Continental FSO-526
7 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental FSO-526 engine, rated at about 270 horsepower. The Cessna 150 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1957 and 1991.
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 FSO-526. FAA spelling: FSO-526.
Fitted to model families
Cessna 150 · Beechcraft F33 Bonanza · Beechcraft J35 · Beechcraft V35 Bonanza · Cessna A185 Skywagon · Cessna A188
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental FSO-526 the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-292, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). No FAA order in the current files names this engine series.
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders
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
- Cessna 150 2 with this engine series
- Beechcraft F33 Bonanza 1 with this engine series
- Beechcraft J35 1 with this engine series
- Beechcraft V35 Bonanza 1 with this engine series
- Cessna A185 Skywagon 1 with this engine series
- Cessna A188 1 with this engine series
- Virginia 1 of these aircraft
- Utah 1 of these aircraft
- Oregon 1 of these aircraft
- North Carolina 1 of these aircraft
- Illinois 1 of these aircraft
- Withrotor Aviation INC 1 of these aircraft
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-fso-526.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 7
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8300D | Beech J35 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Altitude Adjustment LLC Solvang, California |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7BY | Beech F33A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N7By LLC Jensen Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5436Q | Cessna 150L |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N667BC | Cessna A185F |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withrotor Aviation INC Lakeview, Oregon |
Standard | 2012-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3676Y | Beech V35B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Yesco Administration LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2010-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N704TM | Cessna 150M |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 1998-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8262G | Cessna A188B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Restricted | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.