Continental E165 series
8 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental E165 series engine, rated at about 165 horsepower. The Luscombe 11 is the model most often fitted with it (5 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1947 and 1955.
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 E165 series. FAA spelling: E165 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Luscombe 11 · Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair · Beechcraft A35 · Cessna 170
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 E165 series the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-246, 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
Certificates and bulletins
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
- Luscombe 11 5 with this engine series
- Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair 1 with this engine series
- Beechcraft A35 1 with this engine series
- Cessna 170 1 with this engine series
- California 2 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Pennsylvania 1 of these aircraft
- New York 1 of these aircraft
- Minnesota 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental E165 series 6 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-e165-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 8
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1604B | Luscombe 11A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1631B | Luscombe 11A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Conservative Three LLC Taft, California |
Standard | 2021-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N561F | Cessna 170B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1680B | Luscombe 11A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2018-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1684B | Luscombe 11A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2004-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1659B | Luscombe 11A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 1999-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8425A | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 1993-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2975V | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 1992-06-04 | 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.