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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental C75-8

1 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental C75-8 engine, rated at about 75 horsepower. The Piper J-3 Cub is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft).

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 C75-8. FAA spelling: C75-8.

Fitted to model families

Piper J-3 Cub1

Piper J-3 Cub

Where they are owner's state

Michigan1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles1 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

0001111940

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental C75-8 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-233, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). No FAA order in the current files names this engine series.

Certificates and bulletins

E-233Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 31 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
1998-06-10CE-98-21R1 ·

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
Where they are

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-c75-8.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N6583H Piper
J3C-65
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2022-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.