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
N2669V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2017-01-31	Valid
N3198A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-01-25	Valid
N2718D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2017-01-18	Valid
N2543C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maine	Standard	2017-01-05	Valid
N8117A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jago River Holdings LLC Fairbanks, Alaska	Standard	2016-12-27	Valid
N3448C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-12-15	Valid
N1417H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-12-12	Valid
N8176A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-11-14	Valid
N9774A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-11-05	Valid
N5414C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-11-02	Valid
N1471H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2016-10-28	Valid
N9908A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2016-10-26	Valid
N2741D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-10-12	Valid
N2841C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2016-09-30	Valid
N9976A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Western Air Express LLC Helena, Alabama	Standard	2016-09-23	Valid
N1209H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2016-09-20	Valid
N5597C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aom Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2016-09-09	Valid
N3072A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-09-01	Valid
N2837C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Perris Valley Skydiving School INC Perris, California	Standard	2016-08-29	Valid
N625WE	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Harger Aviation LLC Richmond, Texas	Standard	2016-08-24	Valid
N2460B	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Swift Museum Foundation INC Athens, Tennessee	Standard	2016-08-18	Valid
N2850C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2016-08-11	Valid
N2246D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-08-10	Valid
N8379A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2016-08-08	Valid
N2773D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-08-02	Valid
N7836K	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-08-01	Valid
N6303D	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-07-23	Valid
N2855C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Guam	Standard	2016-07-22	Valid
N9584A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-07-19	Valid
N2599D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-07-15	Valid
N9778A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-07-12	Valid
N3579D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2016-07-11	Valid
N8319A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2016-07-07	Valid
N2533C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-07-06	Valid
N1427H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2016-07-01	Valid
N4066V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2016-05-24	Valid
N5448C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-05-04	Valid
N8931T	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aircraft Partner Holdings INC Trustee Berlin,	Standard	2016-04-20	Valid
N4634C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-04-05	Valid
N1377D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-03-30	Valid
N3107A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2016-03-18	Valid
N4599C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Novne Aviation INC Harrisburg, South Dakota	Standard	2016-03-17	Valid
N2601D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-03-11	Valid
N1725D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2016-02-25	Valid
N9018A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2016-02-25	Valid
N2567D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2016-02-12	Valid
N2527V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-01-07	Valid
N9959A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2015-12-22	Valid
N1471D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2015-12-19	Valid
N239CS	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2015-11-20	Valid
N5776C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-11-17	Valid
N170JA	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2015-11-10	Valid
N250K	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-11-02	Valid
N2695D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2015-10-20	Valid
N3950V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-10-16	Valid
N8348A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-10-15	Valid
N1888C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2015-10-08	Valid
N2727D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-10-08	Valid
N4491B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2015-10-08	Valid
N5782C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2015-10-02	Valid
N170JL	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-09-28	Valid
N4223V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mcdermotts Letsfly LLC Somerton, Arizona	Standard	2015-09-02	Valid
N2899C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2015-08-31	Valid
N3455C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2015-08-20	Valid
N1444H	Aeronca S15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-08-18	Valid
N3211A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2015-08-07	Valid
N9943A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2015-08-03	Valid
N3083A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2015-07-30	Valid
N1675D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-07-20	Valid
N3478C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-07-17	Valid
N3277A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-07-13	Valid
N710DH	Honeyman WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2015-07-06	Valid
N3498D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-06-30	Valid
N2285D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jet Cane CORP Roseville, California	Standard	2015-06-24	Valid
N2423D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2015-06-24	Valid
N170DW	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-06-03	Valid
N1489D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ace Hole Flying Club LLC Spokane, Washington	Standard	2015-05-19	Valid
N1919C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2015-05-12	Valid
N2530P	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2015-05-12	Valid
N2341D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2015-05-06	Valid
N111L	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2015-04-28	Valid
N2825C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2015-04-22	Valid
N1889C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2015-04-10	Valid
N7111A	Cessna 172	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2015-04-09	Valid
N9131A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-04-08	Valid
N2683D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-04-07	Valid
N1003H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Light Winds Aviation LLC Bay City, Michigan	Standard	2015-03-31	Valid
N3166B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2015-03-30	Valid
N5768C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2015-03-26	Valid
N8193A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2015-03-26	Valid
N4529C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2015-03-23	Valid
N2735D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2015-03-20	Valid
N5562C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-03-05	Valid
N2515D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2015-02-27	Valid
N9987A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-02-20	Valid
N708HK	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2015-02-18	Valid
N2813C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-02-13	Valid
N8138A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-01-27	Valid
N1134H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Feldhusen Lawrence e Yankeetown, Florida	Standard	2015-01-20	Valid
N7915A	Taylorcraft 15A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stearman Aviation INC Crawford, Colorado	Standard	2015-01-13	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.