Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 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
N2656V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-09-27	Valid
N5405C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine		Standard	2022-09-21	Valid
N1647D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Express Aviation Management LLC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2022-09-20	Valid
N3388K	Universal GLOBE GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2022-09-20	Valid
N9079A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-09-20	Valid
N1607D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Miko Aviation LLC Santee, California	Standard	2022-09-19	Valid
N3942V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-09-13	Valid
N138WW	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-09-12	Valid
N3410C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2022-08-30	Valid
N2574D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-08-25	Valid
N4032V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2022-08-24	Valid
N2929N	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2022-08-18	Valid
N9024A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2022-08-16	Valid
N2892C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-08-12	Valid
N2375D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-08-06	Valid
N2233D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2022-08-02	Valid
N2290D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-08-01	Valid
N2696D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-07-16	Valid
N23JW	Taylorcraft 15A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2022-07-15	Valid
N3925V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Restricted	2022-07-12	Valid
N4264V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-07-12	Valid
N1303D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tail Dragn Tn LLC Adams, Tennessee	Standard	2022-07-02	Valid
N170ER	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-07-02	Valid
N2343D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-06-30	Valid
N2743D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Boies Ranch INC Wells, Nevada	Standard	2022-06-15	Valid
N80741	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-06-14	Valid
N1262D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Multiple	2022-06-01	Valid
N1961C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aeroslat4 LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2022-05-28	Valid
N4224V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-05-26	Valid
N3173B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-05-19	Valid
N1897C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-05-07	Valid
N2500C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	2500 Charlie LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2022-05-03	Valid
N3755K	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-05-03	Valid
N2750C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-05-02	Valid
N5765C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Multiple	2022-04-30	Valid
N5415C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aom Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2022-04-18	Valid
N9097A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-04-18	Valid
N5641D	Meyers MAC-145	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-04-09	Valid
N1331H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Qualitair LLC Michelstadt,	Standard	2022-04-04	Valid
N4359B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-03-30	Valid
N4188V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ntn3N LLC Titusville, Florida	Standard	2022-03-28	Valid
N4401V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2022-03-26	Valid
N1265D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-03-16	Valid
N170BG	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-03-15	Valid
N1083H	Aeronca S15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	2022-03-08	Valid
N2385B	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2022-03-08	Valid
N2591D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2022-03-08	Valid
N1619D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vintage Pacific Aviator LLC Redondo Beach, California	Standard	2022-03-03	Valid
N2597V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2022-03-02	Valid
N3136B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-02-22	Valid
N1625D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hatcher Aviation LLC Little Rock, Arkansas	Standard	2022-02-18	Valid
N1122H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2022-02-17	Valid
N3166A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Chamberlin Aviation LLC East Wenatchee, Washington	Standard	2022-02-17	Valid
N2557C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jmte Aviation LLC Appleton, Wisconsin	Standard	2022-02-15	Valid
N8019A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-02-12	Valid
N3870K	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-02-11	Valid
N170RS	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2022-02-03	Valid
N5748C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner	Standard	2022-01-29	Reports overdue
N8157A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2022-01-29	Valid
N8251A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2022-01-24	Valid
N1664D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Scud Air Solutions LLC South Weber, Utah	Standard	2022-01-22	Valid
N4123H	Piper PA-15	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-01-20	Valid
N173RJ	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-01-13	Valid
N9803M	Maule M-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-01-08	Valid
N1478D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-01-05	Valid
N4035V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2022-01-04	Valid
N4203V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Amelia Reid Aviation LLC Wilton, California	Standard	2022-01-03	Valid
N2589V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2021-12-21	Valid
N2469D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-12-17	Valid
N2593V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-12-13	Valid
N2657D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2021-12-13	Valid
N7158	Mccombs Bruce A W10	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Experimental	2021-12-13	Valid
N1483D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying Plane LLC Bartow, Florida	Standard	2021-12-11	Valid
N3245A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2021-12-11	Valid
N2548D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-11-30	Valid
N9516A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-11-30	Valid
N179MM	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-11-27	Valid
N8285A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2021-11-23	Valid
N9507A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-11-19	Valid
N9160A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Attitude Toys LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2021-11-17	Valid
N170BB	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-11-16	Valid
N4656C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2021-11-16	Valid
N41RM	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	K & M Aviation LLC West Liberty, Kentucky	Standard	2021-11-09	Valid
N2776D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2021-11-05	Valid
N2556V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2021-11-04	Valid
N8216A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2021-11-04	Valid
N2599C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-11-02	Valid
N2826C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2021-10-28	Valid
N170EE	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-10-23	Valid
N4192V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-10-23	Valid
N1618D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2021-10-18	Valid
N4589C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-10-18	Valid
N170B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2021-10-16	Valid
N8091A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2021-10-13	Valid
N1629D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-10-12	Valid
N2623D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cc Motors LLC Redding, California	Standard	2021-10-12	Valid
N80694	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-10-06	Valid
N9998A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	White Fox LLC Springdale, Arkansas	Standard	2021-10-05	Valid
N5135B	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2021-09-30	Valid
N2759C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2021-09-27	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.