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
N6055G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-11-20	Valid
N11634	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2014-11-18	Valid
N66687	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ruhe Sales LLC Leipsic, Ohio	Standard	2014-11-14	Valid
N3750V	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-11-10	Valid
N5953G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-11-07	Valid
N6416K	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Shreveport Aviation Services LLC Shreveport, Louisiana	Standard	2014-11-07	Valid
N7093X	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2014-11-06	Valid
N7814G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-11-04	Valid
N1250Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-11-03	Valid
N6029T	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2014-10-31	Valid
N19336	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ozark Aviation Services LLC Wasola, Missouri	Standard	2014-10-30	Valid
N8744S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2014-10-30	Valid
N5573E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-10-29	Valid
N8349M	Cessna A150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-10-29	Valid
N2001T	Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-10-28	Valid
N7038X	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2014-10-27	Valid
N5696G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2014-10-22	Valid
N11177	Champion 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2014-10-20	Valid
N494RA	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Astra Integrated Technologies LLC Rockledge, Florida	Standard	2014-10-16	Valid
N63632	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Prestige Air Charter INC Sandston, Virginia	Standard	2014-10-14	Valid
N16202	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-10-08	Valid
N9271U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-10-08	Valid
N3935U	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-10-07	Valid
N3035X	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	29 Soaring Club INC Twentynine Palms, California	Standard	2014-10-06	Valid
N6169G	Cessna 150K	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kingdom Air Corps Sutton, Alaska	Standard	2014-10-01	Valid
N6811G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-09-30	Valid
N3176J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aquaero LLC San Antonio, Texas	Standard	2014-09-24	Valid
N11492	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-09-23	Valid
N5590G	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2014-09-22	Valid
N8306G	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2014-09-16	Valid
N60305	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-09-12	Valid
N751DS	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	High Exposure INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2014-09-09	Valid
N17077	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2014-09-08	Valid
N6620S	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-09-08	Valid
N7339X	Cessna 150B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Renewed INC Tekamah, Nebraska	Standard	2014-09-08	Valid
N8187V	Cessna A150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-09-08	Valid
N8484J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-09-04	Valid
N6701F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-08-29	Valid
N8711G	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-08-28	Valid
N2876S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-08-27	Valid
N2861S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-08-21	Valid
N26DD	Donar Francis E/Donar David J DAVIS-DA-2-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2014-08-20	Valid
N6251T	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2014-08-20	Valid
N10072	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-08-19	Valid
N3130J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-08-18	Valid
N2982S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-08-13	Valid
N6688T	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2014-08-13	Valid
N2889S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-08-12	Valid
N6627G	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-08-12	Valid
N139EZ	Heitkotter RUTAN VARI-EZE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2014-08-11	Valid
N704XV	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-08-11	Valid
N7811Z	Cessna 150C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-08-11	Valid
N6516T	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-08-08	Valid
N8721S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2014-08-08	Valid
N10474	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Some Beech LLC Bolivar, Missouri	Standard	2014-08-07	Valid
N3543	Cessna 150B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jaws Air LLC Gainesville, Florida	Standard	2014-08-06	Valid
N5977J	Cessna A150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2014-08-06	Valid
N2006Z	Cessna 150C	Fixed-wing, single engine	N2006Z LLC South Hill, Virginia	Standard	2014-08-05	Valid
N66164	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-08-05	Valid
N8220S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-08-05	Valid
N6997F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-07-31	Valid
N22115	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2014-07-29	Valid
N6291N	Hensler Howard CASSUTT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Experimental	2014-07-29	Valid
N714PG	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC Sacramento, California	Standard	2014-07-28	Valid
N88LF	Musson Merle D VARIEZE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	2014-07-28	Valid
N63047	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ggf INC Jacksonville, Arkansas	Standard	2014-07-22	Valid
N7595U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2014-07-22	Valid
N704MH	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ormond Aircaft Leasing & Management INC Ormond Beach, Florida	Standard	2014-07-15	Valid
N704ZW	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ormond Aircraft Leasing & Management INC Ormond Beach, Florida	Standard	2014-07-15	Valid
N714GZ	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ormond Aircraft Leasing & Management INC Ormond Beach, Florida	Standard	2014-07-15	Valid
N9804J	Cessna A150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ormond Aircraft Leasing & Management INC Ormond Beach, Florida	Standard	2014-07-15	Valid
N9890J	Cessna A150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ormond Aircraft Leasing & Management INC Ormond Beach, Florida	Standard	2014-07-14	Valid
N6696F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-07-10	Valid
N66197	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner AE	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N6977F	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N7211X	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N1429Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2014-06-30	Valid
N25006	Keleher Lark JK-1B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Experimental	2014-06-26	Valid
N6668T	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2014-06-26	Valid
N6569S	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N8967S	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N1266	American Legend Aircraft Co AL3C-100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Light sport	2014-06-20	Valid
N6623T	Cessna 150A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-06-20	Valid
N372EC	Super Midget CMI	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2014-06-19	Valid
N4202U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-06-19	Valid
N11272	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2014-06-17	Valid
N6297T	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-06-17	Valid
N7949Z	Cessna 150C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-06-17	Valid
N6238T	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Locklear Benjamin M Mangum, Oklahoma	Standard	2014-06-16	Valid
N8724U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ronald O Holcomb LLC Lapeer, Michigan	Multiple	2014-06-16	Valid
N22243	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-06-10	Valid
N1261Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-06-05	Valid
N8129T	Flaglor Kenneth PIEL EMRAUDE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2014-06-03	Valid
N3300J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N66140	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N714GU	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N3070J	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cascade Soaring Society East Wenatchee, Washington	Standard	2014-05-30	Valid
N50914	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2014-05-29	Valid
N66614	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2014-05-29	Valid
N10946	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eastern Flying Service INC Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2014-05-27	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.