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
N2515V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-09-21	Valid
N3120B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2021-09-16	Valid
N1459H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-09-14	Valid
N3068A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-09-13	Valid
N2422B	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Roki Classics LLC Ogallala, Nebraska	Standard	2021-09-11	Valid
N80817	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-08-31	Valid
N49CP	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Shenandoah Aviation LLC Middletown, Virginia	Standard	2021-08-28	Valid
N80888	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-08-25	Valid
N1266H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-08-24	Valid
N485F	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Brook Trout Air LLC Cle Elum, Washington	Standard	2021-08-24	Valid
N2443D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2021-08-23	Valid
N3857V	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Srv Air Service LLC Stockton, New Jersey	Standard	2021-08-21	Valid
N78116	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-08-20	Valid
N2250D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-08-19	Valid
N1271H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-08-18	Valid
N8349A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-08-18	Valid
N517TG	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-08-17	Valid
N953HA	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-08-17	Valid
N2720D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2021-08-16	Valid
N4019V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2021-08-16	Valid
N4214V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gat Air & Ground LLC Norwich, New York	Standard	2021-08-13	Valid
N2NM	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-08-09	Valid
N1949C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-07-31	Valid
N9206A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-07-31	Valid
N2344D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-07-30	Valid
N8250A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-07-28	Valid
N1330H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-07-24	Valid
N9588A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-07-20	Valid
N3159A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-07-13	Valid
N2626D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-07-08	Valid
N1912C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	N1912C Flyers LLC Guymon, Oklahoma	Standard	2021-07-01	Valid
N2313B	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-06-29	Valid
N9194A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2021-06-26	Valid
N34376	Meyers MAC-145	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2021-06-25	Valid
N909UN	Universal GLOBE GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-06-22	Valid
N337E	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2021-06-12	Valid
N4532C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2021-06-11	Valid
N1676D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-06-10	Valid
N80933	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-06-09	Valid
N8NT	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2021-06-09	Valid
N3023A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-06-02	Valid
N1178H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2021-05-22	Valid
N1388D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2021-05-22	Valid
N5732C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-05-20	Valid
N9927A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-05-20	Valid
N3016A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Perry Aeronautical Services LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico	Standard	2021-05-18	Valid
N1293H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-05-06	Valid
N1264H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-05-03	Valid
N1413H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bloomfield Management INC Dodgeville, Wisconsin	Standard	2021-04-29	Valid
N3929V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-04-26	Valid
N8214A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-04-20	Valid
N1227D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2021-04-19	Valid
N1906C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-04-19	Valid
N175BA	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2021-04-16	Valid
N2355D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	West Coast Aerosport INC Dove Canyon, California	Standard	2021-04-16	Valid
N1970J	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-04-15	Valid
N88VA	Globe GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	So Send I You LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming	Standard	2021-04-15	Valid
N5562A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-04-14	Valid
N9197A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2021-04-14	Valid
N1793D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2021-04-10	Valid
N8013A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Trade Winds Aviation Holdings LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2021-04-07	Valid
N1354D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2021-04-05	Valid
N1379D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gods Chosen Flyers LLC Apex, North Carolina	Standard	2021-04-02	Valid
N2622V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-04-02	Valid
N8000A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2021-03-16	Valid
N1292D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Multiple	2021-03-12	Valid
N8295A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2021-03-08	Valid
N2333D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2021-03-04	Valid
N8325A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2021-02-22	Valid
N1124H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2021-02-20	Valid
N2794D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2021-02-16	Valid
N1456H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-02-11	Valid
N170AS	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-02-08	Valid
N1705D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-02-05	Valid
N8120A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-02-04	Valid
N2384B	Temco GC-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-01-28	Valid
N9251A	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2021-01-26	Valid
N52TD	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Clear Sky 2020 LLC Warner Robins, Georgia	Restricted	2021-01-25	Valid
N1689D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-01-20	Valid
N2583C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-01-20	Valid
N7272K	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2021-01-19	Valid
N3009A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-01-14	Valid
N8368A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-01-13	Valid
N3998V	Cessna 170	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-01-11	Valid
N4517C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Standard	2021-01-07	Valid
N1337D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-12-28	Valid
N3115B	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2020-12-28	Valid
N8004A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-12-28	Valid
N1494D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-12-21	Valid
N1846C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Northwest Intl Aviation Seattle, Washington	Standard	2020-12-21	Valid
N1981C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-12-21	Valid
N1465D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-12-16	Valid
N1268H	Aeronca S15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bbl LLC Louisville, Kentucky	Standard	2020-12-12	Valid
N1183H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-12-07	Valid
N1988C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-12-07	Valid
N9193A	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2020-12-07	Valid
N2566C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2020-12-03	Valid
N456WF	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	2020-11-19	Valid
N8330A	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2020-11-18	Valid
N1745D	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2020-11-17	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.