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
N8170Q	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-10-23	Valid
N2610D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-10-17	Valid
N4445B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-10-17	Valid
N1441H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-10-04	Valid
N3065A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2012-10-04	Valid
N2663D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Multiple	2012-10-03	Valid
N2799C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2012-10-03	Valid
N1698D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-10-02	Valid
N8248A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2012-09-14	Valid
N2229D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	N2229D LLC Wilmington, Ohio	Standard	2012-09-13	Valid
N4033V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2012-09-13	Valid
N9278A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2012-09-11	Valid
N3156A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	North American Aero LLC Madison, Nebraska	Standard	2012-08-20	Valid
N2873C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2012-08-16	Valid
N1164H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2012-08-15	Valid
N5954V	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2012-08-09	Valid
N2284E	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2012-07-18	Valid
N34364	Meyers MAC-145	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2012-07-17	Valid
N9048A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-07-09	Valid
N9991A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2012-07-03	Valid
N1009H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-06-21	Valid
N4289V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2012-05-22	Valid
N3970V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-05-15	Valid
N5588C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2012-05-02	Valid
N2868C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-04-23	Valid
N2747D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2012-04-14	Valid
N2711C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2012-03-07	Valid
N3164A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-02-29	Valid
N3203A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-02-29	Valid
N2782C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-02-28	Valid
N2831C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2012-02-24	Valid
N8086A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2012-02-14	Valid
N2551C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2012-01-19	Valid
N1936C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2012-01-05	Valid
N4639C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	2012-01-04	Valid
N1034H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-12-23	Valid
N1915C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2011-12-07	Valid
N4403V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-10-25	Valid
N80622	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-10-12	Valid
N80787	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-10-04	Valid
N72JB	Bacher STARDUSTER TOO	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Experimental	2011-09-20	Valid
N9741A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2011-08-15	Valid
N1965C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Householder Troy D Bridgeport, West Virginia	Standard	2011-08-11	Valid
N4229V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2011-07-22	Valid
N8292A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2011-07-07	Valid
N1803C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2011-06-29	Valid
N90387	Globe GC-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-06-29	Valid
N3244A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Prevail Aviation LLC Hurley, Wisconsin	Standard	2011-06-18	Valid
N8380A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2011-06-16	Valid
N880MT	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2011-06-13	Valid
N1643D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-06-09	Valid
N8103A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2011-05-14	Valid
N78326	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2011-04-16	Valid
N9547A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-04-15	Valid
N1192H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2011-04-14	Valid
N2606D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2011-04-05	Valid
N2719D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-04-01	Valid
N9958A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-03-16	Valid
N3149A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2011-03-03	Valid
N4012V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Baker Air Service INC Baker, Montana	Standard	2011-02-16	Valid
N8048A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2011-02-15	Valid
N5528C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2011-02-14	Valid
N1257D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-02-10	Valid
N727Z	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Team Alaska LLC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2011-01-24	Valid
N9031A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2011-01-18	Valid
N1154H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-01-13	Valid
N1088H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerotechniques LLC South Kent, Connecticut	Standard	2010-12-21	Valid
N4164V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2010-12-21	Valid
N2542C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Papa Bravo LLC Decatur, Alabama	Standard	2010-11-22	Valid
N2770C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-11-01	Valid
N4558C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2010-10-25	Valid
N1179H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-10-20	Valid
N5495C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-10-18	Valid
N2623V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2010-10-13	Valid
N8254A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2010-10-12	Valid
N80974	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-08-26	Valid
N8126T	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-08-12	Valid
N1899C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2010-07-28	Valid
N8122A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-06-21	Valid
N8365A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2010-06-09	Valid
N2575D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2010-06-08	Valid
N8244A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2010-04-01	Valid
N1309H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-01-13	Valid
N9734A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2009-12-11	Valid
N170RP	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2009-09-02	Valid
N2349D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2009-09-02	Valid
N9937A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2009-09-01	Valid
N2823C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2009-08-26	Valid
N1270H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2009-08-06	Valid
N1955C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2009-07-21	Valid
N4163V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2009-07-06	Valid
N52LE	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2009-06-29	Valid
N1341D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Builders Guild INC Mesa, Arizona	Standard	2009-06-23	Valid
N8113A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2009-06-09	Valid
N4154D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2009-06-03	Valid
N2320D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2009-04-22	Valid
N9559A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Grace'S Wings LLC Crystal Lake, Illinois	Standard	2009-04-09	Valid
N1744D	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2009-04-02	Valid
N4050V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2009-02-05	Valid
N2713D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Black Mountain Flying Service LTD Boulder City, Nevada	Standard	2008-12-16	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.