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
N70981	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Broken Rainbow Enterprises INC Torrey, Utah	Standard	2012-11-16	Valid
N4089D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Multiple	2012-11-15	Valid
N4903N	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-11-13	Valid
N144JH	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-11-09	Valid
N2669R	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2012-11-08	Valid
N3410S	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Durtschi Jay W Franklin, Idaho	Standard	2012-11-07	Valid
N70VH	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Blue Sky Flyers LLC Fairfield, New Jersey	Standard	2012-11-07	Valid
N4691A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Multiple	2012-11-06	Valid
N50RA	Cessna 180F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-11-06	Valid
N666WP	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-11-06	Valid
N9736B	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-11-06	Valid
N3168R	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-11-02	Valid
N94536	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-11-02	Valid
N10176	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Abm Flights LLC Pawleys Island, South Carolina	Standard	2012-10-31	Valid
N5263G	Cessna 305A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Warhawk Air Museum Nampa, Idaho	Standard	2012-10-29	Valid
N71MH	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Schultz Engineered Products INC Neptune, New Jersey	Standard	2012-10-29	Valid
N7247E	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2012-10-29	Valid
N7361N	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wilcox Aerial Applications INC Tilden, Nebraska	Standard	2012-10-29	Valid
N1498S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2012-10-26	Valid
N2798X	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-10-26	Valid
N4653A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-10-26	Valid
N780BC	Cessna 305C (0-1E)	Fixed-wing, single engine	Air Repair INC Cleveland, Mississippi	Standard	2012-10-26	Valid
N92054	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Waterheat INC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2012-10-26	Valid
N21474	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2012-10-25	Valid
N4972D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Paulsden LLC Caldwell, Idaho	Standard	2012-10-25	Valid
N5105D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Paulsden LLC Caldwell, Idaho	Standard	2012-10-25	Valid
N5275G	Cessna 310A	Fixed-wing, multi-engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-10-25	Valid
N759QH	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC Bakersfield, California	Standard	2012-10-25	Valid
N78415	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-10-25	Valid
N1454S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2012-10-24	Valid
N314NF	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-10-23	Valid
N4760E	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2012-10-23	Valid
N9958N	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-10-22	Valid
N4677D	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2012-10-19	Valid
N2899F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2012-10-17	Valid
N21332	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-10-16	Valid
N9027T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-10-16	Valid
N3130U	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	W&J Aviation and Aerial Photography LLC Brighton, Michigan	Standard	2012-10-11	Valid
N55VA	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2012-10-10	Valid
N2650F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flight Time LLC Highland, Michigan	Standard	2012-10-09	Valid
N4776B	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-10-09	Valid
N20252	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-10-04	Valid
N113BS	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2012-10-03	Valid
N1300S	Stolp-Starduster Too SA 300-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Experimental	2012-10-03	Valid
N2478G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2012-10-03	Valid
N9248X	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Padua CORP Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2012-10-03	Valid
N180ME	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2012-10-02	Valid
N21AD	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-10-01	Valid
N2318R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-09-28	Valid
N504SD	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2012-09-26	Valid
N182AF	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-09-25	Valid
N20725	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-09-21	Valid
N263DW	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2012-09-21	Valid
N735QH	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-09-19	Valid
N2536Q	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2012-09-18	Valid
N79882	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Webbs Wildlife Consultants LLC Park City, Montana	Standard	2012-09-18	Valid
N66643	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-09-17	Valid
N9267G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Waypoint Financial Services LLC Raiford, Florida	Standard	2012-09-17	Valid
N2859F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Valley City Flying Club LLP Valley City, North Dakota	Standard	2012-09-13	Valid
N735ZH	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wonder Lake Flying Club INC Wonder Lake, Illinois	Standard	2012-09-07	Valid
N9085G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2012-09-05	Valid
N3131Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Paero Contracting LLC Middletown, Ohio	Standard	2012-09-04	Valid
N757HZ	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2012-09-04	Valid
N9164G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-31	Valid
N9698E	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Park Rapids Avionics INC Park Rapids, Minnesota	Standard	2012-08-31	Valid
N9213C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-08-30	Valid
N2572R	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2012-08-29	Valid
N759HP	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Winchester Skylane Flyers LLC Winchester, Virginia	Standard	2012-08-29	Valid
N9132M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	A & J Leasing LLC Lovington, New Mexico	Standard	2012-08-29	Valid
N9755B	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rs Specialties LLC Anchorage, Alaska	Restricted	2012-08-23	Valid
N5190G	Cessna 305A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Finney Billy D Muncie, Indiana	Standard	2012-08-21	Valid
N21450	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-08-16	Valid
N97146	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Silver City Aviation LLC Sterling, Kansas	Standard	2012-08-16	Valid
N694MM	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2012-08-15	Valid
N9150C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2012-08-15	Valid
N58865	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fairhill Properties LLC Valley City, North Dakota	Standard	2012-08-14	Valid
N9533B	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-08-14	Valid
N3185D	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-08-13	Valid
N895UP	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying Frog Aviation LLC Stillwater, Minnesota	Standard	2012-08-10	Valid
N2119R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation Boosters INC Sparta, New Jersey	Standard	2012-08-08	Valid
N2450G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2012-08-08	Valid
N2322G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-08-07	Valid
N2690R	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-08-06	Valid
N9374G	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-08-06	Valid
N8613T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-08-02	Valid
N9781H	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-08-02	Valid
N5459B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bonnell Aaron K Orland Park, Illinois	Standard	2012-07-30	Valid
N3509Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2012-07-27	Valid
N5310G	Cessna 305A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida	Standard	2012-07-27	Valid
N3758D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2012-07-26	Valid
N8910T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-07-26	Valid
N202EP	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N7425N	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N3023F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-07-24	Valid
N8573S	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	182 Flight CORP Bronx, New York	Standard	2012-07-24	Valid
N180UB	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	S T O L LLC Eagle, Idaho	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid
N27339	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid
N3443S	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Williams Forest Chem LLC Columbus, Georgia	Standard	2012-07-20	Valid
N3469U	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2012-07-20	Valid
N5928B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2012-07-20	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