Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Continental O-200 series

8,792 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental O-200 series engine, rated at about 100 horsepower. The Cessna 150 is the model most often fitted with it (7,691 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1947 and 2026.

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 series. FAA spelling: 0-200 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table

	aircraft
Cessna 150	7,691
Cessna A150	211
Champion 7 Citabria and Champ	97
Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19	77
Cessna 162	24
Piper J-3 Cub	20
Cessna 140	20
Ercoupe 415	13
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)	13
Cessna 172 Skyhawk	13
Diamond Aircraft DA20 Katana and Eclipse	12
Luscombe 8 Silvaire	12

Cessna 150 · Cessna A150 · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ · Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19 · Cessna 162 · Piper J-3 Cub · Cessna 140 · Ercoupe 415 · Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Cessna 172 Skyhawk

Where they are owner's state

Texas809California758Florida595Washington371Michigan281Ohio279Georgia276Alaska267Arizona250Minnesota247

By state, as a table

	aircraft
Texas	809
California	758
Florida	595
Washington	371
Michigan	281
Ohio	279
Georgia	276
Alaska	267
Arizona	250
Minnesota	247

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles8,778 (100%)Piston twins9 (0.1%)Helicopters5 (0.1%)

By kind, as a table

	aircraft	share
Piston singles	8,778	100%
Piston twins	9	0.1%
Helicopters	5	0.1%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1930	6
1940	90
1950	225
1960	3,836
1970	2,654
1980	99
1990	85
2000	85
2010	28
2020	10

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

The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-252, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 8 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 8 airworthiness directives · newest first

1998-10-1998-17-11 · Crankshafts · 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

1981-04-0181-07-06 · AC Fuel Pumps · engine

All orders naming the Continental O-200 series

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

Failure reports by year, as a table

	reports
16	1

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Bolt1

Parts most reported, as a table

	reports
Bolt	1

Latest reports

2016-08-13Bolt: loose

Certificates and bulletins

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

Safety bulletins 6 · 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

Fitted to

Cessna 150 7,691 with this engine series
Cessna A150 211 with this engine series
Champion 7 Citabria and Champ 97 with this engine series
Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19 77 with this engine series
Cessna 162 24 with this engine series
Piper J-3 Cub 20 with this engine series
Cessna 140 20 with this engine series
Ercoupe 415 13 with this engine series

Where they are

Texas 809 of these aircraft
California 758 of these aircraft
Florida 595 of these aircraft
Washington 371 of these aircraft
Michigan 281 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Airgo INC 11 of these aircraft
High Exposure INC 10 of these aircraft
Round Engine Aero 8 of these aircraft
Jr Imaging Logistics INC 8 of these aircraft
International Air Services INC Trustee 8 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

FAA orders naming the Continental O-200 series 8 airworthiness directives
Failure reports on the Continental O-200 series 1 reports since 1995

Analytics

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-o-200-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 8,792

