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

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

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

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
N8588H	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2025-03-13	Valid
N57F	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2025-03-12	Valid
N8669A	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2025-03-11	Valid
N5191C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2025-03-07	Valid
N8890A	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2025-02-27	Valid
N138T	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner West Virginia	Standard	2025-02-12	Valid
N8654A	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Picturesque Aviation LLC Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	2025-02-12	Valid
N8577A	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2025-01-18	Valid
N5981C	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2025-01-15	Valid
N594B	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2025-01-07	Valid
N8410A	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bonanza Parts Davis, California	Standard	2024-12-21	Valid
N8857A	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-12-14	Valid
N420B	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2024-12-11	Valid
N105ER	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-12-09	Valid
N49WP	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-12-06	Valid
N267CF	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2024-11-25	Valid
N91531	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-11-25	Valid
N5298C	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-11-18	Valid
N181LF	Beech N35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Small & CO LLC Omaha, Nebraska	Standard	2024-11-05	Valid
N1856D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Byrd Aviation LLC Marshfield, Missouri	Standard	2024-10-31	Valid
N3899B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-10-31	Valid
N76Z	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2024-10-31	Valid
N2007D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2024-10-29	Valid
N3781N	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-10-25	Valid
N91112	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2024-10-18	Valid
N1808D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-10-10	Valid
N2156D	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2024-10-09	Valid
N5139K	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2024-10-07	Valid
N47LD	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-10-02	Valid
N5077C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stack and Associates LLC Coral Springs, Florida	Standard	2024-09-21	Valid
N8538A	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2024-09-12	Valid
N90V	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Robbins Aviation LLC Hackett, Arkansas	Standard	2024-09-09	Valid
N3722N	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2024-08-29	Valid
N4815K	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lan Aero Pro LLC Sanford, Florida	Standard	2024-08-22	Valid
N4584V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2024-08-14	Valid
N5108C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-08-08	Valid
N91468	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-08-07	Valid
N3127V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2024-08-01	Valid
N694B	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2024-07-31	Valid
N301	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southwest Plane Holdings LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2024-07-28	Valid
N4847K	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-07-27	Valid
N5971C	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine		Standard	2024-07-26	Valid
N8501A	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2024-07-26	Valid
N5137C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2024-07-13	Valid
N2754V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-07-12	Valid
N614D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-07-11	Valid
N660B	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2024-07-09	Valid
N3426B	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-07-08	Valid
N4501V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2024-06-28	Valid
N354DE	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-06-25	Valid
N91613	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2024-06-16	Valid
N4533V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Straight Fly LLC West Jordan, Utah	Standard	2024-06-15	Valid
N234US	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2024-06-06	Valid
N8590H	North American NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2024-06-02	Valid
N2994V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jetmx INC Goodyear, Arizona	Standard	2024-06-01	Valid
N3725N	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2024-05-28	Valid
N6895C	Luscombe 11A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-25	Valid
N548B	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2024-05-22	Valid
N3461B	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-20	Valid
N911DM	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Port Townsend Aero Museum Port Townsend, Washington	Standard	2024-05-15	Valid
N4020K	North American NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2024-05-14	Valid
N4567K	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Utah	Standard	2024-05-06	Valid
N3869N	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-05-01	Valid
N8412A	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2024-04-30	Valid
N91714	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2024-04-27	Valid
N75R	Beech S35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-04-25	Valid
N1516Z	Beech N35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2024-04-18	Valid
N169P	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-04-16	Valid
N4927K	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2024-04-15	Valid
N1953D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-04-09	Valid
N3238V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-04-09	Valid
N369RB	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-04-09	Valid
N2992V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-04-05	Valid
N8787A	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-03-12	Valid
N643D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Standard	2024-03-10	Valid
N5082C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-02-28	Valid
N8652S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2024-02-28	Valid
N458B	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-02-19	Valid
N1979D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2024-02-03	Valid
N4450K	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-01-28	Valid
N8865A	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-01-28	Valid
N2195D	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2024-01-22	Valid
N4421K	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2024-01-17	Valid
N17VY	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-01-13	Valid
N456B	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Or Meir Aviation Youngstown, Ohio	Standard	2024-01-02	Reports overdue
N4343K	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-12-21	Valid
N9100	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Florida Keys Flight Academy LLC Marathon, Florida	Standard	2023-12-20	Valid
N2064D	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-12-17	Valid
N2981B	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stowells Outlaw Services LLC Rigby, Idaho	Standard	2023-12-14	Valid
N3740N	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-12-12	Valid
N577B	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-12-08	Valid
N4134K	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ov-10 Bronco Association INC Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	2023-12-04	Valid
N5814C	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mag Aviation Fuel Flagstaff, Arizona	Standard	2023-12-01	Valid
N8530H	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2023-11-28	Valid
N5204C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Peace Sign LLC Bozeman, Montana	Standard	2023-11-14	Valid
N2498	Marcellus STARDUSTER SA-300	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2023-11-07	Valid
N8893A	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Turbine Financial Group LLC Ogden, Utah	Standard	2023-11-07	Valid
N5270C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2023-11-06	Valid
N8999H	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-11-02	Valid
N4951V	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-10-24	Valid

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.