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Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 30, 2026

Continental E225-8

7 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental E225-8 engine, rated at about 225 horsepower. The Beechcraft C35 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1948 and 2019.

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 E225-8. FAA spelling: E225-8.

Kind of aircraft

By kind, as a table
aircraftshare
Piston singles7100%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19402
19504
20101

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental E225-8 the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-267, 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

1998-10-1998-17-11 · Crankshafts · engine
1997-10-2797-21-02 · Cylinders · engine
1969-12-3163-15-01 · Exhaust Valves · engine
56-06-01 · Piston Pin Assembly · engine
60-06-04 · Generator Drive Gear · engine
60-12-01 · Piston Pins · engine

All orders naming the Continental E225-8

Approved replacement parts 17 parts manufacturer approvals

Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:

Most often: harness (7), gasket (2), engine preheat (2), valve cover (1), rotor gear (1), ring (1), dist block (1), bushing (1), bearing (1).

Certificates and bulletins

E-267Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 4 models listed · revised September 19, 2022

Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders

2016-03-08NE-16-13 · Powerplant - Prohibited use of sealant
2012-10-31NE-13-04 · Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Connecting Rod Piston Pin Bushing Inspection

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-e225-8.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 7

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N1084W Andrew J Parks
SE5A
Fixed-wing, single engine Lafayette Foundation INC
Fort Lupton, Colorado
Experimental 2024-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8718A Beech
B35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2023-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N635D Beech
C35
Fixed-wing, single engine Blue River Holdings LLC
Hugo, Oklahoma
Standard 2021-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3861B Beech
F35
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2015-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N388GB Beech
C35
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2013-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4566D Beech
G35
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2010-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N119ED Beech
35
Fixed-wing, single engine Central Virginia Aviation INC
North Dinwiddie, Virginia
Standard 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 30, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.