Continental TSIO-550-C
480 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-550-C engine, rated at about 310 horsepower. The Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 is the model most often fitted with it (196 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2005 and 2023.
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-550-C. FAA spelling: TSIO-550-C.
Fitted to model families
Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41196Cessna LC41133Cessna T240129Lancair Company LC4111Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC423Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class2Cecil Koupal/Sharlene Koupal VELOCITY XL RG1Cirrus SR221Columbia Aircraft Mfg 4001Beechcraft G36 Bonanza1Kary Edmund G LANCAIR IV-P1Richard John Cano TXL-5RG1
Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 · Cessna LC41 · Cessna T240 · Lancair Company LC41 · Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC42 · Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class · Cecil Koupal/Sharlene Koupal VELOCITY XL RG · Cirrus SR22 · Columbia Aircraft Mfg 400 · Beechcraft G36 Bonanza
Where they are owner's state
Texas64California49Florida42Delaware31Arizona22Montana16Georgia16North Carolina15Virginia13Oregon13
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles480 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-550-C the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 81 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 19 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 81 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Spark Plug8Exhaust Pipe4Points3Transition Duct3Control Rod2Fairing2Impulse Coupling2Lifter2Mount2Access Panel1
Latest reports
2025-01-29Access Panel: damaged
2023-09-26Brake Disc: broken
2023-05-17Landing Gear: broken
2022-01-13Manifold: chafed
2021-07-06Fairing: chafed
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
- Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 196 with this engine series
- Cessna LC41 133 with this engine series
- Cessna T240 129 with this engine series
- Lancair Company LC41 11 with this engine series
- Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC42 3 with this engine series
- Piper PA-46 Malibu, Mirage, Matrix and M-Class 2 with this engine series
- Cirrus SR22 1 with this engine series
- Beechcraft G36 Bonanza 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- Texas 64 of these aircraft
- California 49 of these aircraft
- Florida 42 of these aircraft
- Delaware 31 of these aircraft
- Arizona 22 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Van Bortel Aircraft INC 9 of these aircraft
- Textron Aviation INC 5 of these aircraft
- Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 3 of these aircraft
- Eastern Stearman INC Trustee 3 of these aircraft
- Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee 3 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Continental TSIO-550-C 81 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-tsio-550-c.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 480
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N85EA | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Barley Aviation LLC Sunset, South Carolina |
Standard | 2015-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N240GG | Cessna T240 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sleipnir LLC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2015-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N529HP | Cessna T240 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tyl Holdings LLC Saint Joseph, Michigan |
Standard | 2014-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N918LV | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400PL | Cessna LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pennae LLC Montgomery, Texas |
Standard | 2014-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N496BS | Cessna T240 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1584K | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Jackson Aviation INC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2014-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N312JG | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Joule Resources LLC Bellaire, Texas |
Standard | 2014-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N163CS | Cessna T240 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Walker Subway Development CORP Sallisaw, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2014-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1295J | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N1295J CORP Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N432JA | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N450K | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Skylife Enterprises LLC Long Beach, California |
Standard | 2013-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10332 | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tx Holdings Hermosa Beach, California |
Standard | 2013-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N169SW | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2013-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N774BW | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zone Five LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2013-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10222 | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2013-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98UT | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M&P Investment Partners LLC Eastsound, Washington |
Standard | 2013-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N817ST | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2013-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161MC | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400BA | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tulip Tree Hill LLC Bloomington, Indiana |
Standard | 2013-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103PF | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Quality Protection INC Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2013-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1554G | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Phantom Air LLC Lexington, Nebraska |
Standard | 2012-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2510Y | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Miller Aviation LLC Sedona, Arizona |
Standard | 2012-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1291N | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Western States Liquefied Petroleum Gas CO Elko, Nevada |
Standard | 2012-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400BU | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2012-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N765SM | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N924EB | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Eagle Enterprise Group LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2012-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1235L | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N1235L LLC Tallahassee, Florida |
Standard | 2012-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N454MC | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gc Aviation LLC Arden, North Carolina |
Standard | 2012-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1266Y | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Verona Equipment LLC Verona, Kentucky |
Standard | 2012-02-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N588PF | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Burke Farm Management Service INC Waynesboro, Georgia |
Standard | 2012-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29HH | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Palmetto Aviation LLC Annapolis, Maryland |
Standard | 2012-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1198Z | Cessna LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Executive Airfleet LLC Boca Raton, Florida |
Standard | 2011-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N530Z | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mccowan Holdings LLC Lexington, Kentucky |
Standard | 2011-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N408AB | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rite A Way Services INC Riverside, California |
Standard | 2011-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N223L | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | E&M Aircraft LLC Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Standard | 2011-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71EL | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Captain Jb LLC Findlay, Ohio |
Standard | 2011-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N927KC | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2011-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N150LC | Lancair Company LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2011-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999GL | Lancair Company LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Garmin International Olathe, Kansas |
Experimental | 2010-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N661WB | Lancair Company LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2010-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N440TM | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2009-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N403MC | Cessna LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Huntington Aviation LLC Irving, Texas |
Standard | 2009-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N351KA | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Byrnes Leasing INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2009-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1131V | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Peter V Desanctis Cpa Pa Jupiter, Florida |
Standard | 2009-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N465HD | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Corporate Air Services INC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2009-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6AA | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | General Property Development LLC Bedford, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2009-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N116FT | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2009-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1454D | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cavu Aircraft LLC Olympia, Washington |
Standard | 2008-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1374L | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | B&B Exploration LLC Lighthouse Point, Florida |
Standard | 2008-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N623TH | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Saquatucket Adventures LLC Wilton, Connecticut |
Standard | 2008-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N822CE | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2007-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N401CR | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Springrock LLC Redlands, California |
Standard | 2007-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4446 | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner | Special flight permit | 2007-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1324Q | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Technoflight LLC Verona, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2007-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400KH | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2007-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N401BH | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2007-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N804LM | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mti Leasing LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2007-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12744 | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Esa Es CORP Glen Cove, New York |
Standard | 2007-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N957JM | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lots-A-Knots Aviation LLC Watkinsville, Georgia |
Standard | 2006-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N232CH | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2006-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N599K | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Precision Flight Aviation LLC Springfield, Oregon |
Standard | 2006-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N618G | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dd Air LLC Lititz, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2006-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3908E | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | R & S Grant Aero CO LLC Fraser, Michigan |
Standard | 2006-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54LK | Lancair Company LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Joppa Aviation LLC Charlottesville, Virginia |
Standard | 2005-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11PG | Cessna T240 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N1229V | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N1288N | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Textron Aviation INC Wichita, Kansas |
Experimental | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N218RK | Cessna T240 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas |
Experimental | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N262RK | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N420WT | Textron Aviation Inc T240 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | Pending cancellationFAA registration status code 19: Registration pending, pending cancellation. All codes | |
| N450TF | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Airmart INC Lexington, Kentucky |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N475TZ | Cessna T240 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N512RP | Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N522LG | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N529JF | Cessna T240 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N678YY | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N7098C | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N799ME | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N8725 | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Van Bortel Aircraft INC Arlington, Texas |
Standard | 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.