Continental C90-8F
30 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental C90-8F engine, rated at about 95 horsepower. The Piper J-3 Cub is the model most often fitted with it (6 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1940 and 2014.
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 C90-8F. FAA spelling: C90-8F.
Fitted to model families
Piper J-3 Cub6Piper PA-11 Cub Special4Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)4Champion 7 Citabria and Champ2Interstate S-12Ewing-Stits SA6B1Fatzinger Terry L FATZINGER F-51Finney Michael E FINNEY J-3 CUB1Geiser N W/Woodward F A JUNGSTER 2201Harris Joe P CUB-X1Johnson David C L-41Kurt Gubert WAG-AERO WAG-A-BOND1
Piper J-3 Cub · Piper PA-11 Cub Special · Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ · Interstate S-1 · Ewing-Stits SA6B · Fatzinger Terry L FATZINGER F-5 · Finney Michael E FINNEY J-3 CUB · Geiser N W/Woodward F A JUNGSTER 220 · Harris Joe P CUB-X
Where they are owner's state
North Dakota3Michigan3Texas2South Dakota2Nebraska2Minnesota2Maine2Florida2California2Washington1
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles30 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental C90-8F the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-252, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 6 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 6 airworthiness directives · newest first
2012-02-242012-03-06 · Fuel servo diaphragm · engine
1998-10-1998-17-11 · Crankshafts · 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
Certificates and bulletins
E-252Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 15 models listed · revised September 19, 2022
Safety bulletins 3 · 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
Fitted to
- Piper J-3 Cub 6 with this engine series
- Piper PA-11 Cub Special 4 with this engine series
- Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 4 with this engine series
- Champion 7 Citabria and Champ 2 with this engine series
- Interstate S-1 2 with this engine series
- Piper L-4 1 with this engine series
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- North Dakota 3 of these aircraft
- Michigan 3 of these aircraft
- Texas 2 of these aircraft
- South Dakota 2 of these aircraft
- Nebraska 2 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Continental C90-8F 6 airworthiness directives
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-c90-8f.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 30
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N25VS | Selby CASSUTT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5082H | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ian Lussier INC Owls Head, Maine |
Standard | 2024-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1582E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2024-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83426 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86506 | Piper L-4H |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1853D | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N382K | Harris Joe P CUB-X |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oversquare LLC Norman, Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2023-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N367DS | Champion 7CCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555PK | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5081H | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Maine |
Standard | 2022-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88159 | Finney Michael E FINNEY J-3 CUB |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2021-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N220Y | Geiser N W/Woodward F A JUNGSTER 220 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2020-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N308ED | Aeronca 7CCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38272 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wright Attitudes INC Taft, Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N745JE | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N801TF | Fatzinger Terry L FATZINGER F-5 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Experimental | 2017-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94597 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2017-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9800D | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2015-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28171 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wjm Aviation LLC Friendswood, Texas |
Standard | 2015-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30256 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2014-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4484H | Kurt Gubert WAG-AERO WAG-A-BOND |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2014-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2755E | Champion 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2013-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6733C | Ewing-Stits SA6B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2011-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N654JS | Aeronca 7CCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2009-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N315DS | Mundahl Doug D CUBBY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Experimental | 2007-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N969DJ | Johnson David C L-4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2006-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4818M | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2005-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37361 | Interstate S-1A-65F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2001-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37428 | Interstate S-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Multiple | 1976-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85HS | Schwab Harold SPORT FLYER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
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.