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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2262S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2000-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N401TJ | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2000-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6192N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N711TW | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2000-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1842S | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2000-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66784 | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2000-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767RR | Cessna T310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Red Leasing LLC Juneau, Alaska |
Standard | 2000-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100GK | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2000-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999AV | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Souza Engineering Contracting INC San Luis Obispo, California |
Standard | 2000-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99VM | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Daniel M Skotte Do PC Sunriver, Oregon |
Standard | 2000-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761HV | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Resultant Aviation LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2000-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1676X | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skydancer le LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2000-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1807F | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Turboflyers INC Leesburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2000-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3862R | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Toco INC Healdsburg, California |
Standard | 2000-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340VL | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Vanguard R&R Lease CO INC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2000-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94202 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2000-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6591N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N523RC | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | S W Air Travel INC Parshall, Colorado |
Standard | 2000-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210KD | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Contemporary Image Labeling INC Lebanon, Ohio |
Standard | 2000-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2000-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N117HL | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2000-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5426C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Virginia Air INC Roanoke, Virginia |
Standard | 2000-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2708S | Cessna 335 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 1999-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N407DM | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phillips Consulting Group INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1999-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69433 | Cessna 340 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rsy CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1999-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9934X | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1835S | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eagles Flying Club INC San Francisco, California |
Standard | 1999-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4827U | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6661N | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732ZM | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Turbo 210 Air LLC Galveston, Texas |
Standard | 1999-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4888C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Goflight INC Birmingham, Michigan |
Standard | 1999-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46MG | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1999-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61BW | Welch William Ben LANCAIR IV P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 1999-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140KB | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8352Q | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | United Indian Missions DBA Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 1999-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37402 | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Viking Construction INC Hayden Lake, Idaho |
Standard | 1999-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1123U | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Troy Investment CO 1 L P Brownsville, Texas |
Standard | 1999-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96PT | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93295 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N207DG | Cessna T207 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rwr Air INC Tok, Alaska |
Multiple | 1999-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6440B | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wolfe Transportation INC Meridian, Idaho |
Standard | 1999-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93836 | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 1999-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9426K | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | O Max Aviation Willowbrook, Illinois |
Standard | 1999-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N936JB | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hunt Air LLC Anderson, South Carolina |
Standard | 1999-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8823H | Cessna T210K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 1999-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1681U | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 1999-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321LG | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Laughing Gull Aviation INC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 1999-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N843YT | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | True Drilling LLC Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 1999-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4858P | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Great Plains Spraying INC Colby, Kansas |
Standard | 1999-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5287A | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tax Busters INC El Paso, Texas |
Standard | 1999-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2092S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Midwest Airmotive INC Mount Sterling, Kentucky |
Standard | 1999-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79CH | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 1999-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N176MM | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Rair Air INC Stateline, Nevada |
Standard | 1999-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7359C | Cessna TU206G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 1999-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N764EA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1999-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N771EA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1999-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N514NC | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1999-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N763EA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1999-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N769EA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1999-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N335TJ | Cessna 335 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 1999-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1894E | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Delvest LLC Grosse Pointe, Michigan |
Standard | 1999-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2235S | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N2235S LLC Overland Park, Kansas |
Standard | 1999-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N389CS | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 1998-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6879R | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1998-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9549G | Cessna TU206F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 1998-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1781E | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 1998-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6492Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 1998-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3690D | Beech 58P |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | R B M Corporation Cropwell, Alabama |
Standard | 1998-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6006N | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1998-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N536JS | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 1998-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46PA | Piper PA-46-310P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1998-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N994NZ | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 1998-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N406GA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1998-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6875D | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1998-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37PB | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 37Pb INC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 1998-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185MT | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Multiple | 1998-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320TJ | Cessna 320B |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1998-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N548GA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1998-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6748C | Beech A36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | San Andres Farms Raymondville, Texas |
Standard | 1998-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1657X | Cessna T210L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 1998-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N618CA | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1998-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2559J | Cessna T188C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Restricted | 1998-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N372FC | Cessna T310Q |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 1998-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5522C | Cessna T210R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 1998-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54AK | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Great Planes Reproductive Centers Pa Circle Pines, Minnesota |
Standard | 1998-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111BX | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 1998-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N115BH | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Bighorn Airways INC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 1997-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26514 | Cessna 402C |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Hyannis Air Service INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1997-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761LM | Cessna T210M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 1997-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210FM | Cessna P210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aero M INC Key West, Florida |
Standard | 1997-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6476Z | Beech B36TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1997-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87356 | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 1997-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N310BA | Cessna T310R |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 1997-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9309Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1997-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N178RD | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Helicopter Consultants INC Union, Washington |
Standard | 1997-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214M | Cessna P210R |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 1997-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N696DT | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 1997-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5417Y | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 1997-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6328C | Cessna T210N |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arnold Aviation & Thunder Mountain Express INC Cascade, Idaho |
Standard | 1997-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N340KY | Cessna 340A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | E Lite Aviation INC Cordova, Tennessee |
Standard | 1997-05-15 | 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.
