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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6292N | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Avjets LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2014-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6314C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | C4P LLC Jackson, Tennessee |
Standard | 2014-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414CW | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Crosswind Media LLC Terrell, Texas |
Standard | 2014-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N902BA | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Echo Charlie LLC Manvel, North Dakota |
Standard | 2014-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N519SC | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2014-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8129G | Cessna T210K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2014-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444DM | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101PA | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58DJ | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ptc Financial INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Special flight permit | 2014-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777DL | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Shamrock Kelly Energy INC Blanco, Texas |
Standard | 2014-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2075J | Cessna T188C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | L & L Flying INC Glen Allan, Mississippi |
Restricted | 2014-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100LL | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Premiere Brand Meats Shasta Lake, California |
Standard | 2014-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94244 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2014-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1005B | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2014-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8409Q | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2014-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N199TK | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dangel LLC Hailey, Idaho |
Standard | 2014-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5277P | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72LR | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6278Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Town & Country Aviation LLC Sunnyvale, California |
Standard | 2014-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21234 | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Positive Rate LLC Kenosha, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2013-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4677N | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lps Equipment and Acquisition CO INC Clarksburg, Tennessee |
Standard | 2013-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69425 | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Zanek Foundation Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2013-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N565RA | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N565Ra LLC Elbert, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N466CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC DBA Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2013-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761HE | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2013-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739M | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Caurus Power INC Santa Rosa, California |
Standard | 2013-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N206XP | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airborne Flyer LLC Ashland, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2013-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N477RS | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sundbird Airlines INC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2013-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79DS | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bonanza Air Ventures LLC Mammoth Lakes, California |
Standard | 2013-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5768S | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 3C LLC Waukee, Iowa |
Standard | 2013-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732PQ | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N152JP | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2013-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2498S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2013-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121PE | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N615PC | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Burning Blue LLC Greenwood, Mississippi |
Standard | 2013-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6419B | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2013-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210WT | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2013-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5401X | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2013-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7485Q | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2013-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N900TC | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17AM | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Farmdog Aviation LLC Lafayette, Indiana |
Standard | 2013-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N402HG | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC DBA Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2013-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16AX | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N283RD | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2013-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7386C | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Agro Engineering INC Alamosa, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6102W | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Blessings LLC Montrose, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29CC | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Safford Aviation Service INC Coolidge, Arizona |
Standard | 2013-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1655X | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2013-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N886BA | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2013-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3802N | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2013-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60DM | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Datom INC Culver City, California |
Standard | 2013-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N211L | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R & G Schatz Farms INC Lockeford, California |
Standard | 2013-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N256CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2013-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N401SX | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2013-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N988DM | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2013-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8725Q | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N8725Q LLC Grand Junction, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55AB | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761RE | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2013-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1634X | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Badwater Ranch INC Lysite, Wyoming |
Standard | 2013-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76CW | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Yatahey LLC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2013-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N775Z | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hundal Medical CORP Malibu, California |
Standard | 2013-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9167M | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Malibu Rising LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2013-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5264C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cullum Transportation LLC North Charleston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2013-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69983 | Cessna T310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ruble Air LLC Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2013-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6614C | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bg Air CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2013-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14CX | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vortac LLC Traverse City, Michigan |
Standard | 2013-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5106C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quest Aviation INC Lake City, Florida |
Standard | 2013-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888SA | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2013-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6433X | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2013-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N532C | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2013-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732CR | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Global Energy Werks LLC Ely, Minnesota |
Standard | 2013-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N663AA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2013-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N603ET | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sanborn Map CO Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3405Q | Cessna 320E |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2013-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6817D | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2013-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7590N | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2013-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333HR | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2013-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210WC | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26030 | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lessing Aviation LLC Denver, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4429L | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Shingebiss LLC Independence, Oregon |
Standard | 2013-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92CK | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2013-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N969SL | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2013-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N316RW | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Four States Tire & Service INC Cortez, Colorado |
Standard | 2013-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N393DW | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 3 Delta Whiskey LLC Superior, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2013-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6384X | Cessna 402B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pro Aire Cargo & Consulting INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2013-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5931M | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Steven F Danz LLC Encino, California |
Standard | 2013-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18EG | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Boanco INC Lafayette, Indiana |
Standard | 2013-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210DD | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5467A | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Piedmont Air Services LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2013-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N285HP | Navion NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2013-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84PE | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2013-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88521 | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3796G | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Santos Aviation LLC Chico, California |
Standard | 2013-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24182 | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Robert Yost Enterprises INC DBA Saint Francis, Kansas |
Standard | 2013-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5313U | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky Quest 210 LLC Clarksdale, Mississippi |
Standard | 2013-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6290N | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2013-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731NX | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22232 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2013-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888HL | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Permian Basin Blue Sky INC Odessa, Texas |
Standard | 2013-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732KQ | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2013-02-04 | 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.
