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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N196CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC DBA Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2015-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC DBA Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2015-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N829BA | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adaptive Resources INC Fort Morgan, Colorado |
Standard | 2015-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4MC | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2015-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111SH | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N267CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC DBA Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2015-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5328J | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kahler Automation CORP Fairmont, Minnesota |
Standard | 2015-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414T | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Millstreet Software INC Pompano Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2015-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4945M | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Midland College Midland, Texas |
Standard | 2015-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N887W | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quad City Area Flying Eagles INC Milan, Illinois |
Standard | 2015-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N903CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC DBA Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2015-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N746ZX | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2014-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N960DF | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Services International Leasing LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2014-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6028N | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bernhard Mark J Alamo, California |
Standard | 2014-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6507V | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2014-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97AH | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kw Air LLC Fallbrook, California |
Standard | 2014-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N171DF | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dkg Motorized Conveyances INC Beaverton, Oregon |
Standard | 2014-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1830Z | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jaju Aviation INC Abilene, Texas |
Standard | 2014-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50HG | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57PB | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC DBA Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2014-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N404NS | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | J + D Aviation Services LLC Centerville, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2014-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N890CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC DBA Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2014-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210RB | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Library Interiors of Florida INC Auburndale, Florida |
Standard | 2014-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N543BC | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2014-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2076S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Warden Air LLC Warden, Washington |
Standard | 2014-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678CT | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N218CC | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sotally Tober LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5337C | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Marc INC Bolton, Mississippi |
Standard | 2014-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888MT | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2673D | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2014-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N306PM | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bc 414 LLC Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2014-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N377CF | Cessna T207 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2014-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732AQ | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gold Star Air Portland, Maine |
Standard | 2014-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94RW | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2014-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N146Z | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Utah State University Logan, Utah |
Standard | 2014-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731MQ | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Classic Management CORP Marion, Indiana |
Standard | 2014-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N831JB | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Djd Properties LLC Victoria, Texas |
Standard | 2014-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N346E | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | North Coast Aeronautical LLC Cleveland, Ohio |
Standard | 2014-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59173 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2014-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999BF | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rigel Aviation INC Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2014-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8671K | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flight Unlimited LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7204E | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Overit Air LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2014-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N830BJ | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Elm III Operating Company LLC Edmond, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2014-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4765G | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aircraft Charter and Leasing LLC El Cerrito, California |
Standard | 2014-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210MF | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2014-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N568TW | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2014-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4695A | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2014-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4720C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2014-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N910M | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Fly By Night Aviation LLC San Francisco, California |
Standard | 2014-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303CG | Cessna T303 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2014-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3235T | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2014-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427DW | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flyin Phar LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2014-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6456U | Cessna T210R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N909Dw LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2014-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4726Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2014-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192CM | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2014-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61275 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K & K Adventures INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761CL | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2014-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59294 | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cornucopia Investment Group LLC South Jordan, Utah |
Standard | 2014-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732YD | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Private Air LLC Santa Rosa, California |
Standard | 2014-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5264J | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2720A | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Baron N2720A LLC Faulkton, South Dakota |
Standard | 2014-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6239Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Horizon Aviation LLC New Concord, Ohio |
Standard | 2014-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91025 | Cessna T207 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arctic Aviation Leasing LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2014-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N930DB | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N456WP | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Matagorda Production CO Westhoff, Texas |
Standard | 2014-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9TF | Ryan NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2014-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411JG | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kern County Aviation Leasing LLC Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2014-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5549A | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Geoterra INC Eugene, Oregon |
Standard | 2014-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3885G | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Richland Aviation INC Sidney, Montana |
Standard | 2014-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414SR | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 414Sr LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2014-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8386M | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 213Tz LLC Hailey, Idaho |
Standard | 2014-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6688Y | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2014-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761DS | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2014-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38CM | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2014-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5424A | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N514LP | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Invader Aviation LLC Tijeras, New Mexico |
Standard | 2014-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340LQ | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Downwind Flight LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2014-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2441S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2014-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1011 | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3840Y | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Burrill Resources INC Medford, Oregon |
Standard | 2014-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4421R | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | J & B Aircraft Leasing LLC Lufkin, Texas |
Standard | 2014-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6392C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2014-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414CE | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Locaero Services INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6193Q | Cessna 320F |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Redstar Air Shows INC Discovery Bay, California |
Standard | 2014-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732ZH | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2014-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414NH | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Trinity Aviation Group LLC Fort Smith, Arkansas |
Standard | 2014-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N615PJ | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9090N | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pmt Flyers LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2014-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888ED | Cessna 421B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Golden Eagle Express LLC Dodge City, Kansas |
Standard | 2014-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731RW | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Advanced Products Sales LLC Tempe, Arizona |
Standard | 2014-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112WW | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | American Smooth Aviation LLC Rock Hill, South Carolina |
Standard | 2014-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4773P | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Coeur de Air LLC Mcminnville, Oregon |
Standard | 2014-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N779DB | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Airjohn LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2014-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21KR | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Norcon Enterprises INC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2014-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340AL | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pellair LLC Bellingham, Washington |
Standard | 2014-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1782U | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rbr Aircraft INC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2014-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340EP | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | South Bay Aviation LLC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2014-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16LT | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2014-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N542MN | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Keeler Aviation LLC Plattsmouth, Nebraska |
Standard | 2014-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7257N | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-03-10 | 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.
