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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental E-185-11

1 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental E-185-11 engine, rated at about 205 horsepower. The Beechcraft C35 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 E-185-11. FAA spelling: E-185-11.

Fitted to model families

Beechcraft C351

Beechcraft C35

Where they are owner's state

Minnesota1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles1 (100%)

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental E-185-11 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-246, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 9 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 9 airworthiness directives · newest first

1997-10-2797-21-02 · Cylinders · engine
1995-11-2895-21-15 · Aviation Gasoline · engine
1969-12-3163-15-01 · Exhaust Valves · engine
51-26-03 · Valve Lifters · engine
56-06-01 · Piston Pin Assembly · engine
60-06-04 · Generator Drive Gear · engine

All orders naming the Continental E-185-11

Certificates and bulletins

E-246Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 11 models listed · revised September 19, 2022

Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders

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

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

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-e-185-11.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N637D Beech
C35
Fixed-wing, single engine Fiske Scott H
Minnetrista, Minnesota
Standard 2024-06-22 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.