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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N608FD | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mjd Yuma Enterprises LLC Yuma, Arizona |
Standard | 2011-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414LL | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ab Monterrey Aircraft LLC - Trustee San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2011-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9098U | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Global T & e INC Mcallen, Texas |
Standard | 2011-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411AB | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | American Time Machine LLC Edmond, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2011-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761HC | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2011-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N553SW | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Heritage Air LLC Grove, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2011-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2480S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2011-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N740CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2011-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6277Z | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2011-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6815T | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | L A Flyers LLC Monticello, Arkansas |
Standard | 2011-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N533AC | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | East Tennessee Aviation Services LLC Harrison, Tennessee |
Standard | 2011-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732HR | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2011-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9922Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Infinite Wings LLC Henderson, Nevada |
Standard | 2011-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N385CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2011-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N810BW | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2011-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2642S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2011-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444RW | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2011-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59049 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Scarry David Charles San Luis Obispo, California |
Standard | 2011-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816GH | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2011-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4537Q | Cessna 402B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Instant Security Service INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2011-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5386A | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Triplett and Adams Transport Partnership LLC New Concord, Ohio |
Standard | 2011-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210BG | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2011-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321JR | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Academy Aviation Services LLC Cedar Park, Texas |
Standard | 2011-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4758K | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2011-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41EG | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sal Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2011-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6295Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skydoc LLC Mokena, Illinois |
Standard | 2011-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4783K | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2011-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N313GB | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2011-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5251C | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2011-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4797U | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2011-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761SH | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Js Flying Services LLC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2011-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8853K | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 8853K LLC New Bedford, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2011-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36MN | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kad Enterprises LLC Everett, Washington |
Standard | 2011-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3936G | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2011-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78BB | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2011-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2055Q | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2011-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5156Q | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N5156Q INC Elmhurst, Illinois |
Standard | 2011-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1858P | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Baron N1858P LLC Fresno, California |
Standard | 2011-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9862F | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | X7 Ranch INC Merino, Colorado |
Restricted | 2011-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N157SG | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Richland Aviation INC Sidney, Montana |
Standard | 2011-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2641P | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2011-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5439C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2011-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2718Y | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Richland Aviation INC Sidney, Montana |
Standard | 2011-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6839Y | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Richland Aviation INC Sidney, Montana |
Standard | 2011-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8FB | Cessna 402B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Richland Aviation INC Sidney, Montana |
Standard | 2011-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731NC | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2011-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44HR | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cardinal Aviation Services LLC Castle Rock, Colorado |
Standard | 2011-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2275C | Cessna T303 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Crusader Medical Consulting LLC Boonville, Indiana |
Standard | 2011-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5432J | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southampton Wing LLC Southampton, New York |
Standard | 2011-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N133PC | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gilco Distributors Santa Rosa, California |
Standard | 2011-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414TM | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2011-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340ME | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 58Gp Wing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2011-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N488SJ | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Deans Casing Service INC Holdenville, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2011-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210BH | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Glenn Wade CORP Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2011-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67224 | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Vx INC Burbank, California |
Standard | 2011-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3473G | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2010-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N499CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2010-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414PA | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pafford Emergency Medical Services INC Ruston, Louisiana |
Standard | 2010-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761XY | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2010-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761EW | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2010-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1203G | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Western Pilot Service INC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2010-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N290CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2010-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414AR | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flight Med LLC Cumming, Georgia |
Standard | 2010-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999JL | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Flying Swan LLC Ashland, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2010-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4594C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | St Johns Aviation LLC Saint Johns, Michigan |
Standard | 2010-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303PB | Cessna T303 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2010-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26PM | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hill Capital Leasing LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2010-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2676B | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Kero Jet Corporation Montgomery, Texas |
Standard | 2010-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6517A | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peterson Holding CO San Leandro, California |
Standard | 2010-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777E | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2010-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222UW | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flyin In Style LLC Greenwood, Mississippi |
Standard | 2010-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210JD | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2010-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6303B | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Upper Valley Aero LLC Hanover, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2010-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79RC | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bach II LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2010-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N171BC | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R Wesley Aviation LLC Chandler, Arizona |
Standard | 2010-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4366Z | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ese Aviation LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2010-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N710TD | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2010-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85AM | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2010-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310BU | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tar Heel Aviation INC Bonita Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2010-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N213JP | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Educators Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2010-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2080J | Cessna T188C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2010-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4326C | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Seven Echo Whiskey CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2010-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59EM | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2010-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N542EB | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2010-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310CE | Cessna T310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2010-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4810Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2010-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340RH | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | My Toy Box INC Debary, Florida |
Standard | 2010-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7022G | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Samarth Aviation LLC Yuma, Arizona |
Standard | 2010-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761KV | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Diamond X Aviation LLC Johnson City, Texas |
Standard | 2010-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5105Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2010-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5362A | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2010-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310JN | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Austin Baumgarten INC Tomah, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2010-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N125BM | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Baron Transporation Services LLC Destrehan, Louisiana |
Standard | 2010-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8424W | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Extra Equipment INC Stuart, Florida |
Standard | 2010-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6155Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Al & Zal CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2010-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66529 | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2010-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N252S | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lone Peak Air LLC Gillette, Wyoming |
Standard | 2010-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444S | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rr&D LP Fayetteville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2010-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N508TC | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2010-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4159T | Cessna 320D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2010-04-01 | 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.
