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
N2288E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-05-10	Valid
N24925	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bensinger Group INC Meridian, Idaho	Standard	2023-05-10	Valid
N31378	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-05-10	Valid
N43085	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-05-10	Valid
N72085	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2023-05-10	Valid
N772CV	Valloric Carl Stephen VALLORIC SPORT TRNR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2023-05-10	Valid
N87856	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2023-05-10	Valid
N92113	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-05-10	Valid
N96148	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-05-10	Valid
N21845	Piper J4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2023-05-09	Valid
N62060	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ocean Toad LLC Trail, Oregon	Standard	2023-05-09	Valid
N62099	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ocean Todd LLC Trail, Oregon	Standard	2023-05-09	Valid
N84701	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2023-05-08	Valid
N81571	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-05-06	Valid
N83557	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2023-05-06	Valid
N88169	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cb Aircraft INC Remington, Virginia	Multiple	2023-05-05	Valid
N43271	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-05-04	Valid
N34514	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-05-03	Valid
N9288E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-05-03	Valid
N23166	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Blue Sky & Tailwheels LLC Mary Esther, Florida	Standard	2023-05-01	Valid
N27675	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-05-01	Valid
N5238M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2023-05-01	Valid
N83957	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-05-01	Valid
N67808	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-04-30	Valid
N44101	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2023-04-29	Valid
N81566	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-04-28	Valid
N2191M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2023-04-27	Valid
N46735	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Low and Sow Flyers LLC New Hartford, Connecticut	Standard	2023-04-27	Valid
N2073B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-04-26	Valid
N2149K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-04-26	Valid
N2265K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-04-26	Valid
N2827E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-04-26	Valid
N2904E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-04-26	Valid
N48660	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2023-04-26	Valid
N5218M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2023-04-26	Valid
N83643	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-04-26	Valid
N9124E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2023-04-26	Valid
N43389	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2023-04-25	Valid
N4684M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Killam Flying Service LLC Carlinville, Illinois	Standard	2023-04-25	Valid
N58379	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-04-24	Valid
N95777	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-04-24	Valid
N21658	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2023-04-23	Valid
N474JT	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2023-04-23	Valid
N86669	Stits PLAYBOY SA-3A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2023-04-22	Valid
N6188W	Higgs Donald B FISHER HORIZON	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2023-04-21	Valid
N3240E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2023-04-20	Valid
N85170	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2023-04-20	Valid
N3481N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2023-04-19	Valid
N35505	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2023-04-19	Valid
N3657K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2023-04-19	Valid
N31085	Piper J3L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bandit Air LLC Stowe, Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-04-18	Valid
N39309	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-04-18	Valid
N4281E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	4281E LLC Haleiwa, Hawaii	Standard	2023-04-18	Valid
N9727E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-04-18	Valid
N1072K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2023-04-17	Valid
N30986	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-04-17	Valid
N42614	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2023-04-16	Valid
N43531	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-04-16	Valid
N38669	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Virginia Museum of Transportation INC Roanoke, Virginia	Standard	2023-04-14	Valid
N1505N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2023-04-13	Valid
N1648E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2023-04-13	Valid
N989M	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-04-13	Valid
N1251E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2023-04-12	Valid
N2843E	Aeronca 7BCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Couvillion Rickey J Lafayette, Louisiana	Standard	2023-04-10	Valid
N3523E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vintage Tailwheel LLC Ocala, Florida	Standard	2023-04-10	Valid
N1985B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fisher Air LLC Cardington, Ohio	Standard	2023-04-08	Valid
N3424E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2023-04-08	Valid
N3496E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2023-04-08	Valid
N82571	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Glastar LLC Greenwood, Minnesota	Standard	2023-04-08	Valid
N82643	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-04-08	Valid
N95788	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-04-08	Valid
N5479Y	Banes John E STITS-SAGB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	2023-04-07	Valid
N82478	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-04-07	Valid
N5001H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-04-06	Valid
N9214E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-04-06	Valid
N2063E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-04-05	Valid
N29731	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-04-05	Valid
N3677E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2023-04-05	Valid
N42165	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2023-04-05	Valid
N44459	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Congobuck Holdings LLC Warren, Maine	Standard	2023-04-05	Valid
N71365	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2023-04-04	Valid
N28272	Peterson+Duoos CORBEN JR MODEL E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Experimental	2023-04-03	Valid
N3651E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Brown Rodney D Foxworth, Mississippi	Standard	2023-04-03	Valid
N4676H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Hampshire	Standard	2023-04-02	Valid
N58053	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eagle East Aviation INC North Andover, Massachusetts	Standard	2023-04-02	Valid
N4580	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-04-01	Valid
N48620	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Capital Aviation Group LLC Alexandria, Virginia	Standard	2023-04-01	Valid
N91921	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-04-01	Valid
N39317	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Defender Aviation LLP Middletown, Ohio	Standard	2023-03-31	Valid
N45939	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-31	Valid
N6313H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-31	Valid
N26040	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Multiple	2023-03-30	Valid
N9147L	Bellanca 7ACA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2023-03-30	Valid
N1467E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-03-29	Valid
N3298	Todd FLYBABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2023-03-29	Valid
N4596H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-03-29	Valid
N82833	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-03-28	Valid
N3134E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-27	Valid
N46867	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-03-26	Valid
N3441K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Orton Aviation LLC Walker, Minnesota	Standard	2023-03-23	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.