The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental O-470R

105 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental O-470R engine, rated at about 230 horsepower. The Cessna 182 Skylane is the model most often fitted with it (63 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1947 and 2017.

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-470R. FAA spelling: O 470R.

Fitted to model families

Cessna 182 Skylane63Cessna 180 Skywagon35Cessna 1882Alan Veys BEARHAWK1Cessna 175 Skylark1Cunningham SENIOR AERO SPORT1Rounce Everett J WICHAWK1Universal Stinson 1081

Cessna 182 Skylane · Cessna 180 Skywagon · Cessna 188 · Alan Veys BEARHAWK · Cessna 175 Skylark · Cunningham SENIOR AERO SPORT · Rounce Everett J WICHAWK · Universal Stinson 108

Where they are owner's state

Alaska15Texas11Washington6Minnesota6Oklahoma5Delaware5Montana4Colorado4Wisconsin3Virginia3

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles105 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

01020314111940141950411960321970319801199012010

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-o-470r.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 105

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N751DR Cessna
182A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2003-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2404F Cessna
180H
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2003-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2776F Cessna
182J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2003-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N299PT Cessna
182M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 1998-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4521B Cessna
180
Fixed-wing, single engine Witthaus James K JR
Anchorage, Alaska
Multiple 1995-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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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.