# Continental TP500 series

- Type: Engine model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 17050
- Manufacturer (registry): CONT MOTOR
- Model: TP500
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Power: 350 hp
- Data sheet: [TCDS E6SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E6SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc.
- Installed in: 1 registered aircraft
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tp500-series

The registry names only the engine series, so ADs for every model in the series are matched.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this engine model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- [AD 2012-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2012-03-06): Fuel servo diaphragm · Continental Motors 6-260-A, 6-285-A, 6-285-B and 482 more. Effective Feb 24, 2012

## Information bulletins (advisory) (2)

- [SAIB NE-16-13](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-16-13): Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant. Issued Mar 8, 2016
- [SAIB NE-13-04](https://openairdocs.org/saib/NE-13-04): Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing Inspection. Issued Oct 31, 2012

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N91692](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91692): [Menzies Robert Michael Stewart Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MENZIES%20ROBERT%20MICHAEL%20STEWART%20JR), [Henderson, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Henderson), built 1997, S/N 29-0131

## NTSB investigations (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN91LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA089), Jun 24, 1991: Cessna A188B (N8278G), Delta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL POWER LOSS DUE TO A RUPTURED FUEL LINE, AND THE INSTALLATION OF AN INCORRECT FUEL LINE.
- [NTSB DEN82DA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA101), Jun 11, 1982: Cessna 188B (N8278G), Central, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCA23), Apr 4, 1975: Cessna 188B (N8278G), Caruthersville, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20160821008189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821008189I), Aug 21, 2016: Mooney M20R (N91692), Flandreau, SD, Minor damage. On Sunday August 21, 2016 at approximately 11:30AM a pilot departed the Flandreau, SD municipal airport (4P3) to conduct some proficiency flying. At…
- [Accident 19910624023789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910624023789A), Jun 24, 1991: Cessna A188B (N8278G), Delta, CO, Substantial damage. Lost fuel pressure on spray run. Engine quit. Landing on road,struck a sign. Fuel pressure line broke. Over torqued
- [Accident 19820611022119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820611022119A), Jun 11, 1982: Cessna 188B (N8278G), Central, UT, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.
- [Accident 19750404007429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750404007429A), Apr 4, 1975: Cessna A188B (N8278G), Caruthersville, MO, Substantial damage. Fuel injectors set too lean.

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