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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

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.

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19404
19502
196080
19702,151
19801,302
199089
200031

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

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
2023-07-172023-09-09 · Exhaust Turbine System (Recip) · engine
2023-03-152023-05-16 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-232023-04-08 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section · engine
2023-02-172023-02-12 · Engine Air Intake System · engine
2022-08-152022-16-03 · Engine (RECIPROCATING) · engine

All orders naming the Continental TSIO-520 series

Failure reports 411 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

0193857769601061116226
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
962
973
981
991
005
0165
0276
0357
0437
0543
0611
0721
0814
096
1020
118
129
137
146
154
166
192
203
241
251
262

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Cylinder25Master Switch21Line20Control Cable14Bolt12Relay10Pump9Actuator8Alternator8Skin8
Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Cylinder25
Master Switch21
Line20
Control Cable14
Bolt12
Relay10
Pump9
Actuator8
Alternator8
Skin8

Latest reports

2026-05-07Alternator: destroyed
2026-05-07Alternator: destroyed
2025-09-12Pump: leaking
2024-03-15Cylinder Head: separated
2020-12-24Fitting: broken

Certificates and bulletins

E8CEType certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 31 models listed · revised April 6, 2020

Safety bulletins 11 · advice, not orders

2020-04-06NE-20-05 · POWERPLANT - Engine Camshaft Gear Tooth Fracture
2018-06-20NE-18-16 · POWERPLANT Alternator Drive Coupling
2017-05-10NE-17-11 · POWERPLANT Engine damage as a result of kickback
2016-03-08NE-16-13 · Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant
2013-02-08NE-13-15 · Engine Controls: Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Throttle and Mixture Control Levers

