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
N8161A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	1998-04-01	Valid
N65J	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-03-11	Valid
N3876K	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1998-02-23	Valid
N5592C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-01-22	Valid
N1418D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1997-12-20	Valid
N3243A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1997-11-18	Valid
N4254V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1997-11-08	Valid
N65BB	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	1997-10-06	Valid
N4563C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1997-08-20	Valid
N1136H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1997-08-18	Valid
N2814C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1997-08-13	Valid
N1945C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-06-18	Valid
N170ST	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1997-05-28	Valid
N5760C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1997-04-16	Valid
N3827V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	1997-03-31	Valid
N8074A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Restricted	1997-03-11	Valid
N2767C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1997-02-25	Valid
N14055	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Top Hand INC Laurel, Montana	Standard	1997-02-11	Valid
N8274A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ohler Michael JR West Richland, Washington	Standard	1997-01-16	Valid
N4085V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1997-01-07	Valid
N4692C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	1996-11-20	Valid
N4408V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1996-11-14	Valid
N2584C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1996-10-10	Valid
N9242A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1996-09-25	Valid
N9575A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1996-08-16	Valid
N4549C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1996-08-06	Valid
N729H	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-07-08	Valid
N3082A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Catamount Aviation INC Marshfield, Vermont	Standard	1996-06-28	Valid
N1816C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-06-17	Valid
N2891C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1996-06-12	Valid
N4168V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	1996-02-13	Valid
N170FM	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1996-02-06	Valid
N1276D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-01-12	Valid
N8119A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1995-11-27	Valid
N9105A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1995-10-17	Valid
N9521A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1995-08-29	Valid
N1277D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1995-07-31	Valid
N8020A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1995-05-12	Valid
N1434D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1995-05-02	Valid
N1862C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-01-12	Valid
N4636C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-08-30	Valid
N1289H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1994-08-18	Valid
N1917C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1994-08-15	Valid
N3958V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1994-07-06	Valid
N1468D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	1994-06-16	Valid
N9106A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	1994-04-07	Valid
N1343D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1994-02-17	Valid
N9933A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Travelair INC Ocala, Florida	Standard	1993-09-23	Valid
N1359D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1993-09-08	Valid
N9589A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1993-08-17	Valid
N4136V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Overman Kearn A Grand Coulee, Washington	Standard	1993-08-02	Valid
N5422C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	1993-06-08	Valid
N4450B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Riverview Farm Starbuck, Minnesota	Standard	1993-05-04	Valid
N4173V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1993-04-13	Valid
N2224E	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	1993-01-06	Valid
N2756D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-12-21	Valid
N1929C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1992-09-17	Valid
N9030A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	1992-08-10	Valid
N5552C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1992-06-25	Valid
N9777A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	1992-06-25	Valid
N8014A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-05-15	Valid
N9794A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1992-04-14	Valid
N9011A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1992-04-03	Valid
N9596A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1992-04-01	Valid
N6651N	Taylorcraft 15A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1991-12-30	Valid
N1350D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1991-12-20	Valid
N1364D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1991-12-18	Valid
N2385D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1991-11-16	Valid
N9068A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-07-31	Valid
N1987C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1991-05-28	Valid
N9713A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	1991-05-13	Valid
N4129V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stoddart Ranches INC Jordan Valley, Oregon	Standard	1991-05-11	Valid
N90361	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1991-04-19	Valid
N170CW	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1991-04-11	Valid
N13149	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1991-04-05	Valid
N1956C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1991-04-05	Valid
N1175H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1991-03-14	Valid
N1773D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1991-02-13	Valid
N1736D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1991-02-04	Valid
N8169A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1991-01-25	Valid
N4603C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Meyerhofer Richard A Wasilla, Alaska	Standard	1990-12-13	Valid
N2320B	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1990-10-16	Valid
N8010A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1990-08-08	Valid
N5493C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1990-07-10	Valid
N5707C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1990-06-15	Valid
N2457D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1990-06-14	Valid
N4654C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1990-06-06	Valid
N3176A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1990-05-22	Valid
N1706D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1990-04-19	Valid
N8077A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1990-02-23	Valid
N9141A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1990-02-12	Valid
N1348H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1990-01-18	Valid
N9145A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1989-11-27	Valid
N2854C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1989-09-14	Valid
N2222D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1989-08-18	Valid
N9166	Jurca Sirocco MJ5H2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	1989-08-01	Valid
N3288A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1989-07-12	Valid
N4657C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1989-06-29	Valid
N2818C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1989-06-23	Valid
N2489D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1989-04-04	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.