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
N2972S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-11-14	Valid
N4263U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-11-14	Valid
N5517	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-11-14	Valid
N7961Z	Cessna 150C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Boho LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2020-11-13	Valid
N6356G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-11-12	Valid
N6455K	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying Gators INC Overland Park, Kansas	Standard	2020-11-10	Valid
N6600D	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner District of Columbia	Standard	2020-11-10	Valid
N9380U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2020-11-10	Valid
N110SS	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Edwards Pacific Aviation CORP Dover, Delaware	Standard	2020-11-07	Valid
N1222W	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Planes Over Plains LLC Benton, Kansas	Standard	2020-11-07	Valid
N632EH	Cessna A150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2020-11-07	Valid
N6967G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2020-11-07	Valid
N8128S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-11-07	Valid
N19238	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-11-06	Valid
N11416	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-11-05	Valid
N18597	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2020-11-05	Valid
N7042X	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-11-05	Valid
N714CE	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2020-11-05	Valid
N704RG	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2020-11-04	Valid
N2946S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-11-03	Valid
N9408U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-11-03	Valid
N22318	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-11-02	Valid
N9649A	Cessna 140A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2020-10-30	Valid
N23364	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ephraim Flyers INC Ephraim, Wisconsin	Standard	2020-10-29	Valid
N22016	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2020-10-28	Valid
N22558	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2020-10-28	Valid
N3089S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-10-28	Valid
N308CC	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2020-10-27	Valid
N6517F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2020-10-27	Valid
N8392G	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-10-27	Valid
N51275	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-10-26	Valid
N8391J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-10-26	Valid
N8410J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	1St Flight LLC Allentown, Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-10-26	Valid
N6230	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2020-10-24	Valid
N5290Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-10-19	Valid
N6321K	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-10-17	Valid
N9429U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tangleport LLC Amarillo, Texas	Standard	2020-10-16	Valid
N3397J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2020-10-15	Valid
N440EZ	Hanson David VARI EZE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Crabtree William D Springtown, Texas	Experimental	2020-10-13	Valid
N834SP	Porter Stephen L KITFOX SERIES 5	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	2020-10-13	Valid
N77EZ	Fontaine-English VARIEZE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-10-08	Valid
N3103V	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	N3103V LLC Wheeling, Illinois	Standard	2020-10-07	Valid
N3535B	Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-10-07	Valid
N50406	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aeroplanes Over Idaho INC Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2020-10-06	Valid
N5238Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-10-06	Valid
N66110	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-10-06	Valid
N50213	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2020-09-30	Valid
N8107S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2020-09-30	Valid
N50748	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-09-29	Valid
N50948	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-29	Valid
N6416T	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-09-29	Valid
N11592	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	2020-09-28	Valid
N2081Z	Cessna 150C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-09-24	Valid
N232BT	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hnw Aviation LLC Melbourne, Arkansas	Standard	2020-09-24	Valid
N5214Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-09-23	Valid
N61325	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N6185K	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N6854G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Universe LLC Prospect, Kentucky	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N5567E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-09-21	Valid
N6424T	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-09-21	Valid
N8642U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-09-21	Valid
N6998G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation Trust Company LLC Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2020-09-17	Valid
N11041	Champion 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Quad Aviation LLC Branchville, New Jersey	Standard	2020-09-16	Valid
N3101J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N3582T	Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N714LR	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	St Johns Aviation LLC Saint Johns, Michigan	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N22523	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2020-09-14	Valid
N7081S	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2020-09-14	Valid
N8892U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Propbusters Flying Club INC Wintersville, Ohio	Standard	2020-09-11	Valid
N22882	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2020-09-10	Valid
N2504J	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-10	Valid
N2789J	Cessna A150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-10	Valid
N8366M	Cessna A150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mccauley Aviation INC Springfield, Tennessee	Standard	2020-09-10	Valid
N3038S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Above All Aviation Goleta, California	Standard	2020-09-09	Valid
N16073	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-09-03	Valid
N5392Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Latitude Aviation LLC Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Standard	2020-09-03	Valid
N1292Y	Cessna 150B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2020-09-02	Valid
N6563G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vito Air INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2020-09-02	Valid
N1672Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-08-31	Valid
N606SC	Cessna Aircraft Co 162	Fixed-wing, single engine	Alpha Charlie Aviation LLC Oregon City, Oregon	Light sport	2020-08-31	Valid
N8398M	Cessna A150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-08-29	Valid
N5213Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Media Stew LLC Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2020-08-28	Valid
N50064	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2020-08-27	Valid
N9851J	Cessna A150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Planepower LLC Meridian, Mississippi	Multiple	2020-08-27	Valid
N2647J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-08-25	Valid
N50310	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-08-25	Valid
N5828R	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bismark Public Schools Bismarck, North Dakota	Standard	2020-08-25	Valid
N6086T	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-08-25	Valid
N4452U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-08-24	Valid
N50531	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2020-08-24	Valid
N6626F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-08-21	Valid
N30265	Cessna Aircraft Co 162	Fixed-wing, single engine	Corsair Aviation LLC Pacoima, California	Light sport	2020-08-20	Valid
N51069	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sport Flyer LLC Jackson, Wyoming	Standard	2020-08-20	Valid
N8490G	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2020-08-20	Valid
N9166U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ksnl Aero LLC Shawnee, Oklahoma	Standard	2020-08-20	Valid
N998SC	Cub Crafters Inc CC11-100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Experimental	2020-08-20	Valid
N3114J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2020-08-19	Valid
N5575E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2020-08-19	Valid
N8087F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-08-19	Valid
N111LL	Bolkow BOLKOW JR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-08-18	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.