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N3057J	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2022-01-06	Valid
N6642S	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-01-06	Valid
N8926S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2022-01-06	Valid
N11558	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cwi Air Motive INC Grant Park, Illinois	Standard	2022-01-04	Valid
N2513F	Champion 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-01-04	Valid
N72CP	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-01-04	Valid
N8624S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-01-04	Valid
N4139U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-01-03	Valid
N71CP	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kitty Hawk Flight Training and Tours LLC Nags Head, North Carolina	Standard	2021-12-28	Valid
N51103	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-12-27	Valid
N11824	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aircraft Partner Holdings INC Trustee Berlin,	Standard	2021-12-22	Valid
N6728S	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2021-12-21	Valid
N3889J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-12-20	Valid
N8138U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2021-12-20	Valid
N5219Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vital Aviation LLC Monterey, California	Standard	2021-12-17	Valid
N60441	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-12-17	Valid
N714AZ	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-12-17	Valid
N7974E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jstream Lc Sheridan, Wyoming	Standard	2021-12-17	Valid
N2178V	Cornett Steven Michael WAG AERO SPORT TRAIN	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2021-12-16	Valid
N23188	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-12-16	Valid
N48314	Dodd BREEZY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Experimental	2021-12-16	Valid
N18723	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2021-12-15	Valid
N3040S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2021-12-15	Valid
N135AU	Cessna A150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Coppice Aviation Assets LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2021-12-14	Valid
N3016S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-12-14	Valid
N5956J	Cessna A150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-12-14	Valid
N7037X	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-12-13	Valid
N18057	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2021-12-11	Valid
N5361Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Multiple	2021-12-11	Valid
N6241T	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Arm 4 Aviation LLC Blanchard, Iowa	Standard	2021-12-11	Valid
N6294S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-12-11	Valid
N9976Y	Champion 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rogue Air LLC Miller, South Dakota	Standard	2021-12-11	Valid
N418LJ	Clement James G CUB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2021-12-10	Valid
N7813F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Up and Away Aviation LLC Poughkeepsie, New York	Standard	2021-12-10	Valid
N8681G	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2021-12-10	Valid
N3133J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Four Men and A Plane LLC New Port Richey, Florida	Standard	2021-12-09	Valid
N8172V	Cessna A150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-12-09	Valid
N1374Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2021-12-08	Valid
N601FH	Holdgate Irvin F ZODIAC CH 601XLB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2021-12-07	Valid
N22846	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-12-06	Valid
N61329	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Girls Love To Fly INC Roseville, California	Standard	2021-12-04	Valid
N8645U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-12-04	Valid
N7917E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2021-12-03	Valid
N8790U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-12-02	Valid
N704PK	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Arg Management - Clemson Blvd LLC Sandy Springs, South Carolina	Standard	2021-12-01	Valid
N166JA	Cessna Aircraft Co 162	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lazy 8 LLC Renton, Washington	Light sport	2021-11-29	Valid
N2679J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jupiter Flight Service and Investing LLC Lithonia, Georgia	Standard	2021-11-29	Valid
N3882J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2021-11-29	Valid
N8460J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-11-29	Valid
N222SA	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-11-23	Valid
N16101	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-11-20	Valid
N3049V	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-11-20	Valid
N60950	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-11-20	Valid
N6948F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2021-11-19	Valid
N6821G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Multiple	2021-11-18	Valid
N7150X	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-11-18	Valid
N17203	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ds Flight Services LLC Battle Groun, Washington	Standard	2021-11-17	Valid
N3727J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerowood Aviation LLC Monroe, North Carolina	Standard	2021-11-17	Valid
N50904	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-11-17	Valid
N8173F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2021-11-17	Valid
N4795X	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-11-16	Valid
N18126	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2021-11-13	Valid
N5509E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-11-13	Valid
N4035J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bloomquist Steven R Granbury, Texas	Standard	2021-11-12	Valid
N19404	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2021-11-10	Valid
N2018Z	Cessna 150C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-11-09	Valid
N6715G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-11-09	Valid
N7161X	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-11-09	Valid
N63641	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2021-11-06	Valid
N10524	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-11-05	Valid
N1663Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2021-11-05	Valid
N60477	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-11-05	Valid
N6300K	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2021-11-05	Valid
N704GD	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-11-05	Valid
N8378M	Cessna A150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-11-05	Valid
N1015M	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-11-04	Valid
N23359	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-11-04	Valid
N50419	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-11-04	Valid
N6057U	Cessna Aircraft Co 162	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Light sport	2021-11-04	Valid
N6299R	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-11-04	Valid
N6568G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Antler Aviation and Wildlife Service LLC Wasilla, Alaska	Standard	2021-11-04	Valid
N17136	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2021-11-03	Valid
N3974U	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2021-11-03	Valid
N4068J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-11-03	Valid
N4235U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-11-03	Valid
N2986S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-11-02	Valid
N71311	Luscombe 8F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lady Luscombe LLC Seattle, Washington	Standard	2021-11-02	Valid
N7868Z	Cessna 150C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2021-11-02	Valid
N5208Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Rhode Island	Standard	2021-10-30	Valid
N5629E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-10-30	Valid
N1911S	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skyproxy Aviation LLC Omaha, Nebraska	Standard	2021-10-29	Valid
N6279T	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-10-28	Valid
N6341K	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Riggin Flight Service INC Madison, South Dakota	Standard	2021-10-28	Valid
N7147X	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2021-10-28	Valid
N6324G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-10-27	Valid
N11491	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2021-10-26	Valid
N19587	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-10-26	Valid
N7131X	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eaa Charter 1093 Midland, Michigan	Standard	2021-10-26	Valid
N22597	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2021-10-25	Valid
N3683J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-10-25	Valid

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.