Reported engine systems (FAA SDR)

Reciprocating Engine2,305 (68.6%)
Ignition326 (9.7%)
Engine Fuel & Control225 (6.7%)
Other101 (3%)
Starting88 (2.6%)
Power Plant79 (2.3%)
Engine Exhaust76 (2.3%)
Engine Controls57 (1.7%)
Engine Oil49 (1.5%)
Engine - Turbine/Turboprop31 (0.9%)
Engine Indicating22 (0.7%)
Other2 (0.1%)
Engine Air1 (0%)

Report counts reflect fleet size and reporting activity, not relative safety or reliability. Source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (public domain).

Airworthiness directives

2023-20445: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Engines (2023-09-21)
2023-05339: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc., Reciprocating Engines (2023-03-15)
2023-03796: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2023-02-23)
2023-02152: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. Reciprocating Engines With a Certain Superior Air Parts, Inc. Intake Valve Installed (2023-02-02)
2022-16371: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc., Lycoming Engines, and Textron Lycoming/Subsidiary of Textron, Inc. Reciprocating Engines (2022-07-29)
2022-03640: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. and Continental Motors Reciprocating Engines (2022-02-22)
2020-17874: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Continental Motors, Inc.) Reciprocating Engines (2020-08-17)
2014-06198: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Motors, Inc. Reciprocating Engines With Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP) Cylinder Assemblies Installed (2014-03-21)
US-2012-10-52: [Final Rule] Hartzell Engine Technologies, LLC (HET) Turbochargers - Removal (2012-06-12)
2012-12612: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Reciprocating Engines (2012-05-24)
2011-31794: Airworthiness Directives; Continental Motors, Inc. (CMI) Reciprocating Engines (2011-12-13)
US-2010-11-04: Hydraulic Valve Lifters - Identification / Replacement (2010-06-02)

Occurrences naming this engine

100 occurrences, 10 fatal, 21 fatalities.

2004-06-27 (4 fatalities)
2002-12-07 — Cessna TU206G (4 fatalities)
2013-09-04 — Carl Whiteley (2 fatalities)
2011-11-14 (2 fatalities)
2010-05-29 — Beechcraft E55 Baron (2 fatalities)
2005-12-05 — BEECHCRAFT F-33 A (2 fatalities)
2004-03-13 (2 fatalities)
2024-04-11 (1 fatalities)
2023-07-17 (1 fatalities)
2005-07-10 (1 fatalities)
2023-08-07
2022-08-30

Engine-failure occurrences on aircraft using this engine

0 occurrences, 0 fatal, 0 fatalities.

These occurrences are engine-failure events on aircraft families that can be fitted with this engine; the engine type of each specific aircraft is not confirmed. Do not read this list as a record for this engine.