Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Continental A65 / C65 series

7,965 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

Model families, as a table

	aircraft
Piper J-3 Cub	2,165
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)	1,534
Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D	1,050
Luscombe 8 Silvaire	793
Aeronca 11 Chief	518
Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief	255
Taylorcraft DCO-65	163
Aeronca 0	117
Champion 7 Citabria and Champ	116
Piper PA-11 Cub Special	95
Piper J4 Cub Coupe	94
Taylorcraft BC-65	87

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

Texas678California513Florida450Ohio416Wisconsin331Michigan283New York278Pennsylvania273Minnesota262Washington258

By state, as a table

	aircraft
Texas	678
California	513
Florida	450
Ohio	416
Wisconsin	331
Michigan	283
New York	278
Pennsylvania	273
Minnesota	262
Washington	258

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles7,963 (100%)Turboprops1 (0.0%)Helicopters1 (0.0%)

By kind, as a table

	aircraft	share
Piston singles	7,963	100%
Turboprops	1	0.0%
Helicopters	1	0.0%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1930	290
1940	5,897
1950	104
1960	60
1970	88
1980	51
1990	54
2000	33
2010	1
2020	3

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 255 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 513 of these aircraft
Florida 450 of these aircraft
Ohio 416 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

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a65-c65-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 7,965

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N82734	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2024-11-25	Valid
N96656	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-11-25	Valid
N83173	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-11-23	Valid
N1409N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-11-22	Valid
N28962	Ercoupe 415-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Summit Aviation Holdings of Nwa INC Rogers, Arkansas	None on file	2024-11-21	Valid
N88163	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Summit Aviation Holdings of Nwa INC Rogers, Arkansas	Standard	2024-11-21	Valid
N691CF	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2024-11-19	Valid
N2013E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2024-11-18	Valid
N71824	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-11-18	Valid
N82819	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fitzgerald Cynthia J Bedford, New Hampshire	Standard	2024-11-18	Valid
N7478H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-11-15	Valid
N33136	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying A Aviation LLC Archer City, Texas	Standard	2024-11-14	Valid
N96045	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2024-11-14	Valid
N44056	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-11-13	Valid
N71252	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-11-09	Valid
N9210E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	T&B Aviation LLC Waukesha, Wisconsin	Standard	2024-11-09	Valid
N95706	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Buffalo Check Aviation LLC Portage, Wisconsin	Standard	2024-11-09	Valid
N38SD	Swords Donald H BOWERS FLY BABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2024-11-08	Valid
N60202	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2024-11-08	Valid
N37416	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2024-11-07	Valid
N39973	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2024-11-07	Valid
N92227	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2024-11-06	Valid
N62088	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-11-05	Valid
N70257	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2024-11-05	Valid
N83877	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-11-02	Valid
N1464N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2024-11-01	Valid
N36654	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-11-01	Valid
N36853	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-11-01	Valid
N37217	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2024-11-01	Valid
N82625	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2024-11-01	Valid
N85133	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-11-01	Valid
N85317	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-10-30	Valid
N98033	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2024-10-30	Valid
N98283	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mcginley Aviation INC Ocala, Florida	Standard	2024-10-30	Valid
N2440E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-10-29	Valid
N28795	Luscombe 8B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-10-29	Valid
N46779	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tina Fly INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2024-10-29	Valid
N1607E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2024-10-28	Valid
N26920	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Deuce Coupe Aviation LLC Columbia City, Indiana	Standard	2024-10-28	Valid
N49119	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2024-10-28	Valid
N29704	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-10-25	Valid
N37067	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-10-25	Valid
N88218	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-10-25	Valid
N98277	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2024-10-25	Valid
N2211M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sloyer Matthew West Chester, Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-10-24	Valid
N82543	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	2024-10-24	Valid
N85040	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Copper Aviation Tailwheel LLC Molt, Montana	Standard	2024-10-24	Valid
N8703	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2024-10-23	Valid
N98513	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Center Line Aviation Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2024-10-22	Valid
N175CH	Williams W F BABY ACE D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2024-10-21	Valid
N44005	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2024-10-21	Valid
N6602N	Taylorcraft BC12D-4-85	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cohran Enterprise LLC Pineville, Louisiana	Standard	2024-10-21	Valid
N6808H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2024-10-21	Valid
N83062	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	White Eagle II LLC Asheville, North Carolina	Standard	2024-10-21	Valid
N96056	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2024-10-21	Valid
N98429	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	2024-10-21	Valid
N85251	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-10-19	Valid
N113ML	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2024-10-18	Valid
N77995	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vintage Adventures INC Ocala, Florida	Standard	2024-10-17	Valid
N81455	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2024-10-17	Valid
N85283	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2024-10-17	Valid
N70207	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Standard	2024-10-16	Valid
N9636E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-10-16	Valid
N2840E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-10-15	Valid
N3002E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-10-12	Valid
N96848	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-10-11	Valid
N37135	Ercoupe 415-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-10-10	Valid
N4833H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-10-10	Valid
N88097	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-10-10	Valid
N85448	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-10-09	Valid
N83856	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-10-08	Valid
N3205N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2024-10-07	Valid
N86090	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-10-07	Valid
N93CK	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-10-05	Valid
N9131E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2024-10-04	Valid
N42334	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Treetree4 Aviation LLC Sugar Grove, North Carolina	Standard	2024-10-03	Valid
N43497	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-10-03	Valid
N96519	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-10-03	Valid
N45817	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2024-10-02	Valid
N9593E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	N82 Sport Flying LLC Wurtsboro, New York	Standard	2024-10-01	Valid
N82095	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2024-09-30	Valid
N84100	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	270 Aero LLC Fulton, Kentucky	Standard	2024-09-28	Valid
N20657	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2024-09-27	Valid
N25178	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2024-09-27	Valid
N4712M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-09-27	Valid
N71303	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2024-09-27	Valid
N98603	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-09-27	Valid
N84127	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2024-09-26	Valid
N98173	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-09-26	Valid
N1936E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2024-09-24	Valid
N33484	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-09-24	Valid
N42659	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-09-24	Valid
N95036	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	American Aviation II LLC Peyton, Colorado	Standard	2024-09-24	Valid
N71718	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2024-09-23	Valid
N9443E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-09-23	Valid
N46089	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-09-21	Valid
N6930H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2024-09-20	Valid
N83881	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-09-19	Valid
N24571	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2024-09-17	Valid
N4595M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cubswift LLC San Antonio, Texas	Standard	2024-09-17	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.