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

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
N484K	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-05-21	Valid
N3733N	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-05-20	Valid
N2907B	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-05-03	Valid
N3941N	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2021-05-03	Valid
N8995S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-05-01	Valid
N5142K	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2021-04-30	Valid
N2717V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-04-23	Valid
N424B	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2021-04-22	Valid
N9TK	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2021-04-10	Valid
N8478A	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-04-09	Valid
N406B	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-04-01	Valid
N1XD	Beech N35	Fixed-wing, single engine	One X-Ray Delta LLC Shreveport, Louisiana	Standard	2021-03-29	Valid
N5246C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2021-03-24	Valid
N4338K	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-03-20	Valid
N3777N	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bonanza Parts INC Davis, California	Standard	2021-03-18	Valid
N222LW	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-03-16	Valid
N8945A	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas	Standard	2021-03-05	Valid
N4837K	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hawks Flight Team INC Ventura, California	Standard	2021-03-04	Valid
N91410	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-02-19	Valid
N5034C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2021-02-18	Valid
N91655	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2021-02-11	Valid
N5218C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-02-02	Valid
N5821C	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Milazzo Air LLC North Adams, Massachusetts	Standard	2021-01-23	Valid
N1627B	Luscombe 11A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2021-01-15	Valid
N2714K	Luscombe 11A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2021-01-14	Valid
N3065V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Evans Bruce e Aztec, New Mexico	Standard	2021-01-14	Valid
N119DD	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-01-13	Valid
N4032K	North American NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2020-12-08	Valid
N5865C	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2020-11-24	Valid
N46NA	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Orms Michael D II Benton, Louisiana	Standard	2020-11-13	Valid
N47NA	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-11-10	Valid
N91643	Navion NAVION H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-11-03	Valid
N3361V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2020-11-02	Valid
N4389K	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Next Aviation LLC Evanston, Illinois	Standard	2020-10-22	Valid
N91143	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Iconic Aviation LLC Birmingham, Alabama	Standard	2020-10-22	Valid
N48JR	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-10-20	Valid
N4106K	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-10-14	Valid
N8662A	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aircraft Partner Holdings INC Trustee Berlin,	Standard	2020-10-09	Valid
N4505K	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2020-10-08	Valid
N8434A	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2020-10-08	Valid
N5247C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2020-10-05	Valid
N20000	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Madshack Naviation LLC Reston, Virginia	Standard	2020-10-01	Valid
N4390K	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cetacean Visions Films INC Santa Monica, California	Standard	2020-10-01	Valid
N91650	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-09-30	Valid
N4387K	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kgrb LLC Owensville, Missouri	Standard	2020-09-29	Valid
N8837H	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2020-09-28	Valid
N4411K	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-09-23	Valid
N8541H	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N9360Y	Beech M35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-09-01	Valid
N5829C	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2020-08-24	Valid
N2991V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2020-08-20	Valid
N2804V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plumcrazy Aviation LLC Ellenboro, North Carolina	Standard	2020-08-18	Valid
N4267K	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-08-15	Valid
N1599V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-08-10	Valid
N5931C	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Self William T Spring, Texas	Standard	2020-08-04	Valid
N4579V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gcb Services LLC Jacksonville, Oregon	Standard	2020-07-31	Valid
N4001K	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2020-07-23	Valid
N777WC	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Home Run Rv LLC Helena, Montana	Standard	2020-07-17	Valid
N3447B	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-07-16	Valid
N5203C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2020-07-15	Valid
N685B	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2020-07-14	Valid
N66PD	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-06-24	Valid
N4956K	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Silver Wings Trading LLC Leander, Texas	Standard	2020-06-23	Valid
N142RN	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-06-15	Valid
N5879C	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-06-15	Valid
N3958N	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-06-11	Valid
N2834V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-06-10	Valid
N8652A	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gnb Aviation LLC Lake City, Tennessee	Standard	2020-06-09	Valid
N91455	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-06-01	Valid
N3464B	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2020-05-27	Valid
N761B	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2020-05-22	Valid
N726D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-05-21	Valid
N3KW	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-05-07	Valid
N705B	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-05-07	Valid
N5118C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-05-01	Valid
N4578V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2020-04-30	Valid
N480AS	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Arizona Air Salvage Phoenix, Arizona	Standard	2020-04-28	Valid
N645D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Riggin Flight Service INC Madison, South Dakota	Standard	2020-04-28	Valid
N3403V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-04-27	Valid
N5213C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-04-27	Valid
N911DH	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-04-27	Valid
N3391V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-04-22	Valid
N8813A	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-04-06	Valid
N515B	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Turnkey Design Build LLC Sarasota, Florida	Standard	2020-04-03	Valid
N3394V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-04-02	Valid
N8897H	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Coats Classic Wings LLC Birmingham, Alabama	Standard	2020-04-01	Valid
N98J	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2020-03-24	Valid
N91629	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-03-20	Valid
N4423K	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dms Leasing CO LLC Las Vegas, Nevada	Standard	2020-03-19	Valid
N2076D	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-03-16	Valid
N4566K	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2020-03-16	Valid
N2924B	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bonanza N2924B LLC Hermann, Missouri	Standard	2020-03-09	Valid
N133M	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Golden Age Flight Museum Bakersfield, California	Standard	2020-03-06	Valid
N5036C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pilot & CO Aviation LLC Artesia, New Mexico	Standard	2020-02-27	Valid
N963SM	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2020-02-27	Valid
N787D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-02-26	Valid
N771N	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-02-14	Valid
N47RB	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2020-02-04	Valid
N4210K	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-01-30	Valid
N582B	Beech A35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-01-24	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.