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
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
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 808 | 100% |
| Piston twins | 1 | 0.1% |
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
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
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
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 3 · 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 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
- 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
- Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Bas Part Sales LLC 2 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental GO-300 series 4 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental GO-300 series 16 reports since 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8000T | Cessna 175A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N8021T | Cessna 175A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N8177T | Cessna 175B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N8308T | Cessna 175C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N8539X | Cessna P172D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N8832B | Cessna 172 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N9212B | Cessna 175 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N931UR | Cessna 175 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N9343B | Cessna 175 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado |
Standard | 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 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.