Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 7, 2026

Continental GO-300 series

809 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 (780 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 Skylark780Cessna P17219Cessna 172 Skyhawk7Cessna 3101Cessna R172 Hawk XP1Nickelson STEEN SKYBOLT1

Model families, as a table

	aircraft
Cessna 175 Skylark	780
Cessna P172	19
Cessna 172 Skyhawk	7
Cessna 310	1
Cessna R172 Hawk XP	1
Nickelson STEEN SKYBOLT	1

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

Where they are owner's state

Texas72California64Alaska55Washington43Florida33Arizona33Colorado30Michigan26Kansas26Oregon25

By state, as a table

	aircraft
Texas	72
California	64
Alaska	55
Washington	43
Florida	33
Arizona	33
Colorado	30
Michigan	26
Kansas	26
Oregon	25

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles808 (100%)Piston twins1 (0.1%)

By kind, as a table

	aircraft	share
Piston singles	808	100%
Piston twins	1	0.1%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1950	438
1960	197
1970	2
1980	1

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.). 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

Failure reports by year, as a table

	reports
95	2
98	1
01	3
05	1
06	6
07	1
08	1
13	1

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Cylinder3Gusset3Block2Attach Bracket1Bracket1Connecting Rod1Contact1Mount1Piston1Transmitter1

Parts most reported, as a table

	reports
Cylinder	3
Gusset	3
Block	2
Attach Bracket	1
Bracket	1
Connecting Rod	1
Contact	1
Mount	1
Piston	1
Transmitter	1

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. · 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

Fitted to

Cessna 175 Skylark 780 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 55 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

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-go-300-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 809

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N8128T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2001-04-26	Valid
N9256B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2001-03-05	Valid
N6924E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2000-08-04	Valid
N9289B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Woodstock Aircraft Services INC White Lake, New York	Standard	2000-07-22	Valid
N6603E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2000-06-22	Valid
N8314T	Cessna 175C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mt Pleasant Aero Club LLC Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Standard	2000-06-16	Valid
N6913E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2000-04-11	Valid
N7181M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2000-02-03	Valid
N7013E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2000-02-01	Valid
N7609M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	1999-12-29	Valid
N7948T	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1999-11-23	Valid
N8071T	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	1999-09-15	Valid
N9366B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1999-07-16	Valid
N6681E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-03-03	Valid
N7992T	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	1999-02-10	Valid
N7988T	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1999-01-06	Valid
N7183M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1998-09-30	Valid
N6854E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1997-11-08	Valid
N7963T	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1997-08-26	Valid
N9463B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-08-21	Valid
N8327T	Cessna 175C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1997-07-01	Valid
N8286T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	1997-05-14	Valid
N7986T	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-02-11	Valid
N7942T	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1997-01-29	Valid
N7378M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-10-04	Valid
N7022E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-09-27	Valid
N6571E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-09-11	Valid
N7369M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1996-05-14	Valid
N7604M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-03-05	Valid
N6859E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1996-02-29	Valid
N7155M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1995-11-13	Valid
N6829E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1995-10-12	Valid
N6506E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1995-08-21	Valid
N7282M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1995-08-11	Expired
N7239M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1995-06-26	Valid
N6740E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	1994-12-07	Valid
N7547M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1994-04-15	Valid
N6914E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	1994-03-17	Valid
N6804E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1993-12-28	Valid
N81BM	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hollrock Engineering INC Hadley, Massachusetts	Standard	1993-10-07	Valid
N7419M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1993-07-16	Valid
N8330T	Cessna 175C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1993-01-07	Valid
N7696M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	1992-10-30	Valid
N7047M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1991-10-02	Valid
N6567E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1991-06-03	Valid
N7156M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1991-05-18	Valid
N6952E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1991-05-01	Valid
N7072M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1991-02-14	Valid
N6501E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1990-12-24	Valid
N8175T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1990-09-18	Valid
N8132T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1990-08-08	Valid
N7126M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1990-07-18	Valid
N7368M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1990-02-12	Valid
N6856E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	High Plains Agronomics INC Milliken, Colorado	Standard	1989-11-27	Valid
N7276M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1989-11-02	Valid
N7545M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1989-09-14	Valid
N2840J	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1989-03-29	Valid
N7068M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1989-03-28	Valid
N7002E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-11-04	Valid
N7287M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1988-08-31	Valid
N7365M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-05-17	Valid
N6527E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1988-04-18	Valid
N7025M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1988-02-11	Valid
N7109M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flathead Flying INC Bigfork, Montana	Standard	1987-09-09	Valid
N777AD	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1987-05-27	Valid
N7291M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1986-10-17	Valid
N7475M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1986-04-03	Valid
N9384B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Reser Raymond e Milton Freewater, Oregon	Standard	1985-06-13	Valid
N758VP	Cessna R172K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1984-01-23	Valid
N6592E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1984-01-11	Valid
N7212M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1983-12-02	Valid
N9276B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	1982-11-02	Valid
N6993E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	1981-12-29	Valid
N11V	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1979-10-05	Valid
N7127M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1979-08-15	Valid
N9492B	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pack Charles Millington, Tennessee	Standard	1979-06-27	Valid
N8138T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1977-07-05	Valid
N7444M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1977-05-11	Valid
N7299M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1976-08-11	Revoked
N7565M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Leaver Bros Rossville, Illinois	Standard	1974-04-11	Valid
N8130T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1973-10-30	Revoked
N7414M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1971-07-02	Valid
N8518X	Cessna 175C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1968-07-02	Valid
N8145T	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1967-04-10	Valid
N7097M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1964-02-27	Valid
N7520M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Whitehurst Funeral Chapels INC Los Banos, California	Standard	1962-01-13	Valid
N531JB	Cessna 175B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard		Pending
N6532E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard		Pending
N6646E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard		Pending
N6666E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard		Pending
N6702E	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard		Pending
N6774E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard		Pending
N6863E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard		Sale reported
N6901E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bostik Industries LLC Green Cove Springs, Florida	Standard		Valid
N6917E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard		Pending
N7003E	Cessna 175A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Indy Air Sales LLC Anderson, Indiana	Standard		Valid
N7227M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard		Pending cancellation
N7420M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard		Pending
N7557M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard		Pending
N7608M	Cessna 175	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard		Pending

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.