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

Continental O-200-B

3 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental O-200-B engine, rated at about 100 horsepower. The Frank Ducker VJ-22 is the model most often fitted with it (1 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 2009 and 2024.

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 O-200-B. FAA spelling: O-200-B.

Fitted to model families

Frank Ducker VJ-221Smith James D STOL CH 7501Staudacher Mark W VJ-22MS SPORTSMAN1

Frank Ducker VJ-22 · Smith James D STOL CH 750 · Staudacher Mark W VJ-22MS SPORTSMAN

Where they are owner's state

Texas1Michigan1California1

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles3 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

001221200022020

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental O-200-B the component layer

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-252, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 9 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.

FAA orders 9 airworthiness directives · newest first

1998-10-1998-17-11 · Crankshafts · engine
1996-07-1896-12-06 · Engine Timing · engine
1996-02-1394-05-05 R1 · Cylinder Rocker · engine
1995-11-2895-21-15 · Aviation Gasoline · engine
1993-12-1493-22-05 · Carburetor Air Intake Housing Assemblies · engine
1993-08-1293-10-02 · Missing Cylinder Valve Retainer Key · engine

All orders naming the Continental O-200-B

Certificates and bulletins

E-252Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 15 models listed · revised September 19, 2022

Safety bulletins 5 · 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
2003-06-27NE-03-45 ·
1998-06-10CE-98-21R1 ·

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

Where they are
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-o-200-b.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 3

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N221VJ Frank Ducker
VJ-22
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2023-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N122MS Staudacher Mark W
VJ-22MS SPORTSMAN
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Experimental 2022-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N681CC Smith James D
STOL CH 750
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Experimental 2013-07-08 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.