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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6238U | Cessna U206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Restricted | 2016-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N900SH | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Shadowline Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N882BC | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Technology Aviation Services LLC Covington, Georgia |
Standard | 2016-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N642DS | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jgm Aviation LLC The Woodlands, Texas |
Standard | 2016-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22EP | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2016-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3804M | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Glenmont Air LLC Strasburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2016-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3LN | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2016-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4167G | Cessna 402B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | W J Medical Consulting Caguas, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2016-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3565J | Cessna T188C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Restricted | 2016-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3701N | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Great Lakes Aero Marine LLC Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2016-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8SS | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Weather Modification LLC Fargo, North Dakota |
Standard | 2016-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4672K | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2016-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2856Q | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2016-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731LN | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eastern Washington Ambulatory Anesthesia Svcs Pllc Walla Walla, Washington |
Standard | 2016-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732XV | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2016-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N824BC | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aonvo Investment LLC North Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2016-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8523Q | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lifetime Adventures LLC Bellevue, Michigan |
Standard | 2016-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81RY | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2016-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9499Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Milhouse Richard J Aguila, Arizona |
Standard | 2016-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9953C | Cessna T303 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ejj Group INC New York, New York |
Standard | 2016-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N104WD | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2016-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5159A | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2016-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611CC | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tjc Productions LLC Ogden, Utah |
Standard | 2016-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210PC | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8299Z | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coachair INC Groveland, California |
Standard | 2016-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59007 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hang On LLC Montrose, Colorado |
Standard | 2016-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340SB | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Starlight Express LLC Bellevue, Washington |
Standard | 2016-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75DM | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pro-Rentals INC Athens, Ohio |
Standard | 2016-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N997R | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2016-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210MS | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2016-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60MK | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2016-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5228V | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dynamite Marketing INC Meridian, Idaho |
Standard | 2016-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333DA | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1625U | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fly2K LLC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2016-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320RM | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rd Harrison INC Lexington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33WV | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Inarayan INC Winter Park, Florida |
Standard | 2016-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9379Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fitzgerald Aviation LLC Bluffton, South Carolina |
Standard | 2016-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234SD | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Herndon Aviation LLC Kokomo, Indiana |
Standard | 2016-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6305X | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Murray CO Compton, California |
Standard | 2016-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9100U | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6455C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22CC | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Legacy Air LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2016-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24165 | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Yukon Helicopters INC Bethel, Alaska |
Standard | 2016-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340BK | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Eldridge Aviation INC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5256J | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6484L | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 6484L LLC Denver, Colorado |
Standard | 2016-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N833RT | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Nash LLC Carbondale, Illinois |
Standard | 2016-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6038B | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Haarmeyer Air LLC Lovington, New Mexico |
Standard | 2016-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68MM | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Letters INC Santa Maria, California |
Standard | 2016-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25TA | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jms Properties INC Hudsonville, Michigan |
Standard | 2016-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28AP | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aircraft Trust & Financing CORP Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411V | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Tvc Aviation INC Lebanon, Ohio |
Standard | 2016-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7207L | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sparkman Aviation Odessa, Texas |
Standard | 2016-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731XX | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200GC | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2016-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732ET | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Caudill Jimmy L Grove, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2016-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38GJ | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2016-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N945RC | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Red Baron Leasing LLC Santa Barbara, California |
Standard | 2016-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4694Z | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kyro Consulting LLC Williamsburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2016-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2744Y | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732BK | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N527TC | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N388SP | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2016-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3032L | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Sky Air Ventures LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47557 | Piper PA-34-200T |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | M & M Aircraft LLC Cresson, Texas |
Standard | 2016-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761EZ | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | State of Arizona Prescott, Arizona |
Standard | 2016-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79PP | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jon Gibson CO Cameron Park, California |
Standard | 2016-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6741M | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cooper Aviation LLC Georgetown, South Carolina |
Standard | 2016-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68MG | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2016-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72JA | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Otter Air LLC Fishers, Indiana |
Standard | 2016-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56DC | Cessna T210G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero Services Lc Woods Cross, Utah |
Restricted | 2016-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999CE | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cb Wings LLC Eugene, Oregon |
Standard | 2016-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714DB | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ipiranga INC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2016-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53391 | Cessna A188B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2016-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761WQ | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tower Aircraft Associates INC Ventura, California |
Standard | 2016-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85PG | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N85Pg LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2016-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210JK | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2016-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611WS | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Freedom Flight Service LLC Glendale, Arizona |
Standard | 2016-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761DH | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sk Sky LLC Clint, Texas |
Standard | 2016-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4712K | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2016-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N945BG | Cessna 421C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414TJ | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lobair LLC Peoria, Illinois |
Standard | 2016-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6492B | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2016-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6544Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2016-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2744P | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Touchdown LLC Pls Vrds Est, California |
Standard | 2016-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6328P | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2016-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50RH | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2016-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N513D | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wright Aero INC Saint Cloud, Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7361C | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Focused Holdings LLC Wellsville, Utah |
Standard | 2016-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4388M | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Malibu 88Mike LLC Duncanville, Texas |
Standard | 2016-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3181U | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Big Sky Aviation LLC Ridgeland, Mississippi |
Standard | 2016-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321DD | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50CT | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2016-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6387X | Cessna 402B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Exec INC Mount Pleasant, Iowa |
Standard | 2016-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9483Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sioux Falls Technology LLC Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Standard | 2016-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7MF | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2015-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5680C | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sea Spray Aviation LLC New Smyrna Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2015-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N639FS | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C&Bh LLC Vernal, Utah |
Standard | 2015-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69522 | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kpk Enterprises INC Pasadena, California |
Standard | 2015-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414KM | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Calm Aviation LLC Castroville, Texas |
Standard | 2015-12-12 | 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.
