Continental C90 series
2,149 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental C90 series engine, rated at about 95 horsepower. The Cessna 140 is the model most often fitted with it (440 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1940 and 2020.
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 series. FAA spelling: C90 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Cessna 140440Champion 7 Citabria and Champ305Piper PA-11 Cub Special193Piper J-3 Cub170Piper PA-18 Super Cub167Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)162Alon A-2157Luscombe 8 Silvaire103Forney F-157Mooney M1038Champion AERONCA 735Silvaire LUSCOMBE 833
Cessna 140 · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ · Piper PA-11 Cub Special · Piper J-3 Cub · Piper PA-18 Super Cub · Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Alon A-2 · Luscombe 8 Silvaire · Forney F-1 · Mooney M10
Where they are owner's state
Texas180California138Alaska128Florida117Minnesota102Wisconsin85Montana81Washington70Ohio70North Dakota60
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles2,147 (100%)Piston twins1 (0.0%)Helicopters1 (0.0%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental C90 series 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. Operators and repair shops have filed 18 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 13 of them in the last ten years.
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
Failure reports 18 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Spar8Bolt1Fuel Sys1Gauge1Lead1Needle1Rib1Rotor1Spar Cap1Strut1
Latest reports
2011-05-17Fuel Sys: unbalanced
2008-02-28Tape: loose
2007-07-26Spar: cracked
2007-07-26Spar: cracked
2006-09-29Rotor: inoperative
Certificates and bulletins
E-252Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 15 models listed · revised September 19, 2022
Safety bulletins 6 · 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 ·
1997-12-31ACE-98-21 ·
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
- Cessna 140 440 with this engine series
- Champion 7 Citabria and Champ 305 with this engine series
- Piper PA-11 Cub Special 193 with this engine series
- Piper J-3 Cub 170 with this engine series
- Piper PA-18 Super Cub 167 with this engine series
- Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 162 with this engine series
- Alon A-2 157 with this engine series
- Luscombe 8 Silvaire 103 with this engine series
Where they are
- Texas 180 of these aircraft
- California 138 of these aircraft
- Alaska 128 of these aircraft
- Florida 117 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 102 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Beech O Sphere LLC 4 of these aircraft
- Riggin Flight Service INC 3 of these aircraft
- International Air Services INC Trustee 3 of these aircraft
- Wallace Aviation INC 2 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Continental C90 series 6 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental C90 series 18 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-c90-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2,149
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2124B | Luscombe T-8F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7462B | Champion 7EC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92921 | Commonwealth REARWIN 185 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38SM | Aeronca 7CCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5394C | Cessna 140A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2021-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299TD | Cessna 140A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8935R | Champion 7FC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2021-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9549V | Mooney M10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Romeo-Delta INC Elsie, Michigan |
Standard | 2021-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4701H | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4898E | Champion 7FC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1685V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1135D | Cessna 140A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2021-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4920H | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Multiple | 2021-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2205V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2021-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26168 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Restricted | 2021-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327BD | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89378 | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2021-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9513V | Mooney M10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42455 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Idaho Aviation LLC Rexburg, Idaho |
Multiple | 2021-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9147D | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Riggin Flight Service INC Madison, South Dakota |
Standard | 2021-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4564E | Champion AERONCA 7CCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9949C | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3720V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2021-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5669F | Alon A2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2021-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6505Q | Alon A2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2021-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78815 | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Redline Properties LLC Sioux City, Iowa |
Standard | 2021-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49WM | Cessna 140A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2021-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4629E | Aeronca 7CCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2021-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6596Q | Alon A2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ask42 LTD Stary Debiec, |
Standard | 2021-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9839Y | Champion AERONCA 7FC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98880 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6661H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9988Y | Champion 7FC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kw Air LLC Darlington, Indiana |
Standard | 2021-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9099B | Champion 7EC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4794H | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7519C | Forney F-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83683 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hangar LLC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97BB | Nix Tommy H NIX BABY BEACH 18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2021-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7694E | Champion 7FC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Williams Lisa Goulet Summerland Key, Florida |
Standard | 2021-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23254 | Poberezny POBER CUB-Y P-10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2021-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1510H | Helton LARK 95 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4363C | Champion 7EC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2021-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5539H | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5675F | Alon A-2A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83883 | Aeronca 7CCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2021-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92084 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2254V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4340C | Champion 7EC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4985M | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerial Crop Care CO Hebron, North Dakota |
Standard | 2021-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9619A | Cessna 140A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2021-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6712C | Champion 7CCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2021-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79V | Vieaux BREEZY RLU-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerojet Services INC Aurora, Colorado |
Experimental | 2021-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83591 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7265D | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1429V | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73PM | Mooney M10 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1454B | Luscombe 8E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2021-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4375C | Champion 7EC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72750 | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5509H | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Shamrock Aviators LLC Hamilton, Ohio |
Standard | 2021-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1918B | Luscombe 8F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5022H | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Montana |
Multiple | 2021-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4779H | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1185A | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Restricted | 2021-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2225V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1129D | Cessna 140A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2021-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88302 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15AV | Alon A2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3596V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2021-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9421A | Cessna 140A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2021-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2400V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2021-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72116 | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2021-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8CX | Flohr David J R-80 TIGER MOTH |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2021-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3762V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3559V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9804Y | Champion 7JC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7546E | Champion 7FC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2021-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9633A | Cessna 140A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3629V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6511Q | Alon A2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7752Z | Piper PA-18 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84393 | Champion 7CCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Multiple | 2021-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4566E | Champion 7EC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2021-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5464F | Alon A-2A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tiger Flight Foundation INC Rome, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72529 | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4857E | Champion AERONCA 7FC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56LH | Champion 7EC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2830N | Cessna 120 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3005G | Forney F-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2021-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9404A | Cessna 140A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N744K | Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Dakota |
Experimental | 2020-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3633V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N701AK | Maness Harold ZENAIR 701 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2020-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8534E | Champion 7FC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3637K | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ans Construction LLC Swedesboro, New Jersey |
Standard | 2020-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8985R | Champion 7FC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2020-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2184V | Cessna 140 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7569C | Forney F-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2020-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71014 | Piper J3C-65S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2020-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9075B | Champion 7FC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-11-17 | 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.