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
N1116B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-10-24	Valid
N42263	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Our Yellow Bird LLC Huntersville, North Carolina	Standard	2023-10-24	Valid
N92279	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	2023-10-24	Valid
N5249M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wjc Aviation LLC Englewood, Florida	Standard	2023-10-23	Valid
N44243	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-10-21	Valid
N9767E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-10-21	Valid
N83204	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-10-20	Valid
N84831	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-10-20	Valid
N2219K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sky Monkey Tailwheels LLC Richardson, Texas	Standard	2023-10-19	Valid
N1969B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2023-10-17	Valid
N33135	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2023-10-15	Valid
N47269	Aeronca 0-58A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-10-15	Valid
N4871M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-10-15	Valid
N36553	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2023-10-12	Valid
N9077E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2023-10-12	Valid
N43893	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-10-11	Valid
N51500	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bradford III Properties LLC Huntersville, North Carolina	Standard	2023-10-11	Valid
N24921	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	High Planes Aviation LLC Goodland, Kansas	Standard	2023-10-09	Valid
N31339	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2023-10-08	Valid
N42593	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-10-06	Valid
N95870	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-10-06	Valid
N43119	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-10-05	Valid
N27489	Taylorcraft BL-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-10-04	Valid
N95525	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-10-04	Valid
N765CZ	Wright BABY ACE D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2023-09-30	Valid
N9232E	Aeronca S11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-09-30	Valid
N4876H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2023-09-28	Valid
N50725	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eaa Chapter 67 INC Noblesville, Indiana	Standard	2023-09-28	Valid
N75088	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Moses Aviation Services LLC Uvalde, Texas	Standard	2023-09-27	Valid
N98602	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2023-09-27	Valid
N24386	Taylorcraft BL-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-09-26	Valid
N2895E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pritchett Flying Service LLC Rolla, Missouri	Standard	2023-09-26	Valid
N42734	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-09-26	Valid
N77528	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2023-09-26	Valid
N83215	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2023-09-26	Valid
N83963	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-09-26	Valid
N87730	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cub Lovers LLC Wichita, Kansas	Standard	2023-09-26	Valid
N9443	Burkhart BOWERS FLY BABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2023-09-26	Valid
N98050	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2023-09-26	Valid
N41086	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-09-23	Valid
N94984	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2023-09-23	Valid
N171HB	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-09-22	Valid
N82624	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-09-22	Valid
N35245	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-09-20	Valid
N88490	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2023-09-20	Valid
N29559	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2023-09-19	Valid
N46716	Miller K F/Miller C M MILLER K/NUKK C-CUB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	2023-09-19	Valid
N71461	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-09-19	Valid
N44342	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-09-18	Valid
N96282	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-09-17	Valid
N42835	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-09-16	Valid
N82759	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rock River Flyers Mount Morris, Illinois	Standard	2023-09-16	Valid
N85695	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2023-09-16	Valid
N44437	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-09-15	Valid
N22492	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-09-14	Valid
N4629H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-09-13	Valid
N47867	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Old Aeroplane CO LLC Lake Suzy, Florida	Standard	2023-09-13	Valid
N7080H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-09-13	Valid
N78781	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-09-13	Valid
N83852	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-09-13	Valid
N95600	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2023-09-13	Valid
N98462	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2023-09-13	Valid
N32964	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2023-09-12	Valid
N3507E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-09-12	Valid
N2883E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2023-09-11	Valid
N82040	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2023-09-10	Valid
N1787E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-09-08	Valid
N24098	Taylorcraft BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-09-08	Valid
N3607N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-09-07	Valid
N577A	Smith Miniplane ME-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Experimental	2023-09-07	Valid
N79H	Piper J4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-09-07	Valid
N22389	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	National Aeronca Association Middletown, Ohio	Standard	2023-09-06	Valid
N27259	Northwestern PORTERFIELD CP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-09-06	Valid
N84804	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	42077 LLC Geneseo, New York	Standard	2023-09-06	Valid
N5065M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-09-05	Valid
N82541	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2023-09-05	Valid
N82705	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Louisiana	Standard	2023-09-05	Valid
N9763E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2023-09-05	Valid
N3606K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Noslen Enterprises LLC Goodland, Kansas	Standard	2023-09-04	Valid
N4415H	Piper PA-15	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2023-09-04	Valid
N83975	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2023-09-04	Valid
N84411	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2023-09-04	Valid
N84726	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-09-04	Valid
N1088K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-09-03	Valid
N3225E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-09-03	Valid
N26144	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-09-01	Valid
N1044E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2023-08-31	Valid
N2201K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2023-08-30	Valid
N23109	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Shamrock Aviation LLC Seabrook, New Hampshire	Standard	2023-08-29	Valid
N28332	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	New Vision Aviation INC Fresno, California	Standard	2023-08-29	Valid
N7125	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-08-29	Valid
N81990	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hunter Green LLC Helena, Montana	Standard	2023-08-29	Valid
N85085	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Medicine Bow Management Fund LLC Helena, Montana	Standard	2023-08-29	Valid
N24528	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cub Club Kunkletown, Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-08-28	Valid
N531Y	American Eaglecraft EAGLET B-31	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-08-28	Valid
N88475	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-08-28	Valid
N70497	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2023-08-27	Valid
N82558	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2023-08-27	Valid
N95149	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2023-08-27	Valid
N98465	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2023-08-26	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.