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
N85464	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Spirit of Superior LLC Superior, Wisconsin	Standard	2022-06-11	Valid
N27020	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-06-10	Valid
N1805E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Neander Steven A Lodi, Wisconsin	Standard	2022-06-08	Valid
N36423	Taylorcraft BC12D-85	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skysurfer INