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
N84915	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2024-07-19	Valid
N3650K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2024-07-17	Valid
N49271	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2024-07-17	Valid
N21091	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2024-07-14	Valid
N33951	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-07-13	Valid
N98026	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2024-07-13	Valid
N9045E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-07-12	Valid
N27288	Porterfield LP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bchr Aviation LLC Boerne, Texas	Standard	2024-07-11	Valid
N85884	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Slay Brothers Adventures LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2024-07-09	Valid
N83175	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-07-08	Valid
N86382	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-07-08	Valid
N1330B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2024-07-07	Valid
N43713	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2024-07-06	Valid
N6718H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2024-07-06	Valid
N81856	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2024-07-06	Valid
N83688	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Silver Linings Aviation LLC Concord, Georgia	Standard	2024-07-06	Valid
N88379	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Texas Barnstorming Museum Hallettsville, Texas	Standard	2024-07-06	Valid
N2572E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	2572E LLC Newport, Maine	Standard	2024-07-04	Valid
N82578	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2024-07-03	Valid
N37370	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2024-07-02	Valid
N71173	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Amigos 8A LLC Breckenridge, Texas	Standard	2024-07-02	Valid
N878	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2024-07-02	Valid
N21577	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2024-07-01	Valid
N1003E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2024-06-29	Valid
N3542E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-06-27	Valid
N83067	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-06-26	Valid
N95090	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-06-26	Valid
N1445K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2024-06-25	Valid
N87779	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Clear Sky Investments LLC Martinsville, Indiana	Standard	2024-06-24	Valid
N2236E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2024-06-22	Valid
N39158	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bauer Power LLC Russellville, Arkansas	Standard	2024-06-22	Valid
N7046F	Berg FLY BABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2024-06-22	Valid
N1564N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2024-06-20	Valid
N70610	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-06-20	Valid
N95875	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Louisiana	Standard	2024-06-19	Valid
N3426N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2024-06-18	Valid
N42669	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2024-06-17	Valid
N82117	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2024-06-17	Valid
N9128E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-06-15	Valid
N27139	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	AG Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2024-06-14	Valid
N3933E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-06-14	Valid
N43172	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-06-14	Valid
N58356	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ghost River Aero LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2024-06-14	Valid
N1128E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2024-06-13	Valid
N2872E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-06-13	Valid
N28731	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2024-06-13	Valid
N68935	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Artemis Aviation Group LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2024-06-11	Valid
N2979E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-06-10	Valid
N26833	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-06-09	Valid
N95096	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner	Standard	2024-06-09	Valid
N37024	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-06-08	Valid
N39565	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-06-08	Valid
N82129	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-06-08	Valid
N96767	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-06-08	Valid
N4505H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-06-07	Valid
N96237	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-06-07	Valid
N26726	Piper J4B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2024-06-05	Valid
N33721	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-06-05	Valid
N28412	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Poppy the Plane LLC Hernando, Florida	Standard	2024-06-04	Valid
N70494	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2024-06-04	Valid
N70217	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2024-06-03	Valid
N2971K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2024-06-02	Valid
N2006E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Collins Clyde R Friendswood, Texas	Standard	2024-06-01	Valid
N42218	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-31	Valid
N96910	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-05-31	Valid
N1485E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Runway 37 INC Hanson, Massachusetts	Standard	2024-05-30	Valid
N71000	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2024-05-30	Valid
N83850	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2024-05-30	Valid
N9130E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2024-05-30	Valid
N3558N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2024-05-28	Valid
N1946K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-25	Valid
N2132B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-25	Valid
N2564K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-25	Valid
N71660	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-25	Valid
N8381	Eaglet 1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2024-05-25	Valid
N84028	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2024-05-25	Valid
N96316	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nielson Curtis L Grand Prairie, Texas	Standard	2024-05-25	Valid
N2325K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	N2325K LLC Newport, Maine	Standard	2024-05-24	Valid
N45896	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2024-05-24	Valid
N20696	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2024-05-23	Valid
N26516	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-05-22	Valid
N44387	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2024-05-22	Valid
N72059	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-22	Valid
N23011	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2024-05-21	Valid
N31899	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	2024-05-21	Valid
N47265	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-21	Valid
N45851	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-05-20	Valid
N6653H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-05-20	Valid
N83303	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-05-20	Valid
N85284	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nebraska Antique Airplane Preservation INC Wynot, Nebraska	Standard	2024-05-18	Valid
N35142	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-05-17	Valid
N30616	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	J3 Cub LLC Salem, Oregon	Standard	2024-05-16	Valid
N23464	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tsi Holdco INC Virginia Beach, Virginia	Standard	2024-05-15	Valid
N5196M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-05-15	Valid
N67756	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sleepy Hollow Aero Group LLC Fredericksburg, Virginia	Standard	2024-05-15	Valid
N83101	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-05-15	Valid
N84030	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-11	Valid
N84876	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Schuck Daniel W Redwood City, California	Standard	2024-05-11	Valid
N2867K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-10	Valid
N47648	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-05-10	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.