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

Continental A80 series

54 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental A80 series engine, rated at about 80 horsepower. The Stinson 10 is the model most often fitted with it (10 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1931 and 2018.

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 A80 series. FAA spelling: A80 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Stinson 1010Piper J5 Cub Cruiser5Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)4Piper J-3 Cub3Rearwin 1802Stinson HW752Aeronca 11 Chief2Ashura Michael J FLYBABY 1A1Bowers Fly Baby 11Brannon Edward O BABY LAKES1Buhl LA-11Commonwealth REARWIN 1801

Stinson 10 · Piper J5 Cub Cruiser · Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Piper J-3 Cub · Rearwin 180 · Stinson HW75 · Aeronca 11 Chief · Ashura Michael J FLYBABY 1A · Bowers Fly Baby 1 · Brannon Edward O BABY LAKES

Where they are owner's state

Texas9Minnesota5Ohio4Washington3Missouri3Illinois3Alaska3Wisconsin2Tennessee2Oregon2

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles54 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental A80 series the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (TC 217, held by Continental Motors INC). The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first

46-36-01 · Piston Pins · engine

Certificates and bulletins

TC 217Type certificate held by Continental Motors INC · 5 models listed

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

Stinson 10 10 with this engine series
Piper J5 Cub Cruiser 5 with this engine series
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 4 with this engine series
Piper J-3 Cub 3 with this engine series
Rearwin 180 2 with this engine series
Stinson HW75 2 with this engine series
Aeronca 11 Chief 2 with this engine series
Bowers Fly Baby 1 1 with this engine series

Where they are

Texas 9 of these aircraft
Minnesota 5 of these aircraft
Ohio 4 of these aircraft
Washington 3 of these aircraft
Missouri 3 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Northern Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
Crestair Air LLC 1 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

FAA orders naming the Continental A80 series 1 airworthiness directives

Analytics

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a80-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 54

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N3994D	Peel BABY GREAT LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Experimental	2026-04-27	Valid
N34827	Commonwealth REARWIN 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2026-03-16	Valid
N85182	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-02-10	Valid
N22694	Funk C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bob Hoover Academy INC Salinas, California	Standard	2025-09-26	Valid
N84640	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2025-09-15	Valid
N3204N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2025-07-07	Valid
N27198	Piper J5A	Fixed-wing, single engine	South Central Ozarks Flying Group LLC Willow Springs, Missouri	Standard	2024-12-11	Valid
N8130	Whittig MIDGET MUSTANG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2024-09-16	Valid
N3229E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-08-14	Valid
N23741	Stinson HW75	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2024-05-15	Valid
N21523	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Restricted	2024-02-07	Valid
N26449	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-01-30	Valid
N957Z	Stits SA6B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2023-11-13	Valid
N558RD	Dougherty Robert E CORBEN JR ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2023-07-10	Valid
N35613	Piper J5A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2023-06-11	Valid
N10443	Hoff-Corben Baby Ace C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2022-12-12	Valid
N47177	William Blackwood DER JAGER D IX WW-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2022-10-05	Valid
N10CY	Nusbaum Steve JOHN DOE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2022-08-17	Valid
N26409	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2021-12-18	Valid
N136DE	Wilcox SONERAI II LTS	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2021-05-27	Valid
N799JK	Kinsella Arthur James PIETENPOL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2021-05-26	Valid
N32985	Piper J5A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-07-08	Valid
N4489E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2020-04-22	Valid
N26249	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2020-03-06	Valid
N51507	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2019-12-26	Valid
N29298	Culver LCA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-05-23	Valid
N31071	Piper J5A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2016-09-02	Valid
N31577	Stinson 10A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-08-04	Valid
N4629T	Bowers Fly Baby 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	2015-07-10	Valid
N37796	Rearwin 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-12-24	Valid
N142NV	Gerald Dan Coppock BABE-E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	2014-06-06	Valid
N7EM	Mccombs BABY ACE C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Experimental	2014-01-09	Valid
N31507	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-12-14	Valid
N21165	Stinson HW75	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2012-09-24	Valid
N2142E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-09-24	Valid
N37890	Rearwin 180	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2012-09-06	Valid
N157M	Ashura Michael J FLYBABY 1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Northern Aviation LLC Palmer, Alaska	Experimental	2012-08-29	Valid
N9Y	Oldfield SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-05-08	Valid
N3079S	Schmidt D/Schmidt J CORBN JR ACE MODEL E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	2012-03-12	Valid
N26441	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Historical Aircraft Squadron INC Carroll, Ohio	Standard	2011-09-08	Valid
N2019	Kerr-Mong K-M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Crestair Air LLC Dover, Delaware	Experimental	2008-09-08	Valid
N16EB	Brannon Edward O BABY LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2007-09-28	Valid
N1375K	Krum Thomas C BABY GREAT LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	2007-01-25	Valid
N8388H	Corben Baby Ace D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2005-03-23	Valid
N33282	Piper J5A-80	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2004-03-24	Valid
N41Z	Mong Sport MS-2A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2001-11-26	Valid
N27757	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2000-08-16	Valid
N4057E	Aeronca 11BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2000-02-01	Valid
N26281	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-01-18	Valid
N26448	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-04-01	Valid
N368Y	Buhl LA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	1998-08-14	Valid
N26290	Stinson 10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1998-07-22	Valid
N3208W	Mikus Timothy J SONERAI II	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Experimental	1991-12-17	Valid
N2863K	Luscombe 8C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1986-08-25	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.