Continental TSIO-550-E
46 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental TSIO-550-E engine, rated at about 350 horsepower. The Adam Aircraft Industries Inc A500 is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2000 and 2025.
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-E. FAA spelling: TSIO-550-E.
Fitted to model families
Adam Aircraft Industries Inc A5005Albert M Khasky VELOCITY XL-RG1Allison D/Allison M LANCAIR ES1Austin Chandler Willis LANCAIR LEGACY1Bartle Henry LANCAIR IV-P1Carl Franklin Lipe LANCAIR 4-P1Carlos Garza LANCAIR1Centauri Aircraft Corp VALKYRIE1Chappel D/Chappel E LANCAIR IVP1Charles H Nickloy Iii VELOCITY XLRG-51Culpepper Samie D LANCAIR IV-P1David D Mcknight LANCAIR ES1
Adam Aircraft Industries Inc A500 · Albert M Khasky VELOCITY XL-RG · Allison D/Allison M LANCAIR ES · Austin Chandler Willis LANCAIR LEGACY · Bartle Henry LANCAIR IV-P · Carl Franklin Lipe LANCAIR 4-P · Carlos Garza LANCAIR · Centauri Aircraft Corp VALKYRIE · Chappel D/Chappel E LANCAIR IVP · Charles H Nickloy Iii VELOCITY XLRG-5
Where they are owner's state
Texas6Montana5California5Delaware4Colorado4Washington3Pennsylvania2Oregon2North Carolina2Georgia2
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles41 (89%)Piston twins5 (11%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental TSIO-550-E the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E5SO, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 17 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 12 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 17 airworthiness directives · newest first
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
2020-09-212020-16-11 · SUMMARY: Reciprocating Cylinder Section · engine
2016-09-152016-16-12 · Cylinder assemblies · engine
Failure reports 12 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Boot1Circuit Breaker1Counterweight1Crankshaft1Exhaust Pipe1Gear1Impeller1Lifter1Oil Filter1Oxygen System1
Latest reports
2015-09-17Valve Spring: broken
2014-05-06Impeller: damaged
2013-07-01Crankshaft: cracked
2012-11-06Exhaust Pipe: burned
2012-08-21Gear: failed
Certificates and bulletins
E5SOType certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 12 models listed · revised March 31, 2020
Safety bulletins 9 · 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
- Adam Aircraft Industries Inc A500 5 with this engine series
Where they are
- Texas 6 of these aircraft
- Montana 5 of these aircraft
- California 5 of these aircraft
- Delaware 4 of these aircraft
- Colorado 4 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Valiair Lc Trustee 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Continental TSIO-550-E 17 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental TSIO-550-E 12 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-tsio-550-e.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 46
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N285TB | Rahm Jeff LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | LP Air LLC Sacramento, California |
Experimental | 2026-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N428BK | Tomaneng Edward LANCAIR ES-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Experimental | 2025-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4LK | Solesbee Ralph W LANCAIR IVP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2025-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3XY | Stratton Bruce LANCAIR IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Antique Endeavors LLC Missoula, Montana |
Experimental | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24XE | Knotts Frank Barry LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sofast LLC Helena, Montana |
Experimental | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678EP | Henner D/Lynch R LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825F | Pierce Shane LANCAIR ES-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wing Tip Air LLC Peoria, Arizona |
Experimental | 2025-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N281TB | Heizer I J ESP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N946SH | Holmes Harvard H LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2025-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69PX | Paden Jd/Clark Df LANCAIR 4-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 69Px LLC Suttons Bay, Michigan |
Experimental | 2025-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427F | Charles H Nickloy Iii VELOCITY XLRG-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stingray Motors LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Experimental | 2025-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N831X | Chappel D/Chappel E LANCAIR IVP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N211CA | Centauri Aircraft Corp VALKYRIE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Dggehrig LLC Helena, Montana |
Experimental | 2025-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37JB | Lancair IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lcorcraft INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2024-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74EL | Carlos Garza LANCAIR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | M20E LLC Cortez, Colorado |
Experimental | 2024-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74CM | Dominion Air Llc LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Liquidation Auto Sales INC Rapid City, South Dakota |
Experimental | 2024-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321VP | On Centerline Aviation LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | On Centerline Aviation LLC Denver, Colorado |
Experimental | 2023-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N141DP | Dexter Management Llc LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hbdb Aviation LLC Los Angeles, California |
Experimental | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5VZ | Valone Ross/Karr Justin LANCAIR.IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Experimental | 2023-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N491DC | Flight Management Llc LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2023-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N865DW | Neico LANCAIR IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2022-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N357AW | Austin Chandler Willis LANCAIR LEGACY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Worldwide Aviation Services LLC Anderson, South Carolina |
Experimental | 2022-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N848WB | Joseph W Blandford LANCAIR ES MAKO |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Joe Blandford LLC Houston, Texas |
Experimental | 2022-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N549CJ | Carl Franklin Lipe LANCAIR 4-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | General Aero LLC Union Beach, New Jersey |
Experimental | 2021-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789KM | Jackson Kevin L LANCAIR ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2021-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80VP | Pelletier Jeff A LANCAIR ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N80Vp LLC Hicksville, New York |
Experimental | 2021-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N135PX | St Louis Sports Car Co Inc LANCAIR ES-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bmaf LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Experimental | 2020-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N141XL | Albert M Khasky VELOCITY XL-RG |
Fixed-wing, single engine | High Velocity Flying LLC Centennial, Colorado |
Experimental | 2020-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N353TC | Johnson Carl R LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Fsh Escrow CORP Galveston, Texas |
Experimental | 2020-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N607SF | Adam Aircraft Industries Inc A500 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Ls Service CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N509AX | Adam Aircraft Industries Inc A500 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N881DM | David D Mcknight LANCAIR ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2017-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N438Y | Nokes Matthew LANCAIR IV P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2016-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N254RW | Webb Reginald LIV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Webb Family Enterprises INC Ontario, California |
Experimental | 2014-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8TW | Navar Paul LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2011-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N184MM | Michael Dirting LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Adams Aviation Services INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2011-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N510AX | Adam Aircraft Industries Inc A500 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Transigent Air LLC Seneca, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2009-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N511AX | Adam Aircraft Industries Inc A500 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Active Release Techniques LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2007-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40NG | Ong Timothy LANCAIR ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2007-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N811HB | Bartle Henry LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2007-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14LK | Kellner Ken J LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2007-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4141C | Culpepper Samie D LANCAIR IV-P |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2006-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N558MC | Adam Aircraft Industries Inc A500 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Transigent Air LLC Seneca, Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2006-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32CL | Standish David LANCAIR IV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Experimental | 2004-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N744AL | Erlandsen Allan LANCAIR IVP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 1998-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242S | Allison D/Allison M LANCAIR ES |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 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.