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.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion · Cessna 340 · Cessna 414 Chancellor · Cessna P210 Pressurized Centurion · Beechcraft 58 Baron · Beechcraft B36 Bonanza · Cessna TU206 · Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class · Beechcraft A36 Bonanza · Cessna T-310
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 2,314 | 56% |
| Piston twins | 1,785 | 43% |
| Turboprops | 15 | 0.4% |
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
Failure reports 411 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 2 |
| 97 | 3 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 99 | 1 |
| 00 | 5 |
| 01 | 65 |
| 02 | 76 |
| 03 | 57 |
| 04 | 37 |
| 05 | 43 |
| 06 | 11 |
| 07 | 21 |
| 08 | 14 |
| 09 | 6 |
| 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 8 |
| 12 | 9 |
| 13 | 7 |
| 14 | 6 |
| 15 | 4 |
| 16 | 6 |
| 19 | 2 |
| 20 | 3 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 |
| 26 | 2 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Cylinder | 25 |
| Master Switch | 21 |
| Line | 20 |
| Control Cable | 14 |
| Bolt | 12 |
| Relay | 10 |
| Pump | 9 |
| Actuator | 8 |
| Alternator | 8 |
| Skin | 8 |
Latest reports
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 11 · advice, not orders
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
- Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion 1,006 with this engine series
- Cessna 340 571 with this engine series
- Cessna 414 Chancellor 477 with this engine series
- Cessna P210 Pressurized Centurion 375 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 58 Baron 312 with this engine series
- Beechcraft B36 Bonanza 237 with this engine series
- Cessna TU206 233 with this engine series
- Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class 169 with this engine series
- Texas 484 of these aircraft
- California 481 of these aircraft
- Florida 267 of these aircraft
- Delaware 191 of these aircraft
- Arizona 181 of these aircraft
- Hyannis Air Service INC 36 of these aircraft
- Bas Part Sales LLC 26 of these aircraft
- Hyannis Air Service INC DBA 21 of these aircraft
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 19 of these aircraft
- Dodson International Parts INC 12 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental TSIO-520 series 36 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental TSIO-520 series 411 reports since 1995
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 model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N734TM | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Corporate Air Service INC North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2020-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6641W | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Landlund Flying LLC Oroville, California |
Standard | 2020-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N937WH | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lakemere Farms LLC Spirit Lake, Iowa |
Standard | 2020-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611PG | Cessna T210R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wrightson Properties LLC Ft Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2020-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6099W | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Griffith Aviation CO Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89KP | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2020-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N340ML | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | D & L Airlines LLC West Chester, Ohio |
Standard | 2020-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222PR | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flying South LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N443R | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Salinas Construction Technologies LTD Pleasanton, Texas |
Standard | 2020-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9083U | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nashville Malibu Partners LLC Hendersonville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N383SA | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 86 Malibu LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2020-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732QX | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | T & A Transport LLC Garden City, Kansas |
Standard | 2020-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N433BP | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2712F | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2020-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2252S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Spider Lips Aviation LLC Fischer, Texas |
Standard | 2020-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2742H | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2020-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7206D | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Crazy Plane LLC Saint Augustine, Florida |
Standard | 2020-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47DB | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cala Brush Supply INC Weslaco, Texas |
Standard | 2020-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731CB | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Anesthesia Aviation LLC Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2020-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129AB | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Philly Express LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888BP | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Xyz1234 LLC Addison, Texas |
Standard | 2020-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2715T | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Delaware Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4876Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Carson Engineering and Manufacturing INC Springdale, Arkansas |
Standard | 2020-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51BW | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N759JS | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Island 414 LLC St Simons Island, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42CW | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hollywood of the South Flight School LTD Decatur, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6221C | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sahuaro Enterprises INC Moreno Valley, California |
Standard | 2020-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140J | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Robert D Grace LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2020-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732FP | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lancair of Texas DBA Snyder, Texas |
Standard | 2020-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8801G | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Trust CO LLC Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N461DK | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mark Andregg Dds PC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Special flight permit | 2020-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5252A | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2020-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6547C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jrp Management LLC Williams, Arizona |
Standard | 2020-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37306 | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Frescomar USA LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2020-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4631C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5109Q | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rmcb LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2020-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60PP | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jaams LLC Shafter, California |
Standard | 2020-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N919HW | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stonehollow Pain Services LLC Elizabeth, Arkansas |
Standard | 2020-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93344 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cardinal Headings LTD Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N699TG | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66LH | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lane Law Firm PC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2020-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97JK | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aviation Trust Company LLC Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414JD | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 9Th Moon Enterprises LLC Alpine, Texas |
Standard | 2020-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9131X | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Womack Equipment Leasing LLC Terre Haute, Indiana |
Standard | 2020-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N724BD | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2020-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731KL | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2020-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N143CR | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nkm LLC Glasgow, Montana |
Standard | 2020-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74DT | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Enjoy Life Flying LLC Sunrise, Florida |
Standard | 2020-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N503AT | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Standard | 2020-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N3704G | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gap Holdings LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2226L | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2020-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50MA | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Special flight permit | 2020-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16EZ | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | American Aerial Survey INC Rancho Murieta, California |
Standard | 2020-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N109DW | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aero East USA LLC Portage, Indiana |
Standard | 2020-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N117UM | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cn Aviation LLC Gilbert, Arizona |
Standard | 2020-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246J | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jlr Resources LLC Naples, Florida |
Standard | 2020-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3074J | Cessna T188C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2020-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N754JS | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dy34 LLC Adamsville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6972N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320PC | Cessna 402B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aom Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airswiss INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N295RJ | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2020-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3752C | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2020-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94227 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2020-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N598DM | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airswiss INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N635MA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airswiss INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N775RC | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airswiss INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4777U | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adair Aviation LLC Broken Arrow, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83CE | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N510NE | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airswiss INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6979N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3UC | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N540NE | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airswiss INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6024K | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79DV | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Discovery Associates INC Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6674C | Cessna 335 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aire Tracks CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340U | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N925TP | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ktm Projects LLC Durant, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5098Q | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | M&L Engine LLC Schriever, Louisiana |
Standard | 2020-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2729L | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Vip Wellness LLC Victoria, Texas |
Standard | 2020-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53AU | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2020-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5545A | Cessna P210R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2020-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2656S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2020-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90TL | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Colorado Aviators LLC Gypsum, Colorado |
Standard | 2020-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4360V | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mb Powers INC Thompsons Station, Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N221PP | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Live Pilot Training LLC Ankeny, Iowa |
Standard | 2020-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30ET | Cessna T310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Zaldivar Carlos Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2020-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414MC | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Longhorn Aviation LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2020-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341CM | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bc Aviation Perham, Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128BR | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nautilus Aviation LLC Yadkinville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4853C | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Idaho Flying Service LLC Kamiah, Idaho |
Standard | 2020-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9479G | Cessna TU206E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3216M | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N3216M INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2020-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6580X | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southwest Aerial Survey LLC Carlsbad, California |
Standard | 2020-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6499N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55RX | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Js Enterprises LLC Clarinda, Iowa |
Standard | 2020-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N787DR | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bad Aire LLC Aledo, Texas |
Standard | 2020-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66844 | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777FY | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4776U | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2020-06-23 | 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.
