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
N4515	A D Kinkead BABY ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Experimental	2023-12-30	Valid
N6170H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-12-30	Valid
N83886	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lakeland Aero Club INC Lakeland, Florida	Standard	2023-12-28	Valid
N224Z	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2023-12-26	Valid
N43415	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2023-12-26	Valid
N2941E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2023-12-24	Valid
N45569	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Go Leasing CO Phillipsburg, Kansas	Standard	2023-12-24	Valid
N83909	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2023-12-24	Valid
N1104K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2023-12-22	Valid
N36834	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	B & S Aviation LLC Sylvania, Ohio	None on file	2023-12-22	Valid
N1438E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2023-12-21	Valid
N86368	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Holm Leroy J Smithville, Arkansas	Standard	2023-12-21	Valid
N1343E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2023-12-20	Valid
N9108E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-12-20	Valid
N24904	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bob Hoover Academy Salinas, California	Standard	2023-12-19	Valid
N6244	Breeze Larry C BABY ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	K & M Aviation LLC West Liberty, Kentucky	Experimental	2023-12-19	Valid
N27W	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-12-18	Valid
N9822A	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-12-18	Valid
N47937	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-12-17	Valid
N48866	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2023-12-16	Valid
N36587	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-12-15	Valid
N7426H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bga-Viation INC Bennettsville, South Carolina	Standard	2023-12-15	Valid
N33450	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-12-14	Valid
N4FQ	Gobin Henry E GN-1 AIRCMPR-PTNPOL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay INC Lutz, Florida	Experimental	2023-12-14	Valid
N79183	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Marsh Flying Services LLC El Dorado, Kansas	Standard	2023-12-14	Valid
N6495H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-12-13	Valid
N81700	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-12-13	Valid
N40744	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2023-12-12	Valid
N82447	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-12-12	Valid
N84670	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Checolinski Daniel James Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	Standard	2023-12-12	Valid
N22497	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-12-11	Valid
N4367H	Piper PA-15	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2023-12-11	Valid
N77854	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-12-11	Valid
N96941	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-12-11	Valid
N1616K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-12-10	Valid
N7034L	Armbruster-Corben BABY ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2023-12-10	Valid
N104WC	Timmerman Warren H GN-1 AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2023-12-09	Valid
N70452	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Yellow Two LLC Winter Garden, Florida	Standard	2023-12-09	Valid
N13XL	Piper L-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2023-12-08	Valid
N2208M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-12-08	Valid
N83861	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-12-08	Valid
N92475	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-12-08	Valid
N7338H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-12-07	Valid
N85335	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2023-12-07	Valid
N2264E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-12-06	Valid
N4497M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-12-06	Valid
N47124	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2023-12-06	Valid
N47374	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-12-06	Valid
N26318	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-12-05	Valid
N96963	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-12-05	Valid
N44161	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2023-12-03	Valid
N2170K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2023-12-01	Valid
N44305	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-12-01	Valid
N57518	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-12-01	Valid
N12190	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cirrus Sr22T 9120 INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2023-11-30	Valid
N46266	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-11-30	Valid
N23171	Piper J4B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2023-11-29	Valid
N44445	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2023-11-29	Valid
N82105	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2023-11-29	Valid
N88072	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hatbright Farm LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2023-11-29	Valid
N96196	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2023-11-29	Valid
N33766	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2023-11-28	Valid
N47502	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-11-27	Valid
N3140E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-11-23	Valid
N35303	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-11-23	Valid
N86310	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-11-23	Valid
N4427E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	J P Aero Holdings INC Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2023-11-20	Valid
N85394	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2023-11-20	Valid
N6433H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2023-11-18	Valid
N96540	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-11-17	Valid
N9791E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-11-16	Valid
N1013K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ball Jeffrey A Harrison, Arkansas	Standard	2023-11-15	Valid
N71802	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2023-11-13	Valid
N6096H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2023-11-12	Valid
N7053H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2023-11-12	Valid
N82099	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-11-11	Valid
N39932	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2023-11-10	Valid
N87883	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-11-10	Valid
N99662	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-11-10	Valid
N14HW	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-11-09	Valid
N71115	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2023-11-08	Valid
N84756	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-11-08	Valid
N94914	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-11-08	Valid
N70772	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2023-11-06	Valid
N84747	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2023-11-05	Valid
N5130M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2023-11-04	Valid
N6584H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-11-03	Valid
N2095B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cloudbase Assets Limited Avon Lake, Ohio	Standard	2023-11-01	Valid
N3589E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2023-11-01	Valid
N83650	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-10-31	Valid
N85725	Aeronca 7BCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2023-10-31	Valid
N85917	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation Investment LLC Stoughton, Wisconsin	Standard	2023-10-28	Valid
N96875	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-10-27	Valid
N431LA	Odegaard Robert J PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Experimental	2023-10-26	Valid
N95110	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-10-26	Valid
N2125	Birchfield James W ROSEPARAKEET REPLICA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eaa Aviation Foundation INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Experimental	2023-10-25	Valid
N33708	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-10-25	Valid
N6642N	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-10-25	Valid
N70589	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2023-10-25	Valid
N96097	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-10-25	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.