Continental A75-9
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental A75-9 engine, rated at about 75 horsepower. The Piper J5 Cub Cruiser is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1941 and 2012.
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 A75-9. FAA spelling: A75-9.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Piper J5 Cub Cruiser | 1 |
| Robert E Barrows BEARHAWK LSA | 1 |
Piper J5 Cub Cruiser · Robert E Barrows BEARHAWK LSA
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental A75-9 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-213, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 2 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 2 airworthiness directives · newest first
Approved replacement parts 35 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 (5), magneto filter (3), air vent (2), woodruff key (1), wave spring (1), washer (1), spacer (1), screw distributor (1), rotor gear (1), pin (1).
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 2 · 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 J5 Cub Cruiser 1 with this engine series
- FAA orders naming the Continental A75-9 2 airworthiness directives
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a75-9.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N38712 | Piper J5A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N289EH | Robert E Barrows BEARHAWK LSA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2015-03-25 | 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 30, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.