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
N98159	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-05-09	Valid
N95955	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2024-05-08	Valid
N83363	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2024-05-07	Valid
N83758	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2024-05-07	Valid
N95134	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2024-05-07	Valid
N7390H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-05-05	Valid
N31997	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hogan Frederick D Hamilton, Ohio	Standard	2024-05-04	Valid
N53050	Taylorcraft L-2M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2024-05-04	Valid
N39919	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Olinde Aerospace LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida	Standard	2024-05-03	Valid
N3560N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fly Dmc LLC Punta Gorda, Florida	Standard	2024-05-02	Valid
N82787	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-05-02	Valid
N1151E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-05-01	Valid
N39573	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-05-01	Valid
N32587	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Puerto Rico	Standard	2024-04-30	Valid
N9185E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-04-29	Valid
N21609	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-04-27	Valid
N9184E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-04-26	Valid
N62545	Cook BABY ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Browns Valley Aviation LLC Utica, Kentucky	Experimental	2024-04-25	Valid
N7353H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-04-25	Valid
N83879	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2024-04-25	Valid
N83997	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2024-04-25	Valid
N41597	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-04-22	Valid
N88269	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-04-22	Valid
N29868	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2024-04-19	Valid
N88186	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	06Fd Flyers LLC Groveland, Florida	Standard	2024-04-19	Valid
N3474E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2024-04-18	Valid
N6872H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	N6872H LLC Raleigh, North Carolina	Standard	2024-04-18	Valid
N17WR	Rewey William M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Experimental	2024-04-17	Valid
N71147	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2024-04-16	Valid
N7385H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-04-16	Valid
N989CB	Charles J Borsuk PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Experimental	2024-04-16	Valid
N39203	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Krv LLC Los Altos, California	Standard	2024-04-14	Valid
N2012	Baby Ace D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2024-04-13	Valid
N71264	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-04-13	Valid
N82417	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-04-13	Valid
N2591E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-04-09	Valid
N92132	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2024-04-08	Valid
N2901E	Champion AERONCA 7DC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2024-04-07	Valid
N71792	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-04-07	Valid
N92398	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	2024-04-07	Valid
N5200M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-04-06	Valid
N96346	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-04-06	Valid
N1546E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2024-04-05	Valid
N3156E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-04-05	Valid
N3471N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Moser Luke V S Valentine, Nebraska	Standard	2024-04-03	Valid
N36837	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2024-04-03	Valid
N85617	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2024-04-03	Valid
N98358	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-04-01	Valid
N45730	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-03-31	Valid
N92249	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alabama	Standard	2024-03-30	Valid
N43067	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2024-03-29	Valid
N44424	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2024-03-29	Valid
N88567	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2024-03-28	Valid
N1451K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2024-03-27	Valid
N84171	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-03-26	Valid
N1471K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-03-23	Valid
N9499E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-03-23	Valid
N95833	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-03-23	Valid
N84067	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-03-22	Valid
N85664	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-03-22	Valid
N36527	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-03-21	Valid
N37955	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-03-21	Valid
N4EM	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-03-21	Valid
N3647N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	English Christian M Santa Cruz, California	Standard	2024-03-20	Valid
N47168	Aeronca L-3B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-03-20	Valid
N9344E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-03-20	Valid
N3586N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Papa Leasing LLC Helena, Montana	Standard	2024-03-19	Valid
N42303	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2024-03-19	Valid
N83989	Aeronca 7DC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2024-03-19	Valid
N6345H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Barker Aviation LLC Ardmore, Oklahoma	Standard	2024-03-18	Valid
N83849	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-03-18	Valid
N26362	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-03-16	Valid
N98762	Piper J3C-65S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-03-16	Valid
N2139M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2024-03-15	Valid
N5781N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles Boyertown, Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-03-15	Valid
N82995	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2024-03-15	Valid
N83440	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-03-15	Valid
N3374E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2024-03-14	Valid
N1333K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Senkair LLC Sylvester, Georgia	Standard	2024-03-13	Valid
N9048E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-03-13	Valid
N2059M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-03-12	Valid
N23325	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pa-18 LLC Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2024-03-12	Valid
N30596	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pa-18 LLC Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2024-03-12	Valid
N6036V	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pa-18 LLC Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2024-03-12	Valid
N28437	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Handerson Ron SR Sitka, Alaska	Standard	2024-03-11	Valid
N3738E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-03-11	Valid
N96592	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-03-10	Valid
N6497	Jones BABY ACE MOD CJ-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	2024-03-09	Valid
N40774	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2024-03-08	Valid
N475DG	Gingerich David F WOODY PUSHER WAS2-DG	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bug Smashers LLC Winfield, Kansas	Experimental	2024-03-08	Valid
N77933	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2024-03-07	Valid
N44291	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-03-06	Valid
N88338	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2024-03-06	Valid
N20255	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Experimental	2024-03-05	Valid
N21041	Aeronca KCA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2024-03-05	Valid
N21867	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2024-03-05	Valid
N39722	Stadel Norman M ACEY DEUCY P-70	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stadel Aircraft INC Yuba City, California	Experimental	2024-03-05	Valid
N4223U	Stadel Norman M P - SHOOTER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stadel Aircraft INC Yuba City, California	Experimental	2024-03-05	Valid
N44185	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vx Aircraft Services LLC Batesville, Arkansas	Standard	2024-03-05	Valid
N4838H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Air Cowboy LLC Roca, Nebraska	Standard	2024-03-05	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.