Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 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.

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

Alaska247Texas142California131Washington122Florida72Wisconsin62Minnesota61Illinois56Oregon53Colorado48

By state, as a table

	aircraft
Alaska	247
Texas	142
California	131
Washington	122
Florida	72
Wisconsin	62
Minnesota	61
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

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 131 of these aircraft
Washington 122 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
N1460H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Neeves Aviation and Flying LLC Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Standard	2018-07-02	Valid
N3017A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Service Oriented Aviation Readiness (Soar) Bolivar, Missouri	Standard	2018-06-26	Valid
N2874C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2018-06-25	Valid
N1354H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-06-20	Valid
N9249A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2018-06-15	Valid
N1286D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2018-06-05	Valid
N41095	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2018-06-05	Valid
N4111V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-05-30	Valid
N4564C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-05-23	Valid
N8322A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-05-23	Valid
N4288V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-05-10	Valid
N2536C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-05-07	Valid
N1224D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2018-05-01	Valid
N2668V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2018-05-01	Valid
N4Q	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2018-05-01	Valid
N2331D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-04-25	Valid
N90385	Universal GLOBE GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-04-24	Valid
N6658N	Taylorcraft 15A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-04-23	Valid
N2332D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-04-20	Valid
N1349H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-04-16	Valid
N5452C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2018-04-05	Valid
N2760C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2018-04-03	Valid
N4453B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2018-04-03	Valid
N2553D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2018-03-23	Valid
N2459D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2018-03-20	Valid
N2552V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-03-16	Valid
N9731A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2018-03-15	Valid
N1148H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2018-02-28	Valid
N2399D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-02-28	Valid
N9077A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2018-02-28	Valid
N2332B	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2018-02-15	Valid
N1055H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2018-02-08	Valid
N4172V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	MD Aero LLC Somerton, Arizona	Standard	2018-02-05	Valid
N4502C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2018-02-01	Valid
N8196A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-01-03	Valid
N1921C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2018-01-02	Valid
N1352H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Morris Dennie R North Fort Myers, Florida	Standard	2017-12-26	Valid
N8039A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-12-19	Valid
N8267A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2017-12-15	Valid
N4072V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2017-12-07	Valid
N2781L	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2017-12-04	Valid
N1424D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	N1424D LLC Collinsville, Oklahoma	Standard	2017-11-30	Valid
N3914V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-11-28	Valid
N4546C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-11-06	Valid
N8350A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-11-02	Valid
N2275D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	2017-10-31	Valid
N2513D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-10-30	Valid
N2709C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-10-25	Valid
N2264D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2017-10-18	Valid
N4039V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-10-11	Valid
N1712D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2017-10-04	Valid
N2716D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-10-04	Valid
N3289K	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2017-10-04	Valid
N9226A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2017-09-29	Valid
N3022A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2017-09-25	Valid
N1937C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2017-09-13	Valid
N9114A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-09-13	Valid
N2594D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Connecticut	Standard	2017-09-07	Valid
N401F	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2017-09-06	Valid
N1208D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-08-29	Valid
N9592A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2017-08-29	Valid
N2553V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jj&M LLC Red Lodge, Montana	Standard	2017-08-25	Valid
N8203A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vista Aviation Services LLC Boone, Iowa	Standard	2017-08-24	Valid
N9212A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2017-08-24	Valid
N4026V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-08-23	Valid
N3185B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-08-16	Valid
N1433D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2017-08-07	Valid
N1356D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2017-08-04	Valid
N2832C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2017-07-31	Valid
N1221D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2017-07-21	Valid
N1391H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2017-07-20	Valid
N3215A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2017-07-17	Valid
N3577C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-07-17	Valid
N170CF	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-06-28	Valid
N1410H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-06-27	Valid
N4423V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-06-26	Valid
N4225V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-06-22	Valid
N170V	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Experimental	2017-06-20	Valid
N2607D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2017-05-25	Valid
N9007A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2017-05-25	Valid
N8299A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2017-05-09	Valid
N3013A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maine	Standard	2017-05-08	Valid
N5723C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mid Pacific Aero Services LLC Wahiawa, Hawaii	Standard	2017-05-08	Valid
N5466C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2017-04-28	Valid
N170RE	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-04-27	Valid
N2485D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Draggin Tail Pilots LLC Prospect, Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-04-27	Valid
N1318D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-04-25	Valid
N4134V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2017-04-24	Valid
N9518A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2017-04-20	Valid
N60PE	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2017-04-19	Valid
N2722C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2017-04-06	Valid
N5486C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2017-03-30	Valid
N1714D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2017-03-22	Valid
N314BW	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-03-21	Valid
N2458D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2017-03-20	Valid
N5453C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2017-03-16	Valid
N1616D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-02-16	Valid
N2634V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2017-02-16	Valid
N3034J	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2017-02-14	Valid
N1072H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2017-02-01	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.