Continental C85-12FHJ
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental C85-12FHJ engine, rated at about 85 horsepower. The Piper J4 Cub Coupe 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 C85-12FHJ. FAA spelling: C85-12FHJ.
Fitted to model families
Piper J4 Cub Coupe · Schumacher Joe P TEXAS SPORT TX-11
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental C85-12FHJ 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
Safety bulletins 4 · advice, not orders
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
- Piper J4 Cub Coupe 1 with this engine series
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-c85-12fhj.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N27069 | Piper J4A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N990DC | Schumacher Joe P TEXAS SPORT TX-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2020-03-23 | 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.