Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of November 10, 2026

Continental C145 series

1,828 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental C145 series engine, rated at about 145 horsepower. The Cessna 170 is the model most often fitted with it (1,541 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1946 and 2005.

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 C145 series. FAA spelling: C145 SERIES.

Fuel: 100LL avgas.

Fitted to model families

Cessna 1701,541Aeronca 15135Globe GC-1 Swift60Temco GC-125Cessna 172 Skyhawk14Universal GLOBE GC-1B11Taylorcraft 159Aeronca S158Meyers MAC-1456Piper J-3 Cub5Piper PA-153Armitage Alan J TAILWIND-W101

Model families, as a table

	aircraft
Cessna 170	1,541
Aeronca 15	135
Globe GC-1 Swift	60
Temco GC-1	25
Cessna 172 Skyhawk	14
Universal GLOBE GC-1B	11
Taylorcraft 15	9
Aeronca S15	8
Meyers MAC-145	6
Piper J-3 Cub	5
Piper PA-15	3
Armitage Alan J TAILWIND-W10	1

Cessna 170 · Aeronca 15 · Globe GC-1 Swift · Temco GC-1 · Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Universal GLOBE GC-1B · Taylorcraft 15 · Aeronca S15 · Meyers MAC-145 · Piper J-3 Cub

Where they are owner's state

Alaska247Texas142California132Washington118Florida72Wisconsin62Minnesota60Illinois56Oregon53Colorado48

By state, as a table

	aircraft
Alaska	247
Texas	142
California	132
Washington	118
Florida	72
Wisconsin	62
Minnesota	60
Illinois	56
Oregon	53
Colorado	48

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles1,828 (100%)

By kind, as a table

	aircraft	share
Piston singles	1,828	100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1940	477
1950	1,065
1960	4
1970	2
1980	4
2000	2

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental C145 series the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-253, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 3 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 8 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 3 airworthiness directives · newest first

2012-01-242011-26-07 · Engine · engine

2002-07-122002-13-04 · Magneto impulse coupling stop pin · engine

1996-02-1394-05-05 R1 · Cylinder Rocker · engine

Failure reports 8 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

Failure reports by year, as a table

	reports
97	1
98	2
01	1
04	1
05	2
07	1

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Crankshaft2Axle1Clamp1Cylinder1Lifter1Line1Tee Fitting1

Parts most reported, as a table

	reports
Crankshaft	2
Axle	1
Clamp	1
Cylinder	1
Lifter	1
Line	1
Tee Fitting	1

Latest reports

2007-03-30Line: chafed

2005-06-01Cylinder: cracked

2005-01-21Clamp: oversized

2004-11-23Axle: broken

2001-03-19Lifter: broken

Approved replacement parts 707 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:

Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC 494 Kelly Aerospace Energy Systems LLC 74 Aero Accessories INC 59 Champion Aerospace LLC 19 Superior Air Parts INC 14 Ram Aircraft Limited Partnership 11 Seal Craft CORP 6 Unison Industries (Formerly Slick Aircraft Products) 5

Most often: ignition lead (406), aero accessories (16), contact (15), bushing (15), spark plug (14), magneto coil (12), lead (12), stud (10), bearing (10), washer (8).

Certificates and bulletins

E-253Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 8 models listed · revised September 19, 2022

Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders

2018-09-10NE-18-27 · POWERPLANT Rocker Shaft Boss Inspection

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

1997-07-24ANE-97-04 ·

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

Cessna 170 1,541 with this engine series
Aeronca 15 135 with this engine series
Globe GC-1 Swift 60 with this engine series
Temco GC-1 25 with this engine series
Cessna 172 Skyhawk 14 with this engine series
Universal GLOBE GC-1B 11 with this engine series
Taylorcraft 15 9 with this engine series
Aeronca S15 8 with this engine series

Where they are

Alaska 247 of these aircraft
Texas 142 of these aircraft
California 132 of these aircraft
Washington 118 of these aircraft
Florida 72 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC 7 of these aircraft
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 4 of these aircraft
Racoon Aviation LLC 4 of these aircraft
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 4 of these aircraft
International Air Services INC Trustee 4 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

FAA orders naming the Continental C145 series 3 airworthiness directives
Failure reports on the Continental C145 series 8 reports since 1995

Analytics

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-c145-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,828

