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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental TSIO-520-WB

19 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-520-WB engine, rated at about 325 horsepower. The Beechcraft 58 Baron is the model most often fitted with it (19 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1977 and 1985.

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-WB. FAA spelling: TSIO-520-WB.

Fitted to model families

Beechcraft 58 Baron19

Beechcraft 58 Baron

Where they are owner's state

Texas6California4Wyoming1Virginia1Tennessee1North Dakota1Georgia1Connecticut1Alabama1

Kind of aircraft

Piston twins19 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

036101351970131980

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-520-WB the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E8CE, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 32 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 27 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 12 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 32 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-WB

Failure reports 27 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

012459596970002030508091012514

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Cylinder4Pump4Valve2Adapter1Bushing1Circuit Breaker1Clamp1Control Unit1Cover Assy1Crankcase1

Latest reports

2014-02-04Pump: inoperative
2014-02-04Pump: inoperative
2014-01-15Pump: inoperative
2014-01-15Pump: low pressure
2014-01-15Cylinder: low pressure

Certificates and bulletins

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

Safety bulletins 10 · 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

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-tsio-520-wb.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 19

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N4377G Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine D&P Enterprises INC
Fresno, California
Standard 2026-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98BB Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2026-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N456WW Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Jandal Group Holdings LLC
Winters, Texas
Standard 2025-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N963SG Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Elephant Shoe Air LLC
Vienna, Virginia
Standard 2025-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15JA Beech
58TC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2024-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N260AR Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Deep South Flying Services LLC
Albany, Georgia
Standard 2024-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N345CG Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N143DS Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58HE Beech
58TC
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Soaring Ventures LLC
La Quinta, California
Standard 2023-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58HM Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine A Great Bonanza LLC
Manchaca, Texas
Standard 2022-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56HM Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Alabama
Experimental 2022-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66WZ Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Bowing Vending CO INC
Louisville, Tennessee
Standard 2022-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N744PZ Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Hemmingway Gray INC
Los Gatos, California
Standard 2021-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N456KW Beech
58PA
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2021-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N889TS Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2020-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N531AB Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Missionair INC
Danbury, Connecticut
Standard 2019-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N953DS Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2018-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N658JS Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Two River Airspray LLC
Cavalier, North Dakota
Standard 2016-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N250MM Beech
58P
Fixed-wing, multi-engine Mone Forwarding Lc
Laredo, Texas
Standard 2014-09-05 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.