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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Continental TSIO-520 series

4,114 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-520 series engine, rated at about 300 horsepower. The Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion is the model most often fitted with it (1,006 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1967 and 2003.

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 series (2 codes). FAA spellings: TSIO-520 SER · TSIO 520 SER.

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19404
19502
196080
19702,151
19801,302
199089
200031

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

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E8CE, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 36 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 411 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 9 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 36 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2023-07-172023-09-09 · Exhaust Turbine System (Recip) · 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

All orders naming the Continental TSIO-520 series

Failure reports 411 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0193857769601061116226
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
962
973
981
991
005
0165
0276
0357
0437
0543
0611
0721
0814
096
1020
118
129
137
146
154
166
192
203
241
251
262

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Cylinder25Master Switch21Line20Control Cable14Bolt12Relay10Pump9Actuator8Alternator8Skin8
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Cylinder25
Master Switch21
Line20
Control Cable14
Bolt12
Relay10
Pump9
Actuator8
Alternator8
Skin8

Latest reports

2026-05-07Alternator: destroyed
2026-05-07Alternator: destroyed
2025-09-12Pump: leaking
2024-03-15Cylinder Head: separated
2020-12-24Fitting: broken

Certificates and bulletins

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

Safety bulletins 11 · 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

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-tsio-520-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 4,114

