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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental TSIO-520-C

17 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-520-C engine, rated at about 285 horsepower. The Cessna TU206 is the model most often fitted with it (12 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1962 and 1976.

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 TSIO-520-C. FAA spelling: TSIO-520-C.

Fitted to model families

Cessna TU20612Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion2Cessna 182 Skylane1Cessna 206 Stationair1Navion NAVION G1

Cessna TU206 · Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion · Cessna 182 Skylane · Cessna 206 Stationair · Navion NAVION G

Where they are owner's state

Washington2Montana2Idaho2Arizona2Pennsylvania1Oregon1Ohio1Indiana1Florida1Colorado1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles17 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

024799196081970

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-520-C the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E8CE, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 34 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 52 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 25 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 34 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 TSIO-520-C

Failure reports 52 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

02581095000511115

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Cylinder7Bearing2Engine2Lifter2Pump2Turbocharger2Wire2Adapter1Air Box1Battery1

Latest reports

2015-12-15Bushing: failed
2014-02-09Restraint: missing
2014-02-09Horn: deformed
2014-02-09Fuse: misinstalled
2014-02-09Wire: misinstalled

Certificates and bulletins

E8CEType certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 31 models listed · revised April 6, 2020

Safety bulletins 10 · advice, not orders

2020-04-06NE-20-05 · POWERPLANT - Engine Camshaft Gear Tooth Fracture
2018-06-20NE-18-16 · POWERPLANT Alternator Drive Coupling
2017-05-10NE-17-11 · POWERPLANT Engine damage as a result of kickback
2016-03-08NE-16-13 · Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant
2013-02-08NE-13-15 · Engine Controls: Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Throttle and Mixture Control Levers

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-tsio-520-c.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 17

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N673AT Cessna
206
Fixed-wing, single engine Citizen Air LLC
Port Angeles, Washington
Standard 2025-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N448AK Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine N448Ak LLC
Helena, Montana
Standard 2024-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6214V Cessna
TU206C
Fixed-wing, single engine
Standard 2024-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3746 Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N769BS Cessna
TU206D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2024-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4831F Cessna
TU206A
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Restricted 2023-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N858JA Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Ams Aviation LLC
South Bend, Indiana
Standard 2020-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2704W Cessna
TU206B
Fixed-wing, single engine Spillman David T
Flagstaff, Arizona
Standard 2020-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71924 Cessna
TU206C
Fixed-wing, single engine Keystone Aerial Surveys INC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2443T Navion
NAVION G
Fixed-wing, single engine N2443T LLC
High Springs, Florida
Standard 2018-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6712R Cessna
T210F
Fixed-wing, single engine Aero Applications INC
Burley, Idaho
Standard 2015-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N186ML Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Idaho Fly Girl LLC
Boise, Idaho
Standard 2015-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8491S Cessna
182H
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2003-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65N Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Multiple 2003-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6946R Cessna
T210H
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental 2000-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8225Q Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Cartoflight INC
Willoughby, Ohio
Restricted 1988-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N206BA Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Boeing Company
Mesaon, Arizona
Standard 1973-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes

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.