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
N48716	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2023-01-05	Valid
N77589	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-01-05	Valid
N96726	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-01-05	Valid
N83880	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2023-01-04	Valid
N84771	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Rhode Island	Standard	2023-01-04	Valid
N95711	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-01-04	Valid
N1423K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-01-02	Valid
N83569	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ron Alexander Youth Aviation Program Williamson, Georgia	Standard	2023-01-02	Valid
N1153B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2022-12-31	Valid
N1385E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-12-31	Valid
N33538	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2022-12-31	Valid
N44025	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-12-31	Valid
N7121H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Multiple	2022-12-31	Valid
N95064	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-12-30	Valid
N95148	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-12-30	Valid
N9833E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-12-29	Valid
N434CW	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Realty Investment CO LTD Hilo, Hawaii	Standard	2022-12-28	Valid
N1208K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-12-27	Valid
N2177E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-12-26	Valid
N32880	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2022-12-26	Valid
N729N	Willis/Leavitt PEITENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ancam Antique Airfield Museum West Burlington, Iowa	Experimental	2022-12-26	Valid
N82297	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-12-26	Valid
N4854M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-12-24	Valid
N98539	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2022-12-24	Valid
N4622V	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-12-20	Valid
N1286B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-12-17	Valid
N71044	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2022-12-17	Valid
N72097	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-12-16	Valid
N1813E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-12-13	Valid
N43209	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-12-12	Valid
N82767	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-12-12	Valid
N85692	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-12-12	Valid
N2110M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-12-10	Valid
N2237B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-12-09	Valid
N82395	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-12-09	Valid
N83618	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2022-12-09	Valid
N2510E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fields Creek Flyers LLC Clinton, Missouri	Standard	2022-12-06	Valid
N42283	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Space Cowboy LLC Jupiter, Florida	Standard	2022-12-06	Valid
N37438	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-12-03	Valid
N10036	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-12-02	Valid
N2643E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-11-30	Valid
N46857	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2022-11-30	Valid
N22894	Piper J3F-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-11-29	Valid
N3511E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Circle S Aviation LLC Starkville, Mississippi	Standard	2022-11-29	Valid
N84646	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2022-11-29	Valid
N926SG	Griggs Sam SPORT TRAINER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Experimental	2022-11-29	Valid
N92636	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-11-28	Valid
N98459	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2022-11-28	Valid
N96095	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-11-26	Valid
N2081M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Reigle Aviation South LLC Orlando, Florida	Standard	2022-11-24	Valid
N24381	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wenatchee Valley Barnstormers LLC Wenatchee, Washington	Standard	2022-11-24	Valid
N45605	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2022-11-21	Valid
N4681H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-11-19	Valid
N2606E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-11-18	Valid
N83024	Aeronca 7DC-CONV	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2022-11-18	Valid
N2140M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-11-16	Valid
N2218K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2022-11-16	Valid
N26386	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-11-16	Valid
N23985	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-11-15	Valid
N2814E	Champion 7BCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2022-11-12	Valid
N41427	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-11-11	Valid
N1231K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-11-10	Valid
N26637	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-11-10	Valid
N37436	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-11-09	Valid
N42856	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2022-11-08	Valid
N96674	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2022-11-08	Valid
N24379	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-11-07	Valid
N78620	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-11-04	Valid
N84751	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-11-04	Valid
N24952	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-11-03	Valid
N95185	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2022-11-03	Valid
N26914	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-11-02	Valid
N4181	Mooney M-18C 55	Fixed-wing, single engine	Victor 5 Equipment LLC Atlanta, Georgia	Standard	2022-11-02	Valid
N1394E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Griffin Nathan K Red Bluff, California	Standard	2022-11-01	Valid
N43909	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2022-11-01	Valid
N2175M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-10-29	Valid
N2783E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-10-29	Valid
N31393	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2022-10-28	Valid
N24032	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-10-27	Valid
N6138H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tailwheel LLC Naples, Florida	Standard	2022-10-24	Valid
N92396	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2022-10-24	Valid
N2894E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Av Ed Consulting LLC Edgewater, Florida	Standard	2022-10-22	Valid
N1249E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Chez Clay LLC Georgiana, Alabama	Standard	2022-10-20	Valid
N1258E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2022-10-20	Valid
N88151	Piper J3C-65S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Waterlanding LLC Missoula, Montana	Standard	2022-10-20	Valid
N8596	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-10-19	Valid
N1069E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-10-18	Valid
N83589	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2022-10-18	Valid
N84917	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2022-10-18	Valid
N84091	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-10-17	Valid
N84900	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2022-10-17	Valid
N50980	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-10-15	Valid
N82434	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-10-15	Valid
N51049	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2022-10-14	Valid
N83619	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Foxtrot Aero LLC Libertyville, Illinois	Standard	2022-10-11	Valid
N4999A	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Miller Jay Mark Grantsville, Maryland	Standard	2022-10-08	Valid
N71506	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Rhode Island	Standard	2022-10-08	Valid
N96552	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2022-10-08	Valid
N83369	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-10-07	Valid
N9432E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flight Level 360 INC Lawrenceville, Georgia	Standard	2022-10-07	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.