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
N8107A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	E=Mc2 LLC Prescott Valley, Arizona	Standard	2015-01-12	Valid
N4279V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cummins Gary L Sunrise Beach, Missouri	Standard	2014-12-04	Valid
N5406C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-11-06	Valid
N5766C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-11-03	Valid
N2315D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-10-21	Valid
N78270	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-10-15	Valid
N8293A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-10-15	Valid
N1893C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2014-09-26	Valid
N1436D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ask Worldwide LLC Ovid, Michigan	Standard	2014-09-17	Valid
N4262V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kinzie Industries LLC Alva, Oklahoma	Standard	2014-09-16	Valid
N1353H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-08-21	Valid
N1071H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-08-19	Valid
N2717C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-08-19	Valid
N2504C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-08-18	Valid
N1322H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2014-08-07	Valid
N8164A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-08-06	Valid
N2724D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-07-28	Valid
N9070A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-07-08	Valid
N1455D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-07-03	Valid
N2805C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2014-07-03	Valid
N5529C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N1304H	Aeronca S15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-06-20	Valid
N6644N	Taylorcraft 15A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-06-19	Valid
N9554A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-06-12	Valid
N4641C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-06-11	Valid
N1420H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2014-05-08	Valid
N1978C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-05-06	Valid
N9753A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fowler Flyers INC Fowler, Colorado	Standard	2014-04-23	Valid
N5457C	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Widewings LLC Alexandria, Virginia	Standard	2014-04-17	Valid
N1387H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2014-04-14	Valid
N3903V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2014-04-10	Valid
N8053A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aero Aviation LLC Summit, Mississippi	Standard	2014-04-08	Valid
N9795A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2014-04-04	Valid
N4583C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-04-03	Valid
N9907A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2014-04-03	Valid
N2780C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2014-03-19	Valid
N5504C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2014-03-18	Valid
N170TP	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-03-13	Valid
N5550C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2014-03-12	Valid
N80902	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-03-10	Valid
N2536D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2014-03-07	Valid
N9512A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-03-06	Valid
N2790D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2014-03-04	Valid
N8336A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2014-02-27	Valid
N1091H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-02-25	Valid
N2843C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pacific Coast Air Museum Santa Rosa, California	Standard	2014-02-14	Valid
N8102A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2014-02-14	Valid
N1235H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-02-11	Valid
N2541C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2014-01-28	Valid
N4292V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-01-27	Valid
N90305	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2014-01-23	Valid
N4259V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2013-12-19	Valid
N9004A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-12-17	Valid
N2663V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-12-02	Valid
N4087V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Yakima 65 N Flying Club Yakima, Washington	Standard	2013-11-22	Valid
N170J	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2013-11-21	Valid
N8156A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-10-25	Valid
N2518V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-10-24	Valid
N3364K	Universal GLOBE GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-10-24	Valid
N1295D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2013-10-22	Valid
N9075A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kingdom Air Corps Sutton, Alaska	Standard	2013-09-23	Valid
N5432C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2013-09-12	Valid
N9970A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2013-09-10	Valid
N2996D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-09-04	Valid
N2801C	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-08-08	Valid
N4516C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2013-08-06	Valid
N8132A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2013-07-25	Valid
N2390D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-07-23	Valid
N9165A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-07-09	Valid
N4530C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-06-28	Valid
N4585C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2013-06-27	Valid
N5536C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-06-13	Valid
N2800C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-06-11	Valid
N3126A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-05-17	Valid
N9727A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2013-05-17	Valid
N90352	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2013-05-10	Valid
N150BS	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-05-06	Valid
N5708C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-04-23	Valid
N8219A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-04-12	Valid
N9100A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2013-03-29	Valid
N4294V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2013-03-27	Valid
N5444C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2013-03-26	Valid
N3989V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2013-03-14	Valid
N1261D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2013-03-12	Valid
N2538D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-03-11	Valid
N3544C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-02-14	Valid
N4528C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-02-14	Valid
N8279A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2013-02-14	Valid
N55Q	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Volatilis LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2013-02-12	Valid
N3390K	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2013-02-01	Valid
N4625C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-01-24	Valid
N5507C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-01-09	Valid
N2521C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jago River Holdings LLC Fairbanks, Alaska	Standard	2012-12-31	Valid
N2307D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-12-27	Valid
N3188A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-12-06	Valid
N1857C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-11-26	Valid
N5527C	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2012-11-09	Valid
N80883	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2012-11-06	Valid
N8374A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-10-26	Valid
N2353D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2012-10-23	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.