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
N93BZ	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-04-05	Valid
N70633	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	North County Flying Club Tehachapi, California	Standard	2011-03-30	Valid
N7378N	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-03-30	Valid
N759DF	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jtss LLC Selah, Washington	Standard	2011-03-30	Valid
N58776	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wild River Flying Club INC Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin	Standard	2011-03-28	Valid
N9286C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Queen City Flying LLC Helena, Montana	Standard	2011-03-24	Valid
N4976N	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Merlin Aviation LLC Palisade, Colorado	Standard	2011-03-23	Valid
N2925C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ella Butte Farming CO Ione, Oregon	Standard	2011-03-22	Valid
N3402R	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2011-03-22	Valid
N4599B	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Agua Viva Ministries Mebane, North Carolina	Standard	2011-03-18	Valid
N4548B	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-03-17	Valid
N8874T	Cessna 182C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-03-16	Valid
N92456	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2011-03-16	Valid
N9821C	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	N5965T LLC Lehigh Acres, Florida	Standard	2011-03-16	Valid
N834DB	Beech T-34A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2011-03-14	Valid
N2285G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-03-11	Valid
N691KM	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-03-08	Valid
N5967B	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-03-03	Valid
N78737	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2011-03-03	Valid
N7435N	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-03-02	Valid
N12FJ	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2011-03-01	Valid
N222TK	Cessna 182K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-02-23	Valid
N7238E	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-02-18	Valid
N7780A	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Multiple	2011-02-15	Valid
N7224N	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2011-02-14	Valid
N3199C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-02-10	Valid
N5744B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-02-10	Valid
N5621B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2011-02-07	Valid
N9099X	Cessna 182D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2011-02-07	Valid
N64211	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2011-01-28	Valid
N9386C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-01-28	Valid
N5287G	Cessna 305A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2011-01-25	Valid
N555SC	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Black Raven LLC Monroe, Louisiana	Standard	2011-01-19	Valid
N7305Q	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2011-01-19	Valid
N180RN	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-01-18	Valid
N711W	Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-01-13	Valid
N3223D	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cliff Robinson Real Estate CORP Madison, Indiana	Standard	2011-01-11	Valid
N2315X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-01-10	Valid
N99YE	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	D & e Recreation LLC Dowling, Michigan	Standard	2011-01-10	Valid
N1213L	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-01-07	Valid
N7182E	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Shoreline Consulting INC Bryan, Texas	Standard	2011-01-07	Valid
N1489M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Brinker CORP INC Glen Elder, Kansas	Standard	2011-01-06	Valid
N700PD	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aero Survey LLC Lake Havasu City, Arizona	Standard	2011-01-06	Valid
N6465A	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2011-01-05	Valid
N1177S	Cessna 180A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-01-04	Valid
N2472X	Cessna 182H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2010-12-28	Valid
N97485	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-12-28	Valid
N4624U	Cessna 180G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ruby Marine INC Nenana, Alaska	Standard	2010-12-22	Valid
N64099	Cessna 180K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-12-22	Valid
N2863F	Cessna 182J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2010-12-21	Valid
N92405	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2010-12-17	Valid
N42889	Cessna 180J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2010-12-15	Valid
N7397Q	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-12-14	Valid
N5438D	Beech H35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-12-13	Valid
N71705	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2010-12-13	Valid
N42893	Cessna 182L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-12-10	Valid
N622FE	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Peninsula Aero Technology INC Kenai, Alaska	Standard	2010-12-09	Valid
N3265D	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-12-08	Valid
N735YG	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2010-12-08	Valid
N735RB	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2010-12-03	Valid
N4567B	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cavu LLC Boise, Idaho	Standard	2010-12-02	Valid
N94691	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Brentco Aerial Patrol INC Canton, Ohio	Standard	2010-12-01	Valid
N58634	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2010-11-30	Valid
N9014M	Cessna 180H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-11-19	Valid
N3341U	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-11-16	Valid
N52919	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2010-11-16	Valid
N94592	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma	Standard	2010-11-16	Valid
N1993M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2010-11-12	Valid
N759GW	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2010-11-10	Valid
N95834	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2010-11-09	Valid
N15MC	Beech D-45	Fixed-wing, single engine	Air Heritage INC Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	Standard	2010-11-03	Valid
N21179	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-10-27	Valid
N2319G	Cessna 182B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skydive CO Fairburn, Georgia	Standard	2010-10-27	Valid
N4727N	Cessna 182Q	Fixed-wing, single engine	State of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin	Standard	2010-10-27	Valid
N5440B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-10-27	Valid
N92120	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-10-26	Valid
N182XL	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mid Valley Flying LLC Progreso, Texas	Standard	2010-10-25	Valid
N9252G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Embry Aero LTD Greenville, Illinois	Standard	2010-10-21	Valid
N5319B	Cessna 182	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-10-18	Valid
N3716U	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2010-10-15	Valid
N3093Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2010-10-06	Valid
N70974	Cessna 182M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2010-09-27	Valid
N9801B	Bellanca 14-19-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-09-27	Valid
N48PF	Cessna 305A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2010-09-23	Valid
N1554C	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2010-09-20	Valid
N8149M	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2010-09-15	Valid
N182LC	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2010-09-13	Valid
N2849Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2010-09-10	Valid
N57711	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2010-09-09	Valid
N2851Y	Cessna 182E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2010-09-08	Valid
N52754	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	Torgerson'S LLC Ethridge, Montana	Standard	2010-09-07	Valid
N3542U	Cessna 182F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-09-02	Valid
N4699U	Cessna 180G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2010-09-02	Valid
N1325S	Cessna 182P	Fixed-wing, single engine	D Angelo Holdings INC Gilbert, Arizona	Standard	2010-08-31	Valid
N6577A	Cessna 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2010-08-31	Valid
N9793H	Cessna 182R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2010-08-30	Valid
N2488R	Cessna 182G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2010-08-25	Valid
N9233G	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2010-08-25	Valid
N3823D	Cessna 182A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-08-20	Valid
N92912	Cessna 182N	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2010-08-20	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