Continental O-470 Engine

Continental Aerospace · piston · 583 engine-system SDR reports · 5 ADs

213–260 hpPower
1946First Run
In productionStatus
C180/C182 six-cylinder.Note

Reported engine systems (FAA SDR)

  • Reciprocating Engine360 (61.7%)
  • Ignition73 (12.5%)
  • Engine Fuel & Control65 (11.1%)
  • Power Plant32 (5.5%)
  • Engine Controls20 (3.4%)
  • Engine Oil12 (2.1%)
  • Engine Exhaust10 (1.7%)
  • Starting7 (1.2%)
  • Engine Indicating3 (0.5%)
  • Engine - Turbine/Turboprop1 (0.2%)

Report counts reflect fleet size and reporting activity, not relative safety or reliability. Source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (public domain).

Airworthiness directives

  • 2023-20445: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Engines (2023-09-21)
  • 2023-05339: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc., Reciprocating Engines (2023-03-15)
  • 2023-03796: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2023-02-23)
  • 2022-16371: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc., Lycoming Engines, and Textron Lycoming/Subsidiary of Textron, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2022-07-29)
  • 2022-03640: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. and Continental Motors Reciprocating Engines (2022-02-22)

Occurrences naming this engine

37 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.

Engine-failure occurrences on aircraft using this engine

0 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.

These occurrences are engine-failure events on aircraft families that can be fitted with this engine; the engine type of each specific aircraft is not confirmed. Do not read this list as a record for this engine.