Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental A65 / C65 series

7,964 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental A65 / C65 series engine, rated at about 65 horsepower. The Piper J-3 Cub is the model most often fitted with it (2,165 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1938 and 2025.

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 A65 / C65 series. FAA spelling: A&C65 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Piper J-3 Cub2,165Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)1,534Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D1,050Luscombe 8 Silvaire793Aeronca 11 Chief518Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief254Taylorcraft DCO-65163Aeronca 0117Champion 7 Citabria and Champ116Piper PA-11 Cub Special95Piper J4 Cub Coupe94Taylorcraft BC-6587

Piper J-3 Cub · Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D · Luscombe 8 Silvaire · Aeronca 11 Chief · Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief · Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Aeronca 0 · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ · Piper PA-11 Cub Special

Where they are owner's state

Texas678California512Florida450Ohio417Wisconsin331Michigan282New York279Pennsylvania273Minnesota262Washington258

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles7,962 (100%)Turboprops1 (0.0%)Helicopters1 (0.0%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to

Piper J-3 Cub 2,165 with this engine series
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 1,534 with this engine series
Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D 1,050 with this engine series
Luscombe 8 Silvaire 793 with this engine series
Aeronca 11 Chief 518 with this engine series
Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief 254 with this engine series
Taylorcraft DCO-65 163 with this engine series
Aeronca 0 117 with this engine series

Where they are

Texas 678 of these aircraft
California 512 of these aircraft
Florida 450 of these aircraft
Ohio 417 of these aircraft
Wisconsin 331 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 9 of these aircraft
Stewarts Aircraft Service INC 8 of these aircraft
Daphna INC 7 of these aircraft
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC 5 of these aircraft
Pa-18 LLC 5 of these aircraft

Analytics

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a65-c65-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 7,964

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N31050	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vand Flyve Klub Holt, Minnesota	Standard	2026-10-05	Valid
N98187	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-10-03	Valid
N2607E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2026-10-01	Valid
N30595	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2026-10-01	Valid
N3325E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2026-09-30	Valid
N3358E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2026-09-30	Valid
N3753E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2026-09-30	Valid
N84290	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-09-30	Valid
N46789	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fletcher Flying Service 419 LLC Labelle, Florida	Standard	2026-09-29	Valid
N85403	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2026-09-28	Valid
N98198	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Spencer Park INC Woodland Hills, California	Standard	2026-09-27	Valid
N4592H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sessoms Aero LLC Vero Beach, Florida	Standard	2026-09-25	Valid
N38447	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-09-24	Valid
N9784E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2026-09-24	Valid
N83521	Aeronca 7BCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-09-23	Valid
N86376	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-09-23	Valid
N1094Z	Chitwood Baby Ace 1963	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2026-09-22	Valid
N5498N	Aeronca 7BCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Farmer Richard M Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Standard	2026-09-22	Valid
N6741H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2026-09-22	Valid
N68970	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-09-22	Valid
N88027	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2026-09-22	Valid
N92149	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2026-09-22	Valid
N3700E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Zero Zero Echo LLC Lonoke, Arkansas	Standard	2026-09-21	Valid
N42976	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2026-09-21	Valid
N9063E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-09-21	Valid
N47329	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2026-09-20	Valid
N2971E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2026-09-19	Valid
N346M	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-09-19	Valid
N6609H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-09-18	Valid
N64LP	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-09-16	Valid
N82777	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-09-16	Valid
N83342	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-09-16	Valid
N84750	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-09-16	Valid
N625X	Steele STEELECRAFT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2026-09-14	Valid
N69932	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2026-09-12	Valid
N7424H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Oklahoma Airmen Flying Club INC Jenks, Oklahoma	Standard	2026-09-09	Valid
N98262	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-09-09	Valid
N31771	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Martin Aviation LLC Bargersville, Indiana	Standard	2026-09-07	Valid
N39306	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maine	Standard	2026-09-06	Valid
N251CL	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2026-09-05	Valid
N1618K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-08-30	Valid
N999BL	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2026-08-30	Valid
N7356H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2026-08-29	Valid
N33757	Aeronca 65-TF	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-08-27	Valid
N71978	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-08-27	Valid
N84423	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-08-27	Valid
N908XC	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-08-27	Valid
N4070E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2026-08-26	Valid
N82919	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-08-26	Valid
N61080	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-08-24	Valid
N82781	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2026-08-24	Valid
N85081	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Classic Aviation LLC South Saint Paul, Minnesota	Standard	2026-08-22	Valid
N29624	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2026-08-21	Valid
N37317	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2026-08-21	Valid
N48446	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2026-08-21	Valid
N83652	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2026-08-21	Valid
N84498	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-08-19	Valid
N6425B	Ballance FLYBABY 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2026-08-18	Valid
N24603	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-08-17	Valid
N4130	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Experimental	2026-08-15	Valid
N6506H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2026-08-14	Valid
N6599H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-08-14	Valid
N1197K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-08-12	Valid
N27504	Taylorcraft BL-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2026-08-12	Valid
N9526E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-08-12	Valid
N66YZ	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2026-08-11	Valid
N85353	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2026-08-11	Valid
N44178	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2026-08-10	Valid
N81925	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Smith Gordon J Manhattan, Kansas	Standard	2026-08-10	Valid
N43443	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-08-08	Valid
N2632E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N43082	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cal Aerofab Flight Academy Chino, California	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N673CH	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N6890H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N98687	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N27979	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2026-08-04	Valid
N30392	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Getaway Aviation LLC Spring Lake, Michigan	Standard	2026-08-04	Valid
N36019	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2026-08-04	Valid
N1165S	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-08-03	Valid
N2206M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2026-08-03	Valid
N42913	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-08-01	Valid
N50121	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2026-08-01	Valid
N2789E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-07-31	Valid
N71261	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2026-07-30	Valid
N36526	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2026-07-29	Valid
N22804	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	J3 Cub Club LLC Simpsonville, South Carolina	Standard	2026-07-28	Valid
N34436	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sanzaro Aero LLC Bunnell, Florida	Standard	2026-07-28	Valid
N84362	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2026-07-28	Valid
N42511	Piper J-3C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stiletto Airpark LLC Bertram, Texas	Standard	2026-07-25	Valid
N2687E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Am Flite INC Valley, Nebraska	Standard	2026-07-23	Valid
N33784	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2026-07-22	Valid
N81887	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-07-22	Valid
N9050E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-07-22	Valid
N1331K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2026-07-21	Valid
N1415E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2026-07-21	Valid
N6010H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gdg LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2026-07-21	Valid
N82068	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-07-21	Valid
N92083	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Continental Title Trust LLC Wichita, Kansas	Standard	2026-07-21	Valid
N21560	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2026-07-20	Valid
N2172E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2026-07-20	Valid

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.