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
N9948H	Aeronca L-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2023-08-25	Valid
N3549K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2023-08-24	Valid
N98172	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-08-24	Valid
N35494	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2023-08-23	Valid
N82069	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-08-23	Valid
N83520	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2023-08-23	Valid
N85198	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2023-08-23	Valid
N3918E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-08-22	Valid
N2141E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-08-21	Valid
N85343	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-08-21	Valid
N4620M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-08-19	Valid
N33579	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-08-17	Valid
N88211	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	J3 Flying Club INC Bartlett, Illinois	Standard	2023-08-17	Valid
N22388	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Quantic Air LLC Shady Shores, Texas	Standard	2023-08-16	Valid
N2338E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2023-08-16	Valid
N91967	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cub Club LLC Mooresville, North Carolina	Standard	2023-08-16	Valid
N5508K	Visker Claus FLY BABY 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2023-08-15	Valid
N81555	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2023-08-15	Valid
N27858	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-08-14	Valid
N9797E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mac Coy Clifford J Line Lexington, Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-08-14	Valid
N23252	Piper J3F-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ttnh LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2023-08-13	Valid
N23438	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bradford III Properties LLC Huntersville, North Carolina	Standard	2023-08-13	Valid
N4411H	Piper PA-15	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vagabond Flyers INC West Hartford, Connecticut	Standard	2023-08-12	Valid
N45754	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2023-08-11	Valid
N82987	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Standard	2023-08-10	Valid
N83710	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2023-08-10	Valid
N86004	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2023-08-10	Valid
N118VR	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Alliance Aircraft Sales INC Pierre, South Dakota	Standard	2023-08-09	Valid
N43684	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-08-09	Valid
N9651E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-08-09	Valid
N96820	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-08-09	Valid
N30985	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-08-08	Valid
N69075	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-08-08	Valid
N70316	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-08-08	Valid
N43392	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2023-08-07	Valid
N37231	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wrong Brothers Aviation LLC Webster, Minnesota	Standard	2023-08-06	Valid
N6173H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2023-08-05	Valid
N4846H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-08-04	Valid
N70752	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2023-08-04	Valid
N98519	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-08-04	Valid
N2166Y	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skyeair LLC Palm Beach, Florida	Standard	2023-08-03	Valid
N36812	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-08-03	Valid
N9264E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2023-08-03	Valid
N181BJ	Johnson Bud C PIETENPOL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	2023-08-02	Valid
N3894E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-08-02	Valid
N82468	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hemphill Holdings LLC Hemphill, Texas	Standard	2023-08-02	Valid
N96234	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-08-02	Valid
N71434	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2023-08-01	Valid
N1604E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-07-31	Valid
N71547	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-07-31	Valid
N82825	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-07-29	Valid
N5004M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-07-26	Valid
N77948	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-07-26	Valid
N92488	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gold Prop Aviation LLC Auburndale, Florida	Standard	2023-07-26	Valid
N9747E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2023-07-26	Valid
N98307	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plane Sport Flight Training LLC Salem, Oregon	Standard	2023-07-26	Valid
N29606	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	John Chmura A&P LLC Mount Pleasant, Arkansas	Standard	2023-07-25	Valid
N3016E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	2023-07-25	Valid
N3548N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2023-07-24	Valid
N85279	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-07-24	Valid
N39904	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2023-07-23	Valid
N2421E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2023-07-22	Valid
N24878	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-07-22	Valid
N87738	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2023-07-22	Valid
N21851	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-07-21	Valid
N27849	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-07-21	Valid
N36430	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skywagon Aero LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2023-07-20	Valid
N42755	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kelleys Aero Service LLC Ozark, Missouri	Standard	2023-07-20	Valid
N2660E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-07-19	Valid
N82062	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-07-19	Valid
N84269	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Super Cub Flyers INC Tower, Minnesota	Standard	2023-07-19	Valid
N95567	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2023-07-19	Valid
N96473	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-07-18	Valid
N1540E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	None on file	2023-07-14	Valid
N81761	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-07-14	Valid
N29793	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-07-13	Valid
N34503	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-07-12	Valid
N36899	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-07-12	Valid
N83ES	Shaffer Edwin E HORIZON 1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2023-07-12	Valid
N23975	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-07-11	Valid
N43892	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flynjack Aviation LLC Woodbridge, Virginia	Standard	2023-07-11	Valid
N92005	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2023-07-11	Valid
N86120	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2023-07-08	Valid
N92674	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2023-07-08	Valid
N575WD	Fly Baby 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Experimental	2023-07-07	Valid
N71608	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-07-07	Valid
N22872	Salovich-Nick BABY LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Experimental	2023-07-06	Valid
N82701	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2023-07-06	Valid
N7436H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2023-07-05	Valid
N1116K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-07-01	Valid
N6006H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-07-01	Valid
N1348E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2023-06-30	Valid
N1844E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Oxygen Aviation INC Townsend, Delaware	Standard	2023-06-30	Valid
N25289	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2023-06-28	Valid
N98361	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-06-28	Valid
N24946	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2023-06-23	Valid
N27580	Taylorcraft BL-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-06-23	Valid
N38101	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-06-23	Valid
N7609B	Stephens Special 1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Experimental	2023-06-23	Valid
N3573N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2023-06-22	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.