The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental GO-300-D

3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental GO-300-D engine, rated at about 175 horsepower. The Cessna 175 Skylark is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1960 and 1970.

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 GO-300-D. FAA spelling: GO-300-D.

Fitted to model families

Cessna 175 Skylark2Reims Aviation S.A. CESSNA F172H1

Cessna 175 Skylark · Reims Aviation S.A. CESSNA F172H

Where they are owner's state

Nevada2Minnesota1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles3 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

001222196011970

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental GO-300-D the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-298, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 4 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years.

FAA orders 4 airworthiness directives · newest first

2023-10-262023-17-04 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System · engine
1996-02-1394-05-05 R1 · Cylinder Rocker · engine
1995-11-2895-21-15 · Aviation Gasoline · engine
94-14-12 · Octane Aviation Gasoline · engine

Failure reports 1 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

00011199

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Valve Seat1

Latest reports

1999-11-28Valve Seat: separated

Certificates and bulletins

E-298Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 6 models listed · revised September 19, 2022

Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders

2018-09-10NE-18-27 · POWERPLANT Rocker Shaft Boss Inspection
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

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Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-go-300-d.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N115RF Cessna
175B
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2024-01-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N404SS Reims Aviation S A
CESSNA F172H
Fixed-wing, single engine International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2017-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7923T Cessna
175A
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2016-11-29 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 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.