Continental E185-1
3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental E185-1 engine, rated at about 205 horsepower. The Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair is the model most often fitted with it (2 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 E185-1. FAA spelling: E185-1.
Fitted to model families
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 E185-1 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-246, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 7 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 7 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 2 · 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
- Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair 2 with this engine series
- Beechcraft A35 1 with this engine series
- FAA orders naming the Continental E185-1 7 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-e185-1.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 3
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N475B | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1YM | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Supreme Aeronautics LLC Haymarket, Virginia |
Standard | 2016-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N489E | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-09-28 | 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.