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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N94PS | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2003-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6402N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Manos Con Alas Aviation Stateline, Nevada |
Standard | 2003-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310CL | Cessna 310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2003-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2247S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2003-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1396A | Beech V35A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2003-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5519U | Beech A36 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Burlington Veterinary Systems LLC Burlington, Kansas |
Standard | 2003-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6739C | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2003-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N637BE | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jzl CORP Fort Collins, Colorado |
Standard | 2003-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310AD | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2003-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N385R | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Advanced Technology Distributors INC Ceres, California |
Standard | 2003-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310JW | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2003-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761DN | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2003-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4627Q | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2003-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4905C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Anacapa Capital LLC Fresno, California |
Standard | 2003-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N950DC | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nevada |
Standard | 2003-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210CX | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 210 Equipment LLC Lexington, South Carolina |
Standard | 2003-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30374 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2003-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525KW | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2003-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N307TT | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Charter Place LLC Jackson, Wyoming |
Standard | 2003-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N616RM | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mnemonics INC Melbourne, Florida |
Standard | 2003-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31MD | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2003-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234PT | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jaguar Management Group LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2003-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210MD | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Avmax Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2003-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N547C | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2003-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5263V | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2003-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N471HB | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2003-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414FA | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2003-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6228X | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Mad Doog Aviation LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2003-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4LF | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Macys Flying Service INC Tulelake, California |
Standard | 2003-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105DF | Cessna T210R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Westwood Aero INC Porterville, California |
Standard | 2003-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414BM | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2003-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N177PE | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Picabo Livestock CO Picabo, Idaho |
Standard | 2003-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5168A | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Turning Final LLC Granby, Colorado |
Standard | 2003-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2651S | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2003-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N813DM | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ap-1 LLC Newman Lake, Washington |
Standard | 2002-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761BL | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2002-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N628TT | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2002-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84HC | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2002-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6413P | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Alta Air LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2002-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N192AF | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2002-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N674PC | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2002-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4729C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2002-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17GP | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Red River Partners LLC Edmond, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2002-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6408Q | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aftershock Marketing INC Henryville, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2002-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30EE | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Enterprises Aviation INC Piedmont, South Dakota |
Standard | 2002-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37GM | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Craft Engineering Associates INC Hampton, Virginia |
Standard | 2002-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92DL | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Davis Air LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2002-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2730M | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Sua LLC Artesia, New Mexico |
Standard | 2002-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3063W | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340N | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N-Number INC Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Standard | 2002-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1821E | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hth Companies INC Union, Missouri |
Standard | 2002-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303CC | Cessna T303 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Spectrum Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2002-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414CD | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Repinter (Delaware) INC Coral Gables, Florida |
None on file | 2002-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58MA | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2002-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N223SC | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Surdex CORP Chesterfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2002-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47KK | Cessna T303 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2002-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99YZ | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Edwal Aviation LLC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2002-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4771K | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2002-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6931R | Cessna T210H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2002-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86MT | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | White Knuckles Aviation LLC Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2002-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6538N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2002-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N410DR | Beech 58TC |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jmsat CORP Moneta, Virginia |
Standard | 2002-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400WT | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Artspret Aviation LLC Sugar Grove, Illinois |
Standard | 2002-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N236RM | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2002-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210CC | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2002-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6631C | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | D Porter Enterprises LLC Dickinson, North Dakota |
Standard | 2002-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72CG | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2001-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6084B | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Centurion Aviation LTD Salina, Kansas |
Standard | 2001-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6397Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N701CJ | Cessna 401A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Centurion Aviation LTD Salina, Kansas |
Standard | 2001-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732UM | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2001-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N285TC | North American NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2001-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N335DD | Cessna 335 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jab Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2001-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75GL | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skyshare LLC Boulder, Colorado |
Standard | 2001-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N414LM | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Fawnbrook Aviation LLC Glendora, California |
Standard | 2001-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68752 | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2001-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6969Y | Cessna T210F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36YB | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Grey Fox CORP La Canada Flt, California |
Standard | 2001-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9977J | Cessna T188C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Boening Bros Dusting & Spraying INC Floresville, Texas |
Restricted | 2001-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761QX | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerial Art Photography Altadena, California |
Standard | 2001-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15US | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flypower INC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2001-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6664L | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tt Aviation LLC Oxnard, California |
Standard | 2001-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731NZ | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Woodgrain Millwork Transportation LLC Fruitland, Idaho |
Standard | 2001-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8463Q | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2001-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30774 | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stucco Supply CO of San Jose INC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2001-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N858ML | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Lang INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2001-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1717X | Cessna T210G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Say Plastics INC Jacksonville, Texas |
Standard | 2001-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N240HC | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4HA | Cessna T303 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2001-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4918U | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mission Aviation Fellowship Nampa, Idaho |
Standard | 2001-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52PC | Ditsch C/Ditsch P LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Experimental | 2001-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4235C | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Colville LLC Signal Mountain, Tennessee |
Standard | 2000-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1351R | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N1351R INC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2000-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4806J | Beech V35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2000-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2732T | Cessna 414A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Jellor Realty INC Los Angeles, California |
Standard | 2000-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N303DK | Cessna T303 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Trading Planes INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2000-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4660J | Cessna T188C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Restricted | 2000-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N721 | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Department of the Interior Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2000-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1008A | Cessna 402 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Aerial Surveys International LLC Watkins, Colorado |
Standard | 2000-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19FB | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2000-09-21 | 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.
