Continental A40-4
8 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental A40-4 engine, rated at about 40 horsepower. The Piper J-2 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1931 and 2013.
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 A40-4. FAA spelling: A40-4.
Fuel: 100LL avgas.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Piper J-2 | 2 |
| Deangelo HEATH CNA-40 | 1 |
| Edward A Hammerle GEORGIAS SPECIAL | 1 |
| Piper E-2 | 1 |
| Rose PARRAKEET A-1 | 1 |
| Taylor E-2 | 1 |
| Taylor J-2 | 1 |
Piper J-2 · Deangelo HEATH CNA-40 · Edward A Hammerle GEORGIAS SPECIAL · Piper E-2 · Rose PARRAKEET A-1 · Taylor E-2 · Taylor J-2
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental A40-4 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (ATC 72 Teledyne, held by Continental Motors INC). No FAA order in the current files names this engine series.
Approved replacement parts 29 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: screw (3), engine preheat (2), air vent (2), woodruff key (1), wave spring (1), washer (1), tag engine (1), spring brush (1), spacer (1), screw distributor (1).
Certificates and bulletins
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
- Piper J-2 2 with this engine series
- Piper E-2 1 with this engine series
- Rose PARRAKEET A-1 1 with this engine series
- Taylor E-2 1 with this engine series
- Taylor J-2 1 with this engine series
- Oregon 3 of these aircraft
- California 2 of these aircraft
- New York 1 of these aircraft
- Michigan 1 of these aircraft
- Alaska 1 of these aircraft
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 1 of these aircraft
- Heath Aircraft LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Command Aire LLC 1 of these aircraft
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a40-4.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 8
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N19252 | Taylor J-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12882 | Deangelo HEATH CNA-40 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heath Aircraft LLC Portland, Oregon |
Experimental | 2023-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19202 | Piper J-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14866 | Rose PARRAKEET A-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2017-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17542 | Piper J-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2016-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15356 | Piper E-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Command Aire LLC Sitka, Alaska |
Standard | 2015-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1931G | Edward A Hammerle GEORGIAS SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2013-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12610 | Taylor E-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2008-02-05 | 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), November 6, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.