Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Continental A65 / C65 series

7,964 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

Piper J-3 Cub2,165Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)1,534Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D1,050Luscombe 8 Silvaire793Aeronca 11 Chief518Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief254Taylorcraft DCO-65163Aeronca 0117Champion 7 Citabria and Champ116Piper PA-11 Cub Special95Piper J4 Cub Coupe94Taylorcraft BC-6587

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

Texas678California512Florida450Ohio417Wisconsin331Michigan282New York279Pennsylvania273Minnesota262Washington258

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles7,962 (100%)Turboprops1 (0.0%)Helicopters1 (0.0%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

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 254 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 512 of these aircraft
Florida 450 of these aircraft
Ohio 417 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

These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a65-c65-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 7,964

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N24777	Piper J3L	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2026-07-20	Valid
N31811	Aeronca 65-TF	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southern Aero LLC Homestead, Florida	Standard	2026-07-16	Valid
N17VG	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2026-07-15	Valid
N2097B	Luscombe 8F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Zubor Robert L JR Trevor, Wisconsin	Standard	2026-07-15	Valid
N327TJ	Mcleod A/Stidham T BABY LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2026-07-15	Valid
N38372	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2026-07-15	Valid
N22105	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2026-07-14	Valid
N96731	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Buntings Aerial Applications LLC Berlin, Maryland	Standard	2026-07-14	Valid
N34068	Taylorcraft BCS12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2026-07-12	Valid
N45577	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-07-12	Valid
N85844	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-07-10	Valid
N43972	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-07-08	Valid
N92497	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-07-08	Valid
N88935	Farwell BABY ACE "D"	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2026-07-04	Valid
N86326	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2026-07-03	Valid
N16BY	Aeronca 7EC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2026-07-01	Valid
N8119J	Klebs Earl M BI-FLYBABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2026-07-01	Valid
N61LG	Gardner Larry BABY ACE D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2026-06-30	Valid
N6933H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2026-06-30	Valid
N48014	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Warbirds Squadron #32 INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Standard	2026-06-29	Valid
N36572	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2026-06-28	Valid
N6030T	Aeronca/Bubeck Irving BUBECK-AERONCA	Fixed-wing, single engine	300 Series Aviation LLC Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	2026-06-27	Valid
N68952	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Connecticut	Standard	2026-06-27	Valid
N9836E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-06-27	Valid
N1694K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2026-06-26	Valid
N40763	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-06-26	Valid
N96247	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-06-26	Valid
N23283	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Property Data Systems INC Dawsonville, Georgia	Standard	2026-06-24	Valid
N27968	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2026-06-24	Valid
N28312	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2026-06-24	Valid
N37936	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-06-24	Valid
N68841	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-06-24	Valid
N85207	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	None on file	2026-06-24	Valid
N71955	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2026-06-23	Valid
N9150E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2026-06-23	Valid
N82874	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-06-22	Valid
N6456H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Johns Towing Service INC Okeechobee, Florida	Standard	2026-06-20	Valid
N95854	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Northbound Leasing and Sales LLC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2026-06-20	Valid
N72058	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-06-18	Valid
N83406	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-06-18	Valid
N81930	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2026-06-17	Valid
N2066M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-06-10	Valid
N3316E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Beach Bound Baron LLC Modena, New York	Standard	2026-06-09	Valid
N45785	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-06-09	Valid
N2041B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2026-06-03	Valid
N67610	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-06-03	Valid
N86339	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2026-06-03	Valid
N87789	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-06-03	Valid
N1428K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2026-05-30	Valid
N5067M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-05-30	Valid
N71372	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-05-30	Valid
N9401E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2026-05-30	Valid
N27D	Corben BABY ACE C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Hawaii	Experimental	2026-05-27	Valid
N70819	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2026-05-26	Valid
N83226	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	High Plains Aviation LLC Caro, Michigan	Standard	2026-05-26	Valid
N1164K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-05-25	Valid
N57699	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2026-05-25	Valid
N45641	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-05-23	Valid
N54751	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-05-23	Valid
N71328	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2026-05-23	Valid
N38559	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-05-18	Valid
N6325H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Time To Spare Aviation LLC Erie, Colorado	Standard	2026-05-18	Valid
N50417	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2026-05-16	Valid
N96803	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flyers Park Farm LLC Newark, Ohio	Standard	2026-05-16	Valid
N46248	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Widewings LLC Alexandria, Virginia	Standard	2026-05-15	Valid
N92082	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2026-05-15	Valid
N46026	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vintage Flying Machines INC Huntington, Indiana	Standard	2026-05-14	Valid
N4717M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jake Air LLC Lakeview, Michigan	Standard	2026-05-14	Valid
N2095M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-05-12	Valid
N2239K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2026-05-11	Valid
N33252	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	N33252 LLC Jupiter, Florida	Standard	2026-05-10	Valid
N38673	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Blair Aero LLC Gadsden, Alabama	Multiple	2026-05-07	Valid
N2010B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2026-05-06	Valid
N38337	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2026-05-06	Valid
N44446	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2026-05-06	Valid
N1818E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Albij3 LLC Milton, Florida	Standard	2026-05-05	Valid
N187BB	Browning FLYBABY 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Time To Fly Museum Burleson, Texas	Experimental	2026-05-05	Valid
N3228E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2026-05-05	Valid
N95199	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-05-04	Valid
N1197E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-05-01	Valid
N84972	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2026-05-01	Valid
N3825	Robert L Oconnor CORBEN BABY ACE C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	2026-04-29	Valid
N84033	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2026-04-29	Valid
N21301	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Borsheim Scott R Deerwood, Minnesota	Standard	2026-04-28	Valid
N1594N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2026-04-27	Valid
N46768	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-04-27	Valid
N28486	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2026-04-25	Valid
N453W	Wallace Jack E J-4.5	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Experimental	2026-04-25	Valid
N50096	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2026-04-24	Valid
N92410	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	2026-04-24	Valid
N3371N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2026-04-23	Valid
N45886	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-04-23	Valid
N96864	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-04-19	Valid
N2363E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2026-04-18	Valid
N47481	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2026-04-18	Valid
N86045	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2026-04-18	Valid
N4833M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-04-17	Valid
N49179	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2026-04-16	Valid
N86691	Oliver BABY ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2026-04-11	Valid
N88597	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cullen Aviation LLC Lafayette, Louisiana	Standard	2026-04-09	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.