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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of November 6, 2026

Continental C90-16F

4 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental C90-16F engine, rated at about 95 horsepower. The Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1942 and 2021.

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 C90-16F. FAA spelling: C90-16F.

Fuel: 100LL avgas.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table
aircraft
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)1
Alon A-21
Interstate S-11
Tim A Steier REPLICA PA-181

Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Alon A-2 · Interstate S-1 · Tim A Steier REPLICA PA-18

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Wyoming1
Ohio1
North Carolina1
Iowa1

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Piston singles4100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19402
19601
20201

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental C90-16F the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-252, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 5 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 5 airworthiness directives · newest first

2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine
1996-02-1394-05-05 R1 · Cylinder Rocker · engine
1993-12-1493-22-05 · Carburetor Air Intake Housing Assemblies · engine
1981-04-0181-07-06 · AC Fuel Pumps · engine
49-50-01 · Generator Drive Coupling Rubber Disc · engine

Approved replacement parts 47 parts manufacturer approvals

Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:

Most often: aero accessories (14), ring (3), washer (2), harness (2), fuel pump (2), aero and (2), valve body (1), tag engine (1), stud (1), series magneto (1).

Certificates and bulletins

E-252Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 15 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
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-c90-16f.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 4

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N844TS Tim A Steier
REPLICA PA-18
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Experimental 2023-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N236FB Alon
A2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37453 Interstate
S-1A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2017-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2848E Aeronca
7CCM
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2013-02-25 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), November 6, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.