Continental A-65-8F
24 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental A-65-8F engine, rated at about 65 horsepower. The Piper J-3 Cub is the model most often fitted with it (9 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1939 and 2016.
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 A-65-8F. FAA spelling: A-65-8F.
Fitted to model families
Piper J-3 Cub · Aeronca 11 Chief · Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Bates Howard CHRISTAVIA MK 1 · Chapman Virgil D PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER · Fox John M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER · Luscombe 8 Silvaire · Mason Lewis Gerald MASON FLY-BABY · Mcpherson John G PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER · Rumsey Todd A KELEHER LARK JK-2A
Where they are owner's state
Kind of aircraft
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental A-65-8F the component layer
The design is held under 1 type certificate (E-205, held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC.). The FAA has issued 2 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this engine series.
FAA orders 2 airworthiness directives · newest first
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders
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
- Piper J-3 Cub 9 with this engine series
- Aeronca 11 Chief 2 with this engine series
- Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 1 with this engine series
- Luscombe 8 Silvaire 1 with this engine series
- Taylorcraft BL 1 with this engine series
- Illinois 4 of these aircraft
- Washington 3 of these aircraft
- Texas 2 of these aircraft
- Kansas 2 of these aircraft
- Indiana 2 of these aircraft
- Silver Wings Flying Company LLC 1 of these aircraft
- FAA orders naming the Continental A-65-8F 2 airworthiness directives
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a-65-8f.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 24
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N46WR | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N426TR | Rumsey Todd A KELEHER LARK JK-2A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Experimental | 2024-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3973E | Aeronca 11BC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341KT | Schmitt Robert J-6 KARATOO |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N701LF | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N229MS | Southerland Murphy H Jr CORBIN JUNIOR ACE E |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2023-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3716E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Magneto Flyers LLC Alexandria, Ohio |
Standard | 2022-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35057 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2021-09-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88183 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2021-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1171K | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2020-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2527 | Chapman Virgil D PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2020-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8814H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Silver Wings Flying Company LLC Olympia, Washington |
Standard | 2018-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3595D | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28253 | Piper J3F-60 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3558 | Fox John M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2016-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50707 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2015-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22211 | Taylorcraft BL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N508MK | Bates Howard CHRISTAVIA MK 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2014-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N388RC | South Cen Ozarks Flg Group Llc PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wil-Mar CORP Hazen, Arkansas |
Experimental | 2012-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1568N | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2011-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N118LM | Mason Lewis Gerald MASON FLY-BABY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2009-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N169JG | Mcpherson John G PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2009-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N499RT | Searfoss Robert T PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2006-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3460K | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 1997-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.