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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8243Q | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Anderson Cattle CO INC Emporia, Kansas |
Standard | 2006-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340PT | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mach Air LLC Townsend, Georgia |
Standard | 2006-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732NL | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hutton Construction INC Florence, Montana |
Standard | 2006-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4838K | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Commercial Tenant Improvement CORP Alta Loma, California |
Standard | 2006-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N658M | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Witherington Properties INC Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
Standard | 2006-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100HP | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hinds Community College Raymond, Mississippi |
Standard | 2006-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5482C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2006-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234W | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Iwaa INC Woodstock, Georgia |
Standard | 2006-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N155Z | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2006-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N995EG | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eagle Group USA INC Howell, Michigan |
Standard | 2006-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6416W | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2006-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9063M | Cessna 402B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2006-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123AM | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | C W Myers Holdings LLC Anthony, New Mexico |
Standard | 2006-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6185B | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2005-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7989Q | Cessna 401B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2005-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558RS | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ayelet Aviation LLC Mackinac Island, Michigan |
Restricted | 2005-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94263 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hitch Aviation INC Malta, Montana |
Standard | 2005-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2453S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Filipponi-Thompson Drilling INC Atascadero, California |
Standard | 2005-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N350A | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bierlein Aviation LLC Midland, Michigan |
Standard | 2005-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6643E | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2005-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10YT | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N10Yt LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2005-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888N | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2005-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340G | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Durango Air LLC Portland, Oregon |
Standard | 2005-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8526Q | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80PV | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ramos Investments LP Montgomery, Texas |
Standard | 2005-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731QH | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K17 CORP Alamosa, Colorado |
Standard | 2005-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74LC | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lee County Sheriffs Office Ft Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2005-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3848Y | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Baron Lake LLC Jefferson, Louisiana |
Standard | 2005-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340SV | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Quetzal Aviation CORP Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 2005-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N712LS | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N373PJ | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rock Creek CORP Henderson, Nevada |
Standard | 2005-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414EL | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525JR | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pj Flyer LLC Avondale, Arizona |
Standard | 2005-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732JS | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 732Js Partners LTD Batavia, Illinois |
Standard | 2005-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85PE | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Midwest Airmotive INC Mount Sterling, Kentucky |
Standard | 2005-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1039G | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2005-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34BT | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2005-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N800BA | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N8Vv INC Corpus Christi, Texas |
Standard | 2005-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69506 | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2005-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44NT | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2005-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414NS | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Nsi Flight Services LLC Idaho Falls, Idaho |
Standard | 2005-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727WS | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2005-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340SU | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dm Air LTD Newark, Ohio |
Standard | 2005-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210LC | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ventana Development Brazos LLC Bay City, Texas |
Standard | 2005-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414BD | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2005-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36862 | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2005-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N587GF | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15CW | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N15Cw LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2005-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1087S | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Volitation Ventures LLC El Macero, California |
Standard | 2005-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210KT | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2004-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340UM | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Southwest Management Group INC Farmington, New Mexico |
Standard | 2004-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340BJ | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Great Western Aviation Leasing LLC South Ogden, Utah |
Standard | 2004-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N159Z | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho |
Standard | 2004-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3699G | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | International Aerospace Solutions LLC Jupiter Inlet, Florida |
Standard | 2004-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5537C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M G Aviation Tyler, Texas |
Standard | 2004-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10TT | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2004-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44463 | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sabine Financial Services INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2004-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761GE | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Teton Leasing LLC Pocatello, Idaho |
Standard | 2004-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1670T | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyde Family Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2004-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4939Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2004-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732EW | Cessna 210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2004-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N211LC | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2004-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4833A | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2004-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52SE | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2004-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N398LJ | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dakota Heavy Equipment Fargo, North Dakota |
Standard | 2004-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32BL | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heiser and Associates INC Novato, California |
Standard | 2004-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33BB | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2004-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2614L | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Charter Flights Caribbean INC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2004-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N124WH | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hillcrest Aircraft CO INC Lewiston, Idaho |
Standard | 2004-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5217C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hydro Wings INC Valle Crucis, North Carolina |
Standard | 2004-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6967N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sand Creek Oil & Gas INC Edmond, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2004-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761EU | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2004-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6032N | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hqgt210 LLC Hugoton, Kansas |
Standard | 2004-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732PG | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2004-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6349U | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airmann LLC Mount Sterling, Kentucky |
Standard | 2004-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N590FM | Cessna 320D |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Trrek Enterprises LLC Sunriver, Oregon |
Standard | 2004-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N155DG | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Juliet Tango Flying Services LLC Walnut Creek, California |
Standard | 2004-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N410AB | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2004-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58JD | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2004-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5130Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Merritt LLC Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2004-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9186T | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Epi Technologies INC Antioch, Illinois |
Standard | 2004-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4799C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flying Horse LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2004-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6442Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pouppeville LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2004-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340KG | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aero Vulcan LLC Moody, Alabama |
Standard | 2004-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42MW | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2004-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340RB | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2004-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340CJ | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2004-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6048N | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero-Mach Labs INC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2004-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6519N | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Winged Chariot LLC Cincinnati, Ohio |
Standard | 2004-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444HT | Cessna T310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Taktos LTD Corvallis, Oregon |
Standard | 2004-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9356Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2004-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8085Q | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Wes Hughes CORP Waldron, Kansas |
Standard | 2004-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4796K | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 96K LLC Cave Creek, Arizona |
Standard | 2004-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58TE | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Gtk Services LLC Carbondale, Illinois |
Standard | 2004-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83D | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lake Placid Flying Service INC Lake Placid, New York |
Standard | 2004-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N441TT | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sunbird Airlines INC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2004-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731QR | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Air Rosa LLC Tupelo, Mississippi |
Standard | 2003-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6196N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2003-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5223A | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | General Plumbing INC Walnut Creek, California |
Standard | 2003-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34GC | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2003-11-04 | 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.
