Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental GO-300 series

810 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental GO-300 series engine, rated at about 175 horsepower. The Cessna 175 Skylark is the model most often fitted with it (781 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1958 and 1980.

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 series. FAA spelling: GO-300 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Cessna 175 Skylark781Cessna P17219Cessna 172 Skyhawk7Cessna 3101Cessna R172 Hawk XP1Nickelson STEEN SKYBOLT1

Cessna 175 Skylark · Cessna P172 · Cessna 172 Skyhawk · Cessna 310 · Cessna R172 Hawk XP · Nickelson STEEN SKYBOLT

Where they are owner's state

Texas72California64Alaska56Washington43Florida33Arizona33Colorado30Michigan26Kansas26Oregon25

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles809 (100%)Piston twins1 (0.1%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

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

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-298, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies INC. (Continental)). The FAA has issued 4 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 16 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 10 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 16 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Cylinder3Gusset3Block2Attach Bracket1Bracket1Connecting Rod1Contact1Mount1Piston1Transmitter1

Latest reports

2013-07-08Contact: corroded

2008-04-16Mount: cracked

2007-09-24Transmitter: cracked

2006-07-29Cylinder: separated

2006-06-13Gusset: cracked

Certificates and bulletins

E-298Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies INC. (Continental) · revised May 4, 2020

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

Fitted to

Cessna 175 Skylark 781 with this engine series
Cessna P172 19 with this engine series
Cessna 172 Skyhawk 7 with this engine series
Cessna 310 1 with this engine series
Cessna R172 Hawk XP 1 with this engine series

Where they are

Texas 72 of these aircraft
California 64 of these aircraft
Alaska 56 of these aircraft
Washington 43 of these aircraft
Florida 33 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC 2 of these aircraft
Bas Part Sales LLC 2 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

FAA orders naming the Continental GO-300 series 4 airworthiness directives
Failure reports on the Continental GO-300 series 16 reports since 1995

Analytics

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

Aircraft newest certificates first · 810

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N8263T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2017-05-16	Valid
N7514M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2017-04-11	Valid
N6615E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-03-29	Valid
N7113M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2017-03-29	Valid
N6640E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2017-03-28	Valid
N8050T	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2017-03-09	Valid
N6782E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2017-02-27	Valid
N7021E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-27	Valid
N7319M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2017-02-13	Valid
N6505E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2017-02-10	Valid
N8291T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-08	Valid
N7330M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2017-01-17	Valid
N7391M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2017-01-17	Valid
N7015M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2017-01-03	Valid
N7028E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2016-11-03	Valid
N9495B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2016-10-25	Valid
N8070T	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2016-10-18	Valid
N9487B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2016-10-17	Valid
N9350B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2016-09-23	Valid
N7004E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2016-09-07	Valid
N7500M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-08-29	Valid
N7042E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-08-16	Valid
N6928E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2016-08-02	Valid
N7691M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2016-07-28	Valid
N7085E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2016-07-16	Valid
N7216M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2016-07-15	Valid
N8127T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-06-15	Valid
N7052E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-06-13	Valid
N9404B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2016-06-02	Valid
N7352M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2016-05-20	Valid
N8080T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	High Mesa Aviation LLC Naturita, Colorado	Standard	2016-05-19	Valid
N8186T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-02-22	Valid
N6756E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-01-27	Valid
N7612M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-01-12	Valid
N7578M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-12-30	Valid
N9341B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2015-12-02	Valid
N7041E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-11-06	Valid
N6850E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2015-10-29	Valid
N7049M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2015-10-16	Valid
N8196T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2015-10-02	Valid
N7534M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2015-09-08	Valid
N7421M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2015-08-21	Valid
N7002M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2015-08-14	Valid
N7001M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2015-08-05	Valid
N7230M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Spring-Air LLC De Graff, Ohio	Standard	2015-08-05	Valid
N6746E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-07-15	Valid
N7069E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-07-13	Valid
N7134M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2015-07-08	Valid
N7080M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2015-07-02	Valid
N6906E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2015-06-15	Valid
N9329B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sngdo Emergency Medicine INC Spring Hill, Florida	Standard	2015-04-28	Valid
N7489M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2015-04-23	Valid
N8142T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rodriguez Pablo Toa Baja, Puerto Rico	Standard	2015-04-21	Valid
N6866E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2015-04-09	Valid
N7009E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2015-04-02	Valid
N7288M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Straight Tail LLC Boise, Idaho	Standard	2015-03-23	Valid
N7590M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2015-03-20	Valid
N8051T	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skylark Aircraft LLC El Mirage, Arizona	Standard	2015-03-11	Valid
N113BE	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2015-02-27	Valid
N9323B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-27	Valid
N175VC	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cashmere Aviation LLC Mcalester, Oklahoma	Standard	2015-01-14	Valid
N9430B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Future Flyers of Connecticut LLC Simsbury, Connecticut	Standard	2014-10-09	Valid
N7069M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2014-09-18	Valid
N6966E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2014-09-15	Valid
N9252B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-09-15	Valid
N7211M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2014-08-29	Valid
N7539M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bungalow Drug INC Belgrade, Montana	Standard	2014-08-27	Valid
N8204T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2014-08-19	Valid
N6945E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2014-08-04	Valid
N175WR	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N7495M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-06-11	Valid
N7400M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	7400M Air INC Auburn, Alabama	Standard	2014-06-04	Valid
N8351T	Cessna 175C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N9225B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	25/25 LLC Pinedale, Wyoming	Standard	2014-05-28	Valid
N8366T	Cessna 175C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-05-08	Valid
N9379B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bravo Aviation LLC Jasper, Texas	Standard	2014-05-07	Valid
N7692M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2014-04-28	Valid
N7503M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Judie Bear Air LLC Bend, Oregon	Standard	2014-04-18	Valid
N7543M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2014-04-16	Valid
N7373M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2014-03-05	Valid
N8191T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-03-04	Valid
N175SH	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2014-02-28	Valid
N8184T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-01-24	Valid
N9308B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-12-23	Valid
N9396B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-12-09	Valid
N8336T	Cessna 175C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2013-11-20	Valid
N6972E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2013-10-30	Valid
N8276T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-10-24	Valid
N8125T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-08-29	Valid
N6560E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aeschliman Arlie W Tribune, Kansas	Standard	2013-08-06	Valid
N7144M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2013-07-29	Valid
N7387M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2013-07-22	Valid
N7055E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-06-21	Valid
N7093M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-04-25	Valid
N7093E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Hampshire	Standard	2013-04-11	Valid
N8119T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2013-02-20	Valid
N9346B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-02-12	Valid
N6943E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-01-29	Valid
N7302M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2013-01-24	Valid
N8183T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-12-31	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.