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	Status
N1138Z	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	Pending cancellation
N11399	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	No owner on file	Standard	Assigned, not yet registered
N113PB	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	Pending
N11529	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	Pending
N11571	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	Sale reported
N11616	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	Pending
N117TS	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	Pending
N11971	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	Pending
N11WD	Miniplane 1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	Pending
N1208Y	Cessna 150B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	Valid
N1218Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	Sale reported
N1227R	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	Pending
N14882	Rose-Rhinehart A4-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	Pending
N150FJ	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	Sale reported
N150HF	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	Pending
N150JJ	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Medic Choppers LLC Springdale, Arkansas	Standard	Valid
N150MD	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	No owner on file	Standard	Pending cancellation
N151GW	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	Sale reported
N1591Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard	Valid
N1625Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	Pending
N1679Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	Pending
N17299	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	Sale reported
N188E	Bristo 100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	Pending
N19176	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying Colors Airparts INC Leesburg, Florida	Standard	Valid
N19187	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	Pending
N19220	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	Pending
N1928Z	Cessna 150C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Restricted	Pending
N19516	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	Valid
N2061N	Cessna 140	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	Sale reported
N2090Z	Cessna 150C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	Pending
N21MM	Melanson Marvin CASSUTT III M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	Canceled
N22128	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	Sale reported
N22159	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	Canceled
N22210	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	Sale reported
N2264J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	No owner on file	Standard	Pending cancellation
N22692	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	Pending
N22765	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	Pending
N23205	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	Pending
N23218	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	Pending
N2529J	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	Sale reported
N2534F	Champion 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Central Virginia Aviation INC North Dinwiddie, Virginia	Standard	Valid
N2557J	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	Sale reported
N2558F	Champion 7ECA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ten High Flg INC Five Points, California	None on file	Revoked
N2609G	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	Pending
N267RJ	American Legend Aircraft Co AL11C-100	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rc Aero LLC Richmond, Indiana	Light sport	Valid
N2842S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	Pending
N2843S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	Pending
N2920J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	Pending
N2948J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	Sale reported
N2988J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	Pending
N3006X	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	Pending
N3009S	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	Pending
N3015J	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	Pending
N3030N	Cessna Aircraft Co 162	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Light sport	Pending
N305MJ	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	Pending
N3099J	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	Sale reported
N3118V	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	Sale reported
N316PC	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	Pending
N3173X	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	Pending
N3201J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	Sale reported
N3201X	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	Sale reported
N3254V	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	Pending
N325U	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	Pending
N3281J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	Pending
N333AD	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	Pending cancellation
N3466J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	Sale reported
N3543J	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	Pending
N3571T	Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	Pending
N3575V	Cessna 150M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	Sale reported
N3589L	Cessna 150F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	Sale reported
N3646J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	Pending
N3747J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	Pending
N380T	Travland Oscar VARIEZE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	Sale reported
N3834J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	Pending
N3977U	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	Sale reported
N3982U	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	Sale reported
N3987J	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	Pending cancellation
N3989U	Cessna 150E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	Sale reported
N41WP	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	Sale reported
N4277U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	Pending
N4442U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard	Valid
N4460U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	Canceled
N4547U	Cessna 150D	Fixed-wing, single engine	No owner on file	Standard	Assigned, not yet registered
N4673X	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	Pending
N4815X	Cessna 150G	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	Sale reported
N50170	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	Pending
N50331	Cessna 150H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	Sale reported
N50583	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	Pending
N50704	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	Pending
N50813	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	Valid
N51393	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	Pending
N5278Q	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	Canceled
N531CP	Cessna 150L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	Pending
N5516G	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	Pending
N5597G	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	Pending
N5790E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	Canceled
N5846E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	Sale reported
N5967E	Cessna 150	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	Pending
N60040	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	Pending
N60249	Cessna 150J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard	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.