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N1285H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-11-05	Valid
N3271A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-10-26	Valid
N34362	Meyers MAC-145	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2026-10-26	Valid
N1320D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-10-21	Valid
N2411D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2026-10-14	Valid
N4136V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2026-10-14	Valid
N1244D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Backcountry Aviation LLC Ankeny, Iowa	Standard	2026-10-12	Valid
N14ME	Richardson EAA BIPLANE P-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	2026-10-01	Valid
N1329H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2026-09-29	Valid
N4227V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2026-09-28	Valid
N1231D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Neel Aviation LLC Lakeland, Florida	Standard	2026-09-27	Valid
N2282D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-09-22	Valid
N1349D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-09-21	Valid
N170L	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2026-09-16	Valid
N2514C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2026-09-14	Valid
N1490D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-09-07	Valid
N3922V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-09-06	Valid
N9224A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-09-02	Valid
N9524A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2026-09-02	Valid
N4063V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2026-08-31	Valid
N8018A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2026-08-30	Valid
N1075H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-08-24	Valid
N8079A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine		Standard	2026-08-23	Valid
N90356	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2026-08-20	Valid
N3233A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2026-08-17	Valid
N2533D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aircraft Leasing LLC Princeton, Minnesota	Standard	2026-08-15	Valid
N1368H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Westlake Aviation LLC Seattle, Washington	Standard	2026-08-04	Valid
N2257D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-07-25	Valid
N1369D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2026-07-23	Valid
N2467D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2026-07-22	Valid
N2551D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Last Frontier Tailwheel LLC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2026-07-19	Valid
N2768D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-07-10	Valid
N9703A	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2026-07-08	Valid
N2266D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2026-07-02	Valid
N2635V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-07-01	Valid
N2767D	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Real World Strategic LLC Reno, Nevada	Standard	2026-06-26	Valid
N9178A	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Independent Aviation Consultants LLC Edmond, Oklahoma	Standard	2026-06-21	Valid
N4113V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2026-06-20	Valid
N1005H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2026-06-09	Valid
N1879C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2026-06-08	Valid
N2857C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hackamore Equipment LLC Prairie City, South Dakota	Standard	2026-06-07	Valid
N8136A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-06-02	Valid
N167	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2026-05-31	Valid
N2795C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2026-05-29	Valid
N3828V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-05-27	Valid
N3232K	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia	Standard	2026-05-26	Valid
N3070A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2026-05-22	Valid
N1797D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bb Tacos and More INC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2026-05-19	Valid
N1366D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alabama	Standard	2026-05-15	Valid
N2774D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Outbound Aero LLC Kiowa, Colorado	Standard	2026-05-14	Valid
N9775A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tcb Flies LLC Brooklyn, New York	Standard	2026-05-14	Valid
N5756C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fly48North LLC Lynden, Washington	Standard	2026-05-09	Valid
N2661V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-05-05	Valid
N9244A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-05-05	Valid
N7830T	Cessna 172A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Walker Homes LLC Stratford, Oklahoma	Standard	2026-05-03	Valid
N78097	Universal GLOBE GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2026-04-28	Valid
N2629D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-04-27	Valid
N508WL	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-04-22	Valid
N3283A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-04-18	Valid
N1733D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cessna 170 LLC Idaho Falls, Idaho	Standard	2026-04-11	Valid
N9002R	Cessna 172	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-04-10	Valid
N2658V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2026-04-09	Valid
N5793C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-04-08	Valid
N1492D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-04-06	Valid
N4220V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2026-04-04	Valid
N5596C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2026-03-26	Valid
N4582C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2026-03-25	Valid
N8287A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2026-03-22	Valid
N8051A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	B C Aviation LLC Ketchum, Idaho	Standard	2026-03-18	Valid
N170WS	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2026-03-16	Valid
N7828T	Cessna 172A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-03-14	Valid
N2455D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-03-13	Valid
N7760C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2026-03-11	Valid
N3425C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-03-07	Valid
N4179V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2026-03-04	Valid
N9238A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bryan Kirk J Big Timber, Montana	Standard	2026-03-04	Valid
N5551C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aer Kelly LLC Port Orange, Florida	Standard	2026-03-02	Valid
N2434D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-02-28	Valid
N4550C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-02-28	Valid
N8180A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2026-02-25	Valid
N2231D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fisher Air LLC Cardington, Ohio	Standard	2026-02-23	Valid
N2595V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jm Aviation LLC Howe, Indiana	Standard	2026-02-18	Valid
N3077A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tony Flies INC Sparta, North Carolina	Standard	2026-02-14	Valid
N2366D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-09	Valid
N1281D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-05	Valid
N3184B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2026-02-05	Valid
N4659C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Beesley Cattle Company LLC Port Gibson, Mississippi	Standard	2026-02-05	Valid
N166LJ	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2026-02-04	Valid
N1681D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2026-02-04	Valid
N2726D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-04	Valid
N5428C	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-01-29	Valid
N8045A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2026-01-27	Valid
N5555C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-01-21	Valid
N4002V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2026-01-14	Valid
N1351D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-01-10	Valid
N3421C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Palouse Pilot Training LLC Spokane, Washington	Standard	2026-01-08	Valid
N541R	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2026-01-08	Valid
N5570C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	2026-01-08	Valid
N2525D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-01-07	Valid
N1415D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2026-01-06	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), November 10, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.