y	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Forman Barnes LLC Nampa, Idaho	Standard	2014-07-07	Valid
N7818A	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Geoterra INC Eugene, Oregon	Standard	2014-07-07	Valid
N1BP	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Patton Ministries Grand Rapids, Minnesota	Standard	2014-07-03	Valid
N4636A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rk Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2014-07-03	Valid
N2849F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N29FL	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N7686B	Bellanca 14-19-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N7232E	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2014-07-01	Valid
N8000Y	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2014-07-01	Valid
N2016K	Beech 95-B55 (T42A)	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-06-30	Valid
N2815Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flakes LLC Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	2014-06-30	Valid
N83CN	Cessna 305C (0-1E)	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-06-30	Valid
N9291C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2014-06-30	Valid
N5Q	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Unusual Attitudes LLC Thomas, Oklahoma	Standard	2014-06-27	Valid
N6072B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Trico Mechanical Company INC La Fayette, Georgia	Standard	2014-06-27	Valid
N9229G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-27	Valid
N3116Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2014-06-25	Valid
N2430F	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Topaz LLC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N29PC	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N3296Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N71305	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N1022M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2014-06-23	Valid
N180PC	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Risen LLC Urbandale, Iowa	Standard	2014-06-23	Valid
N21328	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-06-23	Valid
N3142S	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	B&G Aircraft LLC Greensboro, Georgia	Standard	2014-06-23	Valid
N18CD	Cessna 180G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-06-20	Valid
N2467G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2014-06-20	Valid
N5369D	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2014-06-20	Valid
N759CG	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-06-19	Valid
N5196D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2014-06-17	Valid
N2465G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2014-06-16	Valid
N4629A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Multiple	2014-06-13	Valid
N8837T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Restricted	2014-06-13	Valid
N5281G	Cessna 305A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	2014-06-12	Valid
N9391X	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	2014-06-12	Valid
N10554	Beech A45	Fixed-wing, single engine	T34Sum LLC Lake In the Hills, Illinois	Standard	2014-06-11	Valid
N6557M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2014-06-11	Valid
N239T	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N5004E	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N52430	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N6359A	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N21097	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Atb Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2014-06-06	Valid
N9207G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	2014-06-06	Valid
N2476R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2014-06-05	Valid
N3025F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-06-05	Valid
N759DC	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-06-04	Valid
N2303R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Multiple	2014-06-03	Valid
N4965N	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2014-06-03	Valid
N6638M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Adams Flying Service INC Rayville, Louisiana	Standard	2014-06-03	Valid
N1632C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N759YX	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-05-30	Valid
N142RS	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-05-29	Valid
N69995	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2014-05-29	Valid
N2443R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-05-28	Valid
N8802X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-05-28	Valid
N182SQ	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-05-27	Valid
N2679R	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-05-27	Valid
N4777N	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-05-27	Valid
N60577	Cessna/Air Repair Inc 305F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Saving Our Flying Heritage Madison, Alabama	Standard	2014-05-23	Valid
N759KM	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-05-23	Valid
N9006G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-05-23	Valid
N2671R	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cw Equipment Rentals INC Biggs, California	Standard	2014-05-22	Valid
N1633M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-05-21	Valid
N280JP	Cessna 180C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-05-20	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.

	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

	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

	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