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
N2568V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2004-03-05	Valid
N3269K	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-03-02	Valid
N9222A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2004-02-04	Valid
N23AD	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2004-01-23	Valid
N2881C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2004-01-22	Valid
N9108A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2004-01-22	Valid
N2609V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2003-12-02	Valid
N9597A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2003-11-20	Valid
N1652D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2003-10-31	Valid
N3046A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2003-10-31	Valid
N2265D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2003-10-27	Valid
N3908V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2003-10-07	Valid
N3191B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2003-09-22	Valid
N1051H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2003-08-06	Valid
N4073V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2003-08-04	Valid
N4533C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-06-19	Valid
N1811C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2003-05-12	Valid
N2715D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Education Connection LLC Port Saint Lucie, Florida	Standard	2003-04-07	Valid
N2889C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2003-02-28	Valid
N1636D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2003-01-29	Valid
N1410D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2003-01-28	Valid
N279MC	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Magic Carpet LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2003-01-10	Valid
N170TC	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2002-11-20	Valid
N9229A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2002-11-06	Valid
N1753D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2002-10-31	Valid
N4043V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2002-09-12	Valid
N8238A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Multiple	2002-08-16	Valid
N699TK	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2002-08-14	Valid
N1099H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2002-06-20	Valid
N4500C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2002-05-29	Valid
N3993V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2002-05-28	Valid
N1211H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2002-04-29	Valid
N1298D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2002-04-29	Valid
N3098A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2002-04-25	Valid
N4155V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2002-03-07	Valid
N2576D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2002-03-05	Valid
N170GA	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2002-02-28	Valid
N4687C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2002-02-28	Valid
N2505V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2002-02-27	Valid
N9128A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	2002-02-26	Valid
N4272V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2002-02-22	Valid
N2346D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2002-02-21	Valid
N3136A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Orvin Sanden INC Wyndmere, North Dakota	Standard	2002-02-21	Valid
N2540V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2002-01-14	Valid
N9266A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2001-12-26	Valid
N3575D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2001-12-10	Valid
N1345D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2001-12-03	Valid
N4150V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2001-11-14	Valid
N8072A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2001-10-15	Valid
N1000H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2001-08-21	Valid
N4587C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2001-06-06	Valid
N2796D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2001-05-24	Valid
N9540A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2001-05-22	Valid
N8303A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2001-05-15	Valid
N1362D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gulf Elm CORP Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2001-05-08	Valid
N1013H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2001-05-01	Valid
N4149V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2001-04-24	Valid
N5709C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2001-01-25	Valid
N4498B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2001-01-23	Valid
N3175B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2000-12-01	Valid
N1344D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2000-11-30	Valid
N751LS	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Simpson Simpson INC Castana, Iowa	Standard	2000-10-25	Valid
N1294H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2000-10-10	Valid
N5726C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-08-23	Valid
N2211D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2000-07-21	Valid
N2311D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2000-06-22	Valid
N8301A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2000-06-08	Valid
N9130A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2000-05-05	Valid
N4632C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2000-04-27	Valid
N9751A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2000-02-15	Valid
N2670D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-02-03	Valid
N5465C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1999-12-21	Valid
N3785K	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1999-11-16	Valid
N2531D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1999-10-19	Valid
N1097H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1999-08-25	Valid
N2639D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1999-08-11	Valid
N3050A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	1999-08-11	Valid
N2300D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Embry Aero LTD Greenville, Illinois	Standard	1999-08-06	Valid
N5118A	Cessna 172	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1999-05-11	Valid
N1913C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1999-04-29	Valid
N2727C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1999-03-27	Valid
N2501C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-15	Valid
N4079V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-02-18	Valid
N2735C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1999-02-17	Valid
N80733	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1999-02-05	Valid
N9033A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-01-26	Valid
N6930A	Cessna 172	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1998-12-02	Valid
N3259A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-11-13	Valid
N9124A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1998-10-28	Valid
N9189A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1998-09-25	Valid
N9776A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1998-09-16	Valid
N9770A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	1998-09-08	Valid
N1473D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1998-07-15	Valid
N1756D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-05-28	Valid
N8307A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1998-05-05	Valid
N1361H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1998-05-04	Valid
N170PR	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1998-05-02	Valid
N170JR	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1998-04-16	Valid
N4042V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Freedom Aviation Salina, Kansas	Standard	1998-04-15	Valid
N78247	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1998-04-14	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.