Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Continental E225 series

979 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental E225 series engine, rated at about 225 horsepower. The Beechcraft G35 is the model most often fitted with it (219 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1946 and 1999.

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 series. FAA spelling: E225 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table

	aircraft
Beechcraft G35	219
Beechcraft F35	185
Beechcraft E35	133
Beechcraft C35	106
Beechcraft D35	59
North American NAVION	58
Ryan NAVION	43
Beechcraft B35	41
Ryan NAVION A	36
Navion NAVION A	28
Beechcraft A35	23
Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Debonair	23

Beechcraft G35 · Beechcraft F35 · Beechcraft E35 · Beechcraft C35 · Beechcraft D35 · North American NAVION · Ryan NAVION · Beechcraft B35 · Ryan NAVION A · Navion NAVION A

Where they are owner's state

California121Texas106Florida52Tennessee47Washington37Georgia34Oklahoma33Ohio30Arizona29Kansas27

By state, as a table

	aircraft
California	121
Texas	106
Florida	52
Tennessee	47
Washington	37
Georgia	34
Oklahoma	33
Ohio	30
Arizona	29
Kansas	27

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles978 (100%)Piston twins1 (0.1%)

By kind, as a table

	aircraft	share
Piston singles	978	100%
Piston twins	1	0.1%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1940	166
1950	614
1960	8
1990	1

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

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-267, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 5 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 13 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 2 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 5 airworthiness directives · newest first

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

97-15-01 · Pistons · engine

Failure reports 13 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

Failure reports by year, as a table

	reports
97	2
02	2
03	1
05	4
09	2
12	1
19	1

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Filter2Pump2Brace1Cam1Magneto1O-Ring1Rod End1Rod End Bearing1Separator1Starter1

Parts most reported, as a table

	reports
Filter	2
Pump	2
Brace	1
Cam	1
Magneto	1
O-Ring	1
Rod End	1
Rod End Bearing	1
Separator	1
Starter	1

Latest reports

2019-08-21Cam: cracked

2012-06-18Rod End Bearing: broken

2009-07-13O-Ring: failed

2009-04-23Pump: failed

2005-08-17Pump: worn

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

Beechcraft G35 219 with this engine series
Beechcraft F35 185 with this engine series
Beechcraft E35 133 with this engine series
Beechcraft C35 106 with this engine series
Beechcraft D35 59 with this engine series
North American NAVION 58 with this engine series
Ryan NAVION 43 with this engine series
Beechcraft B35 41 with this engine series

Where they are

California 121 of these aircraft
Texas 106 of these aircraft
Florida 52 of these aircraft
Tennessee 47 of these aircraft
Washington 37 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Qualitair LLC Trustee 4 of these aircraft
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 3 of these aircraft
International Air Services INC Trustee 2 of these aircraft
Central Virginia Aviation INC 2 of these aircraft
Bonanza Parts INC 2 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

FAA orders naming the Continental E225 series 5 airworthiness directives
Failure reports on the Continental E225 series 13 reports since 1995

Analytics

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

Aircraft newest certificates first · 979

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N4299B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1994-05-05	Valid
N2976B	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-03-03	Valid
N51TA	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Multiple	1993-12-20	Valid
N577DM	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	1993-10-28	Valid
N32RS	Beech E35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1993-09-14	Valid
N55SS	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1993-07-22	Valid
N4418D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ram Air INC Presque Isle, Michigan	Standard	1993-05-06	Valid
N140UC	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	1992-11-02	Valid
N317B	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1992-11-02	Valid
N1871D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-09-30	Valid
N4570D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1992-09-17	Valid
N8865H	North American NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	1992-07-13	Valid
N3490B	Beech E35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	1992-03-19	Valid
N7390B	Beech E35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	1992-03-04	Valid
N4503D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	1992-01-08	Valid
N7316B	Beech E35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	1991-10-29	Valid
N689D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1991-10-01	Valid
N2066D	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1991-07-18	Valid
N5017B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Barnes Roger A Rogers, Arkansas	Standard	1991-06-19	Valid
N4241D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1991-06-17	Valid
N4247D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1991-05-10	Valid
N5036B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	1990-11-27	Valid
N21CH	Beech E35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	1990-11-05	Valid
N5070B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1990-08-22	Valid
N3872B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1990-04-05	Valid
N215B	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	1990-03-19	Valid
N2162D	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	1989-12-11	Valid
N2011D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1989-10-04	Valid
N4226K	Ryan NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1989-03-20	Valid
N3806B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1988-12-06	Valid
N2944B	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1988-11-29	Valid
N4463D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1988-08-16	Valid
N8996A	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1987-11-03	Valid
N2975B	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1987-07-28	Valid
N3259C	Beech E35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1987-07-20	Valid
N5038B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wells Propane INC Wells, Nevada	Standard	1987-04-13	Valid
N4255D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1987-02-28	Valid
N2139D	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1987-01-22	Valid
N5042B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1986-11-18	Valid
N4012K	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-04-02	Valid
N3348C	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1985-09-03	Valid
N8826A	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-05-24	Valid
N7707	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-06-01	Valid
N4583D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1984-04-12	Valid
N4499D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-02-16	Valid
N909H	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1982-08-20	Valid
N418B	Beech 35R	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-04-23	Valid
N3894B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-03-02	Valid
N4616D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1980-06-10	Valid
N8786A	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bloch Eden R Riverside, California	Standard	1979-05-30	Valid
N3393C	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1978-06-22	Valid
N91743	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1977-01-08	Valid
N4515K	Ryan NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1975-06-10	Valid
N801D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1971-07-17	Valid
N5188C	Beech B35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1970-01-20	Valid
N3400B	Beech D35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1969-10-20	Valid
N5097B	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1968-12-23	Valid
N8770H	North American NAVION	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1967-12-29	Valid
N35LE	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lyall Enterprises INC Pauma Valley, California	Standard	1964-06-18	Valid
N176B	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard		Valid
N1880D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard		Pending
N1978D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard		Pending
N2055D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard		Pending
N3235C	Beech E35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard		Pending
N3499B	Beech E35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard		Pending cancellation
N3875B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard		Pending
N4172K	Navion NAVION A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard		Pending
N41XE	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Medic Choppers LLC Springdale, Arkansas	Standard		Valid
N4252B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard		Valid
N4283B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard		Sale reported
N4286D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard		Pending
N4479V	Beech 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard		Pending
N4593D	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard		Sale reported
N5056B	Beech F35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard		Pending
N59TC	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard		Pending
N5WL	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard		Pending
N678D	Beech C35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Central Virginia Aviation INC North Dinwiddie, Virginia	Standard		Valid
N7303B	Beech E35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard		Pending
N878B	Beech G35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Barber Colman CO Rockford, Illinois	Standard		Revoked

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.