Continental C85-12
82 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental C85-12 engine, rated at about 85 horsepower. The Piper J-3 Cub is the model most often fitted with it (14 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1939 and 2024.
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 C85-12. FAA spelling: C85-12.
Fitted to model families
Piper J-3 Cub14Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)7Cessna 1404Ercoupe 4154Champion AERONCA 73Luscombe 8 Silvaire3Cessna 1202Dart Robert G DART SPECIAL2Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 4152Piper J4 Cub Coupe2Erco 4152Ackert Robert DAKOTA HAWK DH231
Piper J-3 Cub · Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Cessna 140 · Ercoupe 415 · Champion AERONCA 7 · Luscombe 8 Silvaire · Cessna 120 · Dart Robert G DART SPECIAL · Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415 · Piper J4 Cub Coupe
Where they are owner's state
Texas7Minnesota7Florida6Tennessee4Ohio4North Carolina4Missouri4Wisconsin3Washington3South Carolina3
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles82 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental C85-12 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-233, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first
94-14-12 · Octane Aviation Gasoline · engine
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
- Piper J-3 Cub 14 with this engine series
- Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 7 with this engine series
- Cessna 140 4 with this engine series
- Ercoupe 415 4 with this engine series
- Champion AERONCA 7 3 with this engine series
- Luscombe 8 Silvaire 3 with this engine series
- Cessna 120 2 with this engine series
- Dart Robert G DART SPECIAL 2 with this engine series
Where they are
Biggest operators
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Minot Aero Center 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Continental C85-12 1 airworthiness directives
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-c85-12.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 82
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N49178 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Arctic Warbirds LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Experimental | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2054F | Dart Robert G DART SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2026-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N218MK | Kinikin Melvin D BEARHAWK LSA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2026-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82041 | Aeronca 7AC-CONV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Minot Aero Center Minot, North Dakota |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57TM | Thomas J Murray CLIPWING |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2025-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78410 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3569K | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46AC | Champion AERONCA 7BCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N640BT | Bill Tracy TRACY HAWK |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Experimental | 2025-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2013T | Ercoupe 415-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41637 | Culver LFA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18665 | Henderson Enterprises Inc LITTLE BEAR 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2024-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5124 | Edwin Stafford GN-1 AIRCAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2024-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3058E | Aeronca 7DC-CONV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N133ME | Dennis C Paup PIETENPOL GN 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2024-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23194 | Piper J4A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77J | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7448H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Stoneboro Lake Flying Service LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N494JP | Puent John D 601 HD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2023-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99673 | Ercoupe 415-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2023-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20285 | Cessna 120 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93961 | Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327CL | Michael Maniatis COMPER SWIFT C L A 7 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2023-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140Q | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1021L | Trevor Rafferty CUBY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Experimental | 2022-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42752 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2022-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N846K | Koida Richard I KOICUB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2022-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71965 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2022-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4161E | Champion AERONCA 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30BC | Cumback Robert POBER JUNIOR ACE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2021-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2130N | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87048 | Erco 415-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444RP | Cox Scot A ROSE PARRAKEET |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2021-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N322MV | Auster Of England ARROW J2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2021-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7780T | Tanner Campbell TC-J3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2021-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82379 | Champion AERONCA 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77LE | Dart Robert G DART SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2020-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24SN | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4PW | Luscombe 8E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27941 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Draggin My Tail INC Huntington, New York |
Standard | 2020-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N449ST | Samson-Tuttle J3G |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2019-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37FN | Alfred Freeman Newman Jr WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2019-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1006L | Boeger Bogie M SKYLER J1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2019-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1704V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Figure 1 Foundation Los Angeles, California |
Standard | 2019-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43629 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2018-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N528BB | Robert J Bland PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2018-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82107 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N465PF | Van Flynn WAG-AERO SUPER SPORT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2018-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98451 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2018-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129RM | Russell Madden PIETENPOL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2017-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39025 | Luscombe 8C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2017-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N724JV | Santorelly R Vincent WAG AERO SPORT TRAIN |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2017-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83059 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2016-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83969 | Aeronca 7AC/BCM CONV |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2016-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42048 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2016-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86125 | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2015-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6443 | Kurt Gubert FLY BABY 1B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2015-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26058 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2014-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20795 | Hill Richard Ivan PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2014-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70573 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Piper J3 Cub INC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2014-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3174C | Aeronca 7BCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2013-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7403H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2013-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4857 | Larson Jerry ZENITH |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2012-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70505 | Rutoski James P ZODIAC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2012-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4374 | Wooldridge Harry K CLIP WING |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2010-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N762SC | Campbell Stephen C CAMPBELL BUSH BANDIT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2009-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N440CR | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2009-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71613 | Luscombe 8E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2008-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93348 | Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2008-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93883 | Ercoupe 415-C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2008-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6128A | Ackert Robert DAKOTA HAWK DH23 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2008-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30971 | Piper J4A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2007-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5097F | Piper J3C-50 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2006-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N927WC | Miller C/Miller W PIETENPOL/MILLER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2006-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3864H | Erco 415-CD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2006-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76345 | Cessna 120 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2005-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14922 | Roncelli PL-4A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2001-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85311 | Aeronca 7BCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1998-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3403K | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 1993-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43LN | Nelson FLY BABY 1-A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 1988-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3617H | Ercoupe 415-CD |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N75SB | Bair EMERAUDE CP-301A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. 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.