Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 2026

Continental A50 series

26 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental A50 series engine, rated at about 50 horsepower. The Aeronca 50 is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1937 and 2015.

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 A50 series. FAA spelling: A50 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Aeronca 504Porterfield CP-504Taylorcraft BC3Aeronca KCA2Piper J-3 Cub2Piper J4 Cub Coupe2Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)1Cessna 172 Skyhawk1Champion 7 Citabria and Champ1Lacasse Roger A VARIEZE1Medve George DEMOISELLE-MERF1Piper J5 Cub Cruiser1

Aeronca 50 · Porterfield CP-50 · Taylorcraft BC · Aeronca KCA · Piper J-3 Cub · Piper J4 Cub Coupe · Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ · Lacasse Roger A VARIEZE

Where they are owner's state

Texas3Ohio3Michigan3Florida3Wisconsin2Massachusetts2Arkansas2South Dakota1Pennsylvania1Oregon1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles26 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental A50 series the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-190, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). No FAA order in the current files names this engine series.

Certificates and bulletins

E-190Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 15 models listed · revised September 19, 2022

Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders

2016-03-08NE-16-13 · Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant

2012-10-31NE-13-04 · Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing Inspection

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

Aeronca 50 4 with this engine series
Porterfield CP-50 4 with this engine series
Taylorcraft BC 3 with this engine series
Aeronca KCA 2 with this engine series
Piper J-3 Cub 2 with this engine series
Piper J4 Cub Coupe 2 with this engine series
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 1 with this engine series
Cessna 172 Skyhawk 1 with this engine series

Where they are

Texas 3 of these aircraft
Ohio 3 of these aircraft
Michigan 3 of these aircraft
Florida 3 of these aircraft
Wisconsin 2 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 1 of these aircraft
Piper Aircraft INC 1 of these aircraft

Analytics

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a50-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 26

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N22356	Aeronca 50-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2025-05-12	Valid
N900RS	Cessna 172B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-06-24	Valid
N21261	Taylorcraft BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-04-18	Valid
N24806	Piper J3C-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2024-01-31	Valid
N24294	Aeronca 50-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-05-05	Valid
N38584	Piper J5A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2023-03-13	Valid
N1149	Ziegler SMITH TERMITE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2022-07-13	Valid
N21309	Aeronca 50-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-12-16	Valid
N25495	Porterfield CP-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Shannon Aviation LLC Drexel, Missouri	Standard	2020-02-25	Valid
N1938K	Aeronca KCA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-12-23	Valid
N21994	Porterfield CP-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2018-02-12	Valid
N21973	Porterfield CP-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2015-06-02	Valid
N2504F	Champion 7GCAA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2015-04-28	Valid
N22216	Taylorcraft BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Seal Jerry W Westlake, Louisiana	Special flight permit	2014-05-27	Valid
N25436	Porterfield CP-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-02-24	Valid
N21599	Piper J4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2014-02-21	Valid
N20304	Taylorcraft A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2011-12-12	Valid
N21528	Piper J3C-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-04-21	Valid
N22725	Piper J4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2010-03-24	Valid
N200GM	Medve George DEMOISELLE-MERF	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2009-10-06	Valid
N21336	Aeronca 50-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2006-06-09	Valid
N17RL	Lacasse Roger A VARIEZE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	1998-12-12	Valid
N83289	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1994-08-26	Valid
N22228	Taylorcraft BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1993-07-12	Valid
N21021	Aeronca KCA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1976-04-13	Valid
N24810	Piper PA-38-112	Fixed-wing, single engine	Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida	Standard		Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.