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N543V Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5CG Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Samair LLC
Blackshear, Georgia
Standard 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N761JD Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Rj Aviation LLC
Byhalia, Mississippi
Standard 2023-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6461Z Cessna
TU206G
Fixed-wing, single engine Jav Air Services LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Standard 2023-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N731HW Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine One Hotel Whskey LLC
Hugoton, Kansas
Standard 2023-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1046V Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Susitna Air Service LLC
Anchorage, Alaska
Multiple 2023-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N424J Piper
PA-46-310P
Fixed-wing, single engine N424 Juliet LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2023-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5490A Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine N5490A LLC
Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Standard 2023-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6167C Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2023-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73HW Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 73 Hotel Whiskey LLP
West Fargo, North Dakota
Standard 2023-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N364GG Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Tddc Ventures LLC
Dublin, California
Standard 2023-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5453J Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine C L Flight Associates LLC
Bakersfield, California
Standard 2023-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6459C Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Ballair LLC
Dalhart, Texas
Standard 2023-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N955WG Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2012S Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine 9791M LLC
Tacoma, Washington
Standard 2023-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36LL Beech
A36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Beech Bums Aviation II LLC
Linden, Michigan
Standard 2023-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N505SF Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2023-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5107W Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Rugger Investment Group LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2023-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N589RB Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Dukas Air LLC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Standard 2023-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N837ML Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Bombero Aviation LLC
Childress, Texas
Standard 2023-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N414BS Cessna
414A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hunger Relief Ministries
Forney, Texas
Standard 2023-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4618M Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bedrock Siteworks LLC
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N303HL Cessna
T303
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Lao Che Airfreight LLC
North Weymouth, Massachusetts
Standard 2023-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310GC Cessna
T310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95WH Beech
58TC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3796C Cessna
402B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Pro Aire Cargo & Consulting INC
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Standard 2023-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5757C Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2023-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N414JF Cessna
414A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Juliet Fox LLC
Saint Augustine, Florida
Standard 2023-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N630PL Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Saratoga Homes of Texas San Antonio LLC
El Paso, Texas
Standard 2023-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2056N Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine N2056N LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5075Y Raytheon Aircraft Company
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Alkota of Kansas LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81MT Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6568X Cessna
TU206G
Fixed-wing, single engine Barnes INC
Lewiston, Idaho
Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4769K Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Spirit 210 LLC
Missoula, Montana
Standard 2023-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8275Q Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62SK Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine 55X LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2023-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20602 Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2023-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4358M Piper
PA-46-310P
Fixed-wing, single engine Kimt LLC
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Standard 2023-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6036N Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N829CG Piper
PA-46-310P
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2023-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N361GC Cessna
414
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fff Leasing LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2023-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N552ZS Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Tuolumne Ridge LLC
Modesto, California
Standard 2023-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6290W Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Lord of the Wings LLC
Syracuse, New York
Standard 2023-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54DF Cessna
340
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Skywave Associates LLC
Spirit Lake, Iowa
Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87JS Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Lvyqt LLC
Menlo Park, California
Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88549 Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1942X Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N124DR Cessna
340
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
South Carolina
Standard 2023-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1805D Beech
A36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
Standard 2023-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2743J Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N908P Raytheon Aircraft Company
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2023-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4414R Cessna
TU206G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N732TJ Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Escalante Aviation LLC
Boerne, Texas
Standard 2023-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100PC Cessna
T207A
Fixed-wing, single engine Smokey Bay Air INC
Homer, Alaska
Standard 2023-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333PW Cessna
414A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee
North Salt Lake, Utah
Standard 2023-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N346RN Cessna
TP206D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6209C Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine 8 Waters LLC
Goodyear, Arizona
Standard 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N340JD Cessna
340
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wescott Aviation LLC
Prospect, Kentucky
Standard 2023-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N52QT Cessna
414
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Fly Qts LLC
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Standard 2023-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N610KC Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine U S Imaging Flight Ops LLC
Bartow, Florida
Standard 2023-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5318A Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2023-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6359W Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3912P Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2023-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N414WS Cessna
414A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Wessex Airlines LLC
Boca Raton, Florida
Standard 2023-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66CE Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine M&S Real Estate Management INC
Granbury, Texas
Standard 2023-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73TB Cessna
414A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Magic Leasing LLC
Peotone, Illinois
Standard 2023-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86VS Cessna
414
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Plotkin Aviation LLC
Boca Raton, Florida
Standard 2023-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N414RB Cessna
414A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine 4Rb LLC
Roseburg, Oregon
Standard 2023-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N149AR Cessna
414A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine B-Cat Aviation LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1973U Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Silver Fox Aviation LLC
Bay City, Michigan
Standard 2023-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2083S Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N414HC Cessna
414
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Brothers Aviation LLC
Black Rock, Arkansas
Standard 2023-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N761XG Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Medusa INC
Lexington, Virginia
Standard 2023-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999DC Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tbm Avenger INC
Peru, Illinois
Standard 2023-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6088P Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Side Deck Event Management LLC
Lexington, South Carolina
Standard 2023-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N235EG Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Hch Aircraft LLC
El Paso, Texas
Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N391PT Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine 7640 Drilling LLC
Amarillo, Texas
Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N414FB Cessna
414A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mk414 LLC
Fredericksburg, Texas
Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4287A Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine William Dolson and Associates LLC
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N761JK Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine 926-928 Newton LLC
Denver, Colorado
Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210VJ Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine V J Wings INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5189Y Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Kmc Aviators LLC
Burlington, Connecticut
Standard 2023-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30280 Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2023-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3153B Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2023-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N138PL Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Cpg Air LLC
Skaneateles, New York
Standard 2023-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N206WD Cessna
U206
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Oregon
Standard 2023-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N414DS Cessna
414A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Gable S CORP
West Linn, Oregon
Standard 2023-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444F Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Arthur D Fulton INC
Auburn, California
Standard 2023-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4950U Cessna
TU206G
Fixed-wing, single engine Aerotech Mapping INC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Standard 2023-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6546N Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2023-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N286TC Cessna
T210R
Fixed-wing, single engine Jb Aviation LLC
Waxahachie, Texas
Standard 2023-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3233L Raytheon Aircraft Company
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Mann Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444LS Cessna
414
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Taa Property LLC
Lake Wales, Florida
Standard 2023-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4813P Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine 4813P LLC
Newport, Maine
Standard 2023-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N501SF Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Nomarco INC
Woodburn, Oregon
Standard 2023-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N340AH Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Eden On Broad LLC
Cookeville, Tennessee
Standard 2023-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48VA Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N727LT Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2023-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5529V Cessna
T303
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Candlestick Aviation Services LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2023-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3148P Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Sky Hi Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-01-02 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.