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
N747KY	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-08	Valid
N5770G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2020-01-07	Valid
N7031X	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-01-07	Valid
N8634U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tango Thirty One Aero Clube INC Mckinney, Texas	Standard	2020-01-07	Valid
N11589	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2020-01-06	Valid
N3884Y	Stanley Robert M HATZ CB1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2020-01-06	Valid
N60738	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2020-01-06	Valid
N4262U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-01-03	Valid
N8207F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2020-01-03	Valid
N156DA	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Round Trip Lc Elkhart, Kansas	Standard	2019-12-31	Valid
N5673E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Farwell William B Benton, Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-12-31	Valid
N923BR	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wings of Grace Ministries INC Melbourne, Florida	Standard	2019-12-31	Valid
N3639J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Prima County Community College Tucson, Arizona	Standard	2019-12-27	Valid
N6905S	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-12-26	Valid
N6424G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2019-12-23	Valid
N3141X	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2019-12-19	Valid
N60808	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-12-19	Valid
N6211T	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-12-19	Valid
N2461J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-12-18	Valid
N22085	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2019-12-17	Valid
N3616T	Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-12-17	Valid
N8963U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Avia Aero Services INC Flagler Beach, Florida	Standard	2019-12-17	Valid
N11026	Champion 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2019-12-16	Valid
N2224J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	24J LLC Driggs, Idaho	Standard	2019-12-13	Valid
N1963G	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2019-12-12	Valid
N3136J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-12-12	Valid
N8410M	Cessna A150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	JR Imaging Logistics INC Pasco, Washington	Standard	2019-12-12	Valid
N2003X	Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2019-12-11	Valid
N60714	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-12-10	Valid
N6422K	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-12-10	Valid
N16105	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-12-09	Valid
N2929S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Terrell Aviation INC Terrell, Texas	Standard	2019-12-06	Valid
N6812G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jannus Air INC Tampa, Florida	Standard	2019-12-06	Valid
N9132U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-12-06	Valid
N6810F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation Trust CO LLC Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2019-12-05	Valid
N3937J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2019-12-04	Valid
N6570S	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-12-04	Valid
N22029	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Youth Eagles Aviation Elk Grove, California	Standard	2019-12-02	Valid
N8584J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-12-02	Valid
N8923S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-12-02	Valid
N3531L	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2019-11-27	Valid
N1157Y	Cessna 150B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2019-11-25	Valid
N45156	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flight Training Solutions LLC Longwood, Florida	Standard	2019-11-25	Valid
N66723	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2019-11-25	Valid
N21936	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-11-22	Valid
N6555F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2019-11-21	Valid
N1522F	Aeronca 7CCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-11-20	Valid
N22491	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2019-11-20	Valid
N1354Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2019-11-19	Valid
N6262G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Hawaii	Standard	2019-11-19	Valid
N704LC	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Edwards Pacific Aviation CORP Dover, Delaware	Standard	2019-11-19	Valid
N5465Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2019-11-18	Valid
N5960J	Cessna A150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2019-11-18	Valid
N18554	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2019-11-16	Valid
N19594	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-11-16	Valid
N631EH	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2019-11-15	Valid
N8630G	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-11-15	Valid
N2552J	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2019-11-14	Valid
N1979Z	Cessna 150C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Hawaii	Standard	2019-11-13	Valid
N8874G	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-11-13	Valid
N9830J	Cessna A150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-11-13	Valid
N50201	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2019-11-12	Valid
N21957	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-11-08	Valid
N5517E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-11-07	Valid
N5578E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Graham Aviation INC Galion, Ohio	Standard	2019-11-06	Valid
N63406	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-11-06	Valid
N7913Z	Cessna 150C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-11-06	Valid
N19144	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2019-11-05	Valid
N3674J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation Trust Company LLC Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2019-11-05	Valid
N6802G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2019-11-04	Valid
N8850G	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	School Board of Seminole County Florida Sanford, Florida	Standard	2019-11-04	Valid
N2515J	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-11-01	Valid
N6344G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-11-01	Valid
N2832S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2019-10-29	Valid
N4185U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2019-10-28	Valid
N6024J	Cessna A150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hangar 5 LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2019-10-28	Valid
N8606J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-10-25	Valid
N6027J	Cessna A150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2019-10-23	Valid
N7955F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	N7955F LLC Titusville, Florida	Standard	2019-10-22	Valid
N8640G	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2019-10-22	Valid
N4594U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-10-21	Valid
N5908G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2019-10-21	Valid
N7315A	Cessna A150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tiny Sparrow Aviation LLC Irvine, California	Standard	2019-10-21	Valid
N3103J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-10-17	Valid
N8681J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-10-17	Valid
N714NR	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2019-10-11	Valid
N45170	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-10-10	Valid
N601HG	Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Experimental	2019-10-10	Valid
N23046	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-10-08	Valid
N5804G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skylands Air LLC Port Orange, Florida	Standard	2019-10-08	Valid
N8228S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Morristown Flying Service INC Talbott, Tennessee	Standard	2019-10-08	Valid
N18110	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-10-07	Valid
N606JC	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-10-07	Valid
N63114	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rgw Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2019-10-07	Valid
N7853F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-10-07	Valid
N321TM	Moore Thomas A Q-200	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2019-10-03	Valid
N63533	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2019-10-03	Valid
N8578J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Paragon Aviation LLC Reading, Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-10-03	Valid
N19061	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mccauley Aviation INC Springfield, Tennessee	Standard	2019-10-02	Valid
N11290	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Safety In Motion Flight Center INC Puyallup, Washington	Standard	2019-10-01	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.