Continental A-65 series
31 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental A-65 series engine, rated at about 65 horsepower. The Piper J-3 Cub is the model most often fitted with it (6 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1940 and 2023.
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 series. FAA spelling: A-65 SER.
Fitted to model families
Piper J-3 Cub6Anderson BABY ACE D1Bryant Douglas E CORBEN BABY ACE1Burns J Mitchel PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER1Buttles Tim L 0914461Codey Dale Carter PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER1Cosman Christopher M COSMAN 21Dejournett/Duley BABY ACE1Denison Roland J Jr SONERAI 11Feenstra Robert L DOUBLE EAGLE1Guyton-Bowers Fly-Baby 1A1Henneman Brian L 3/4 FOKKER TRIPLANE1
Piper J-3 Cub · Anderson BABY ACE D · Bryant Douglas E CORBEN BABY ACE · Burns J Mitchel PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER · Buttles Tim L 091446 · Codey Dale Carter PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER · Cosman Christopher M COSMAN 2 · Dejournett/Duley BABY ACE · Denison Roland J Jr SONERAI 1 · Feenstra Robert L DOUBLE EAGLE
Where they are owner's state
California5Texas4Wisconsin3New York3Michigan3Washington2Pennsylvania1Ohio1Montana1Mississippi1
Kind of aircraft
Piston singles30 (97%)Gliders1 (3%)
When the aircraft were built by decade
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Continental A-65 series 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. Operators and repair shops have filed 28 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 2 of them in the last ten years.
FAA orders 2 airworthiness directives · newest first
Failure reports 28 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Spar11Carburetor2Spring2Strut2Belt1Brake Assy1Bulkhead1Coil1Control Cable1Linkage1
Latest reports
2021-09-20Ring Assembly: worn
2016-08-04Linkage: disconnected
2009-06-17Screen: clogged
2009-06-17Coil: failed
2007-11-30Spring: broken
Certificates and bulletins
E-205Type certificate held by Continental Aerospace Technologies, INC. · 21 models listed · revised September 19, 2022
Safety bulletins 3 · advice, not orders
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
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
- Piper J-3 Cub 6 with this engine series
- Luscombe 8 Silvaire 1 with this engine series
Where they are
- California 5 of these aircraft
- Texas 4 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 3 of these aircraft
- New York 3 of these aircraft
- Michigan 3 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Daphna INC 1 of these aircraft
- Acme Aircraft Leasing Mt LLC 1 of these aircraft
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the Continental A-65 series 2 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Continental A-65 series 28 reports since 1995
Analytics
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a-65-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 31
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N38857 | Piper J3F-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N864L | Long Mark FLYBABY 1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N679SW | Samuel D Weaver UPPER ROSE 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2025-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34992 | Buttles Tim L 091446 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2024-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42517 | Henneman Brian L 3/4 FOKKER TRIPLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N451RB | Lindsey Monoplane 4 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2024-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3329B | Bryant Douglas E CORBEN BABY ACE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kansas |
Experimental | 2023-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103XE | Dejournett/Duley BABY ACE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2023-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N622RW | Rasmussen Don POBER PIXIE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2023-02-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49DE | Verbera Roberto DOUBLE EAGLE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2023-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4581M | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Daphna INC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N741TH | Cosman Christopher M COSMAN 2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2022-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6229B | Codey Dale Carter PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2022-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N667RK | Krause R A SKYSCOUT |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2021-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N864W | Warner Kirk FLYBABY 1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2021-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5745 | Lindstrom Bruce C CHAMPY |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2021-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77639 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74CT | Anderson BABY ACE D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2020-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427TS | Thomas Salisbury WAG AERO SPORT TRNR |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2020-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42839 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Acme Aircraft Leasing Mt LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Special flight permit | 2019-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33033 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N350MR | Burns J Mitchel PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2017-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N786YB | James M Parks 1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2016-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58KJ | James A Masephol K-J SPECIAL |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2016-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8613 | Human Richard A F4B-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2015-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9863Z | James A Williams PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2015-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901RF | Feenstra Robert L DOUBLE EAGLE |
Glider | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2014-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N543ML | Denison Roland J Jr SONERAI 1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2012-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98815 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2011-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N446ZB | Guyton-Bowers Fly-Baby 1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2011-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27192 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2010-04-22 | 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.