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

Fitted to
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

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 modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N33189 Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1997-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N528WA Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 1997-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N347AB Cessna
402C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tropical Transport Services LTD INC
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Standard 1997-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2070S Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 1997-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5401A Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1997-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36TE Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Gary Vaughan Construction INC
Leland, Mississippi
Standard 1997-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N223PB Cessna
402C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hyannis Air Service INC
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Standard 1997-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6687D Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Volare Flight Service LLC
Pine Village, Indiana
Standard 1997-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37315 Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Atlantic Coast Contractors INC
Denver, North Carolina
Standard 1996-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N321BL Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1996-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7901Q Cessna
401B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kentucky Airmotive INC
Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Standard 1996-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7750Q Cessna
340
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1996-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82GB Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine American Aviation INC
Page, Arizona
Standard 1996-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22GB Cessna
T310R
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1996-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N340TT Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Precision Aviation LLC
Costa Mesa, California
Standard 1996-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N524CA Cessna
402C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hyannis Air Service INC DBA
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Standard 1996-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N691JH Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sb Airlines INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 1996-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N550BR Cessna
414
Fixed-wing, multi-engine F P and P I Enterprises INC
Oceanside, California
Standard 1996-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N731FE Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 1996-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6183N Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1996-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7556Q Cessna
T310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Kent Schreiber Company
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Standard 1996-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9577Y Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Short Notice INC
Pensacola, Florida
Standard 1996-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69555 Cessna
340
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1996-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N402VN Cessna
402C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hyannis Air Service INC
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Standard 1996-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N405KC Piper
PA-46-310P
Fixed-wing, single engine S H S Corporation
Indianola, Iowa
Standard 1996-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4834K Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 1996-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N677CA Cessna
402C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hyannis Air Service INC
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Standard 1996-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6365U Cessna
T210R
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 1996-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3839S Beech
A36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1996-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36911 Cessna
402C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hyannis Air Service INC
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Standard 1996-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9976M Cessna
TU206G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1995-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2158J Cessna
T188C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Restricted 1995-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6445Y Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 1995-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N250DC Beech
58TC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 1995-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5325Y Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Beehive Telephone CO INC Nevada
Lake Point, Utah
Standard 1995-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N618MR Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1995-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1184Q Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 1995-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N732SR Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1995-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5424U Cessna
TU206G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1995-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59011 Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1995-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2615G Cessna
402C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hyannis Air Service INC DBA
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Standard 1995-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N981DM Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1995-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7037E Cessna
402C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hyannis Air Service INC
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Standard 1995-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N340MB Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Recon Real Estate Consultants INC
El Paso, Texas
Standard 1995-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95VP Beech
A36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Varsity Produce Sales INC
Bakersfield, California
Standard 1995-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N761YK Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1995-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N220TJ Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Jaco Oil CO
Bakersfield, California
Standard 1995-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2425S Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 1994-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210KA Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Kgs Aviation LLC
Staunton, Virginia
Standard 1994-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4102L Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1994-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777NH Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine S and S Airlink
Troy, Michigan
Special flight permit 1994-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29542 Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 1994-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N886AL Piper
PA-46-310P
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 1994-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7798N Cessna
TU206G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 1994-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2384S Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Delaware
Standard 1994-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6900X Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 1994-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9439Y Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine R C S Drilling Company INC
West Lake Hills, Texas
Standard 1994-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68391 Cessna
402C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hyannis Air Service INC DBA
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Standard 1994-06-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58MD Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 1994-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5258A Cessna
P210R
Fixed-wing, single engine Beta Aviation L L C
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 1994-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210CF Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Quest Aviation INC
Lake City, Florida
Standard 1994-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70595 Cessna
TU206F
Fixed-wing, single engine Lung Aerial Group INC
Tustin, California
Standard 1994-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N853KT Beech
F33A
Fixed-wing, single engine Kansas State University Salina
Salina, Kansas
Standard 1994-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5047J Cessna
T310R
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Air Transport Arm of Christ INC
Hurst, Texas
Standard 1994-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67886 Cessna
402C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hyannis Air Service INC DBA
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Standard 1994-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9614K Cessna
T188C
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Restricted 1994-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1679X Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1994-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2611X Cessna
402C
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hyannis Air Service INC DBA
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Standard 1994-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2673S Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1993-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N732CB Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Aire Flight Systems INC
Midwest City, Oklahoma
Standard 1993-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5183W Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine G S I Training Services INC
Branson, Missouri
Standard 1993-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N340PF Cessna
340A
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Sharon Leasing CO
Ludington, Michigan
Standard 1993-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36AJ Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1993-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N111VF Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1993-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N355SC Cessna
T310Q
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 1993-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210JH Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 1993-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2295R Cessna
T210J
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 1993-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1042T Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jbr Leasing INC
Orlando, Florida
Standard 1993-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N120BC Cessna
P210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 1993-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N761ZB Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Its Academic INC
Elyria, Ohio
Standard 1993-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N237M Meyers Industries Inc
200D
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1993-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6339C Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1993-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6139B Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1993-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1633X Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1993-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5916M Cessna
402B
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Quest Aviation INC
Lake City, Florida
Standard 1993-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6094B Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine T 210 Telluride CORP
Aspen, Colorado
Standard 1993-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121JR Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1993-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N510WF Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Fuel Center Plus INC
Silver City, New Mexico
Standard 1992-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62PL Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Tjwg INC
Grandville, Michigan
Standard 1992-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N819DK Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1992-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6202B Cessna
T210M
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1992-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7334N Cessna
TU206G
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 1992-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3122M Beech
B36TC
Fixed-wing, single engine Miller-Jackson CO INC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 1992-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100DR Beech
58TC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 1992-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81KC Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1992-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N732CX Cessna
T210L
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 1992-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N100DB Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine State of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Standard 1992-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9707J Cessna
T188C
Fixed-wing, single engine Top Hand INC
Laurel, Montana
Restricted 1992-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8138G Cessna
T210K
Fixed-wing, single engine Rab Com Limited
Hayward, California
Standard 1992-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68TB Cessna
T210N
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 1992-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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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.