Continental A75-8
18 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental A75-8 engine, rated at about 75 horsepower. The Piper J-3 Cub is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1939 and 2021.
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 A75-8. FAA spelling: A75-8.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Piper J-3 Cub | 5 |
| Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) | 2 |
| Luscombe 8 Silvaire | 2 |
| Adams David R SPORT TRAINER | 1 |
| Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief | 1 |
| Bird-Allen FLYBABY | 1 |
| Edward W Jankow JK-1A | 1 |
| Michael Leigh BABY ACE | 1 |
| Stewart Michael W 601 HDS | 1 |
| Waters Kenneth R CORBEN JUNIOR ACE | 1 |
| William Bernard BUTTERCUP | 1 |
| Youngblood Charles D PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER | 1 |
Piper J-3 Cub · Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Luscombe 8 Silvaire · Adams David R SPORT TRAINER · Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief · Bird-Allen FLYBABY · Edward W Jankow JK-1A · Michael Leigh BABY ACE · Stewart Michael W 601 HDS · Waters Kenneth R CORBEN JUNIOR ACE
Where they are owner's state
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental A75-8 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-213, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 3 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 3 airworthiness directives · newest first
Approved replacement parts 72 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: bearing (7), screw (6), spark plug (3), pushrod tube (3), magneto filter (3), magneto (3), dipstick oil (3), washer (2), oil sump (2), machining (2).
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders
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-3 Cub 5 with this engine series
- Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 2 with this engine series
- Luscombe 8 Silvaire 2 with this engine series
- Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief 1 with this engine series
- Illinois 2 of these aircraft
- Georgia 2 of these aircraft
- Washington 1 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 1 of these aircraft
- South Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Command Aire LLC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental A75-8 3 airworthiness directives
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a75-8.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 18
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N85166 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34468 | Aeronca 65-TL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Command Aire LLC Sitka, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41YB | Youngblood Charles D PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2024-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23074 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77531 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N941KW | Waters Kenneth R CORBEN JUNIOR ACE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2022-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79AB | Bird-Allen FLYBABY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2021-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N201MS | Stewart Michael W 601 HDS |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58015 | William Bernard BUTTERCUP |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2019-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3269N | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wings Over Hope Hope, Maine |
Standard | 2018-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N709WA | Adams David R SPORT TRAINER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2015-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7440H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2014-12-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28040 | Piper J3F-60 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2014-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64CE | Michael Leigh BABY ACE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2014-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30EJ | Edward W Jankow JK-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2014-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60396 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2008-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3485E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 1997-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1810B | Luscombe 8C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 30, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.