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
N3574N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Orton Aviation LLC Walker, Minnesota	Standard	2023-03-23	Valid
N3574W	Piper J3C-65S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Orton Aviation LLC Walker, Minnesota	Standard	2023-03-23	Valid
N9570E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2023-03-23	Valid
N1943E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2023-03-22	Valid
N82610	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2023-03-22	Valid
N1586N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mighty Float Cub LLC Grand Isle, Vermont	Standard	2023-03-21	Valid
N39342	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Patrick Michael J Chico, California	Standard	2023-03-20	Valid
N39395	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-03-20	Valid
N42697	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Scootair LLC Alburgh, Vermont	Standard	2023-03-20	Valid
N92085	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC Rio Grande, New Jersey	Restricted	2023-03-20	Valid
N4695M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2023-03-19	Valid
N70593	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-03-19	Valid
N83928	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2023-03-19	Valid
N9625E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-03-19	Valid
N72012	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-03-18	Valid
N2404E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-03-17	Valid
N30410	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	J4 Coupe INC Jacksonville, Florida	Standard	2023-03-16	Valid
N71504	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-03-16	Valid
N201MM	Mooney M-18C 55	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2023-03-15	Valid
N2340K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-03-15	Valid
N22108	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-03-14	Valid
N84961	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-03-14	Valid
N9245E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2023-03-14	Valid
N43491	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-13	Valid
N18340	Taylorcraft A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-03-12	Valid
N35311	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Investair LLC Conway, Arkansas	Standard	2023-03-12	Valid
N28076	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-03-11	Valid
N43288	Universal TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-03-11	Valid
N462TC	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-03-11	Valid
N6526H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2023-03-11	Valid
N6818H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-03-11	Valid
N71064	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-03-11	Valid
N85865	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-03-11	Valid
N899AC	Carter Alton S PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Experimental	2023-03-11	Valid
N33891	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-03-10	Valid
N37130	Forney 415-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2023-03-10	Valid
N3757E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2023-03-10	Valid
N43087	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Trident Resources LLC Chino Valley, Arizona	Standard	2023-03-10	Valid
N45489	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	2023-03-10	Valid
N70360	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2023-03-10	Valid
N108JW	Mitchell Robert POBER PIXIE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	2023-03-09	Valid
N33835	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-09	Valid
N86156	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2023-03-09	Valid
N68925	Piper L-4J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2023-03-08	Valid
N2960E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stewarts Aircraft Service Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2023-03-05	Valid
N23996	Aeronca S-65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-03-04	Valid
N38091	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-03-04	Valid
N5077M	Taylorcraft BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2023-03-04	Valid
N37953	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-03-03	Valid
N6789H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-03-03	Valid
N95809	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2023-03-03	Valid
N2032A	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nighthawk Air Systems INC Miami, Florida	Standard	2023-03-02	Valid
N36256	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-02	Valid
N3799E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-02	Valid
N259W	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2023-02-28	Valid
N98746	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-02-28	Valid
N22207	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-02-27	Valid
N4132	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-02-27	Valid
N84821	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2023-02-27	Valid
N88236	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withrotor Aviation INC Lakeview, Oregon	Standard	2023-02-27	Valid
N42110	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-02-26	Valid
N44271	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2023-02-26	Valid
N86318	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-02-26	Valid
N43220	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-02-25	Valid
N84555	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-02-24	Valid
N33738	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-02-23	Valid
N43528	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-02-23	Valid
N1200E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N2029A	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N29890	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N3504E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N40621	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N4688H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N48682	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N6543H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N83533	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N85470	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N9481E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N29753	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-02-21	Valid
N78503	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2023-02-21	Valid
N1207K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2023-02-20	Valid
N1476E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-02-20	Valid
N26188	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2023-02-20	Valid
N30558	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cardan Aircraft Services INC Red Bluff, California	Standard	2023-02-20	Valid
N6167H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-02-20	Valid
N7312H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2023-02-20	Valid
N82374	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-02-20	Valid
N83991	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-02-20	Valid
N3096E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Silver Hair Air LLC Fairfax, Virginia	Standard	2023-02-18	Valid
N70421	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-02-18	Valid
N72000	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2023-02-18	Valid
N1896F	Riley Joseph L WAG-AERO TRAINER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	2023-02-17	Valid
N337X	Cahill William F BOWERSFLY BABY 1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2023-02-17	Valid
N44164	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Hampshire	Standard	2023-02-17	Valid
N55156	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2023-02-17	Valid
N71363	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2023-02-17	Valid
N92191	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2023-02-17	Valid
N25972	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2023-02-16	Valid
N3147E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-02-16	Valid
N325M	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mandibles Edward JR Lompoc, California	Standard	2023-02-16	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.