Continental A70 series
12 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental A70 series engine, rated at about 165 horsepower. The Beechcraft S35 Bonanza is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1928 and 1982.
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 A70 series. FAA spelling: A70 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Beechcraft S35 Bonanza · Piper J-3 Cub · Cessna 414 Chancellor · Cessna A185 Skywagon · Fairchild KR-34 · Piper L-4 · Waco QDC
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental A70 series the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (ATC 32 Teledyne, held by Continental Motors INC). No FAA order in the current files names this engine series.
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
- Beechcraft S35 Bonanza 4 with this engine series
- Piper J-3 Cub 3 with this engine series
- Cessna 414 Chancellor 1 with this engine series
- Cessna A185 Skywagon 1 with this engine series
- Fairchild KR-34 1 with this engine series
- Piper L-4 1 with this engine series
- Waco QDC 1 with this engine series
- Texas 2 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 1 of these aircraft
- South Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 1 of these aircraft
- Ohio 1 of these aircraft
- Southern Seaplane INC 1 of these aircraft
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a70-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 12
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8129Q | Cessna 414 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Restricted | 2024-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N317SW | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mcnaughton Aviation LLC Bondurant, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2168M | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N739MP | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arnold Nelson Aviation INC Saint Paul, Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205E | Fairchild KR-34B2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2016-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9029S | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11489 | Waco QDC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2013-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2175Y | Piper L-4H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Waco of Cross LLC Cross, South Carolina |
Standard | 2011-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31104 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2008-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49571 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N522SS | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Seaplane INC Belle Chasse, Louisiana |
Standard | 2005-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42AB | Beech S35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-04-25 | 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 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.