Continental E185 series
1,109 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental E185 series engine, rated at about 205 horsepower. The Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair is the model most often fitted with it (233 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1946 and 1972.
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 series. FAA spelling: E185 SERIES.
Fitted to model families
Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair233Beechcraft C35136Beechcraft A35124North American NAVION123Ryan NAVION111Beechcraft B3599Beechcraft D3578Ryan NAVION A59Navion NAVION A57North American NAVION A28Luscombe 1117Cessna 1508
Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair · Beechcraft C35 · Beechcraft A35 · North American NAVION · Ryan NAVION · Beechcraft B35 · Beechcraft D35 · Ryan NAVION A · Navion NAVION A · North American NAVION A
Where they are owner's state
Texas141California109Florida65Washington56Ohio46Tennessee37Missouri35Arizona35Colorado32Oklahoma31
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles1,109 (100%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental E185 series the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 9 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 9 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Fitting2Crankcase1Gasket1Landing Gear1Light1Link1Seat1Support1
Latest reports
2020-12-22Crankcase: cracked
2010-06-15Support: cracked
2007-05-16Seat: cracked
2006-07-27Landing Gear: collapsed
2006-03-15Fitting: cracked
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
- Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair 233 with this engine series
- Beechcraft C35 136 with this engine series
- Beechcraft A35 124 with this engine series
- North American NAVION 123 with this engine series
- Ryan NAVION 111 with this engine series
- Beechcraft B35 99 with this engine series
- Beechcraft D35 78 with this engine series
- Ryan NAVION A 59 with this engine series
Where they are
- Texas 141 of these aircraft
- California 109 of these aircraft
- Florida 65 of these aircraft
- Washington 56 of these aircraft
- Ohio 46 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Bas Part Sales LLC 5 of these aircraft
- Sky West Aviation INC Trustee 4 of these aircraft
- Northwest Navion INC 3 of these aircraft
- Jed Homes INC 3 of these aircraft
- American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum 3 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- Failure reports on the Continental E185 series 9 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-e185-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,109
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N91562 | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4356K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8858H | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N244L | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1208U | Navion NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8558H | Navion NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1641B | Luscombe 11A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4484K | Ryan NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zeller Bert L Meridian, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5954C | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Best Equipment Leasing LLC Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2026-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2001D | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | On the Roll Aviation LLC Vail, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888LW | Navion NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3173V | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lae Media Group LLC Gardner, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11AX | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3337V | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4281K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2026-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1927D | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-07-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5135C | Beech B35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678E | North American NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bravo Echo Echo LLC Millersview, Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8906A | Beech B35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4453K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2026-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3758N | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N413B | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Kc Beech Front LTD Kansas City, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4858K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2077D | Beech D35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5974C | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4509K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8968H | Navion NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1901D | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80423 | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N80423 LLC Palisade, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5282C | Beech B35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2026-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91762 | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1PV | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91165 | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8511A | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2185D | Beech D35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3306V | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2026-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91502 | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Miners Inn LLC Portland, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8952H | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4559K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | USA Aircraft Leasing LLC Hayden, Idaho |
Standard | 2026-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8871H | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4574K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5806C | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2026-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5956C | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8452A | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5908C | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aircorps Aviation LLC Bemidji, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5175C | Beech B35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | W Graber Contracting LLC Amboy, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N655D | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10GG | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4080K | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | 80 Kilo LLC Hammond, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3745N | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Flivver Classic Aviation LLC Tipp City, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777WD | Beech M35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Mob Aviation USA LLC Auburndale, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3439B | Beech D35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46WS | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1101W | Luscombe 11A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3269V | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91612 | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bill & Charlies Memorial Flying Circus Mount Calm, Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5117C | Beech B35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Perazzo Enterprises INC Brookeland, Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3355V | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N589B | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ryanns Hangar LLC Sparta, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4951C | Ryan NAVION L-17B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35GB | Boughner Gerald STEEN SKYBOLT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2074G | Beech D35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N964TH | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4288K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4599K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8695A | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85GS | Beech D35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8558A | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Aerobanc of America INC Camarillo, California |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2952B | Beech D35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8517H | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3288V | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N751D | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8729A | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N747WR | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N481YA | Ryan NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9064R | Navion NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4821K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N109F | North American NAVION L-17A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N672B | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Plane Fun INC Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8788 | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4472K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N680D | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clint Worman Construction INC Volborg, Montana |
Standard | 2025-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8831A | Beech B35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756B | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N688B | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bellas Business LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8880H | North American NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Navion West INC Northridge, California |
Standard | 2025-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35VT | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | General Aviation Modifications INC Ada, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4188K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5896C | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2032D | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4145K | Ryan NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5068C | Beech B35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Imagine Help Oxnard, California |
Standard | 2025-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8970H | North American NAVION |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Navion West INC Northridge, California |
Standard | 2025-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5808C | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3224V | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N439B | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4822K | Navion NAVION A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Old Girl LLC Portage Des Sioux, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777B | Beech A35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lexair Corporate Aviation Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222Z | Beech C35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bonanza Parts INC Davis, California |
Standard | 2025-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4528V | Beech 35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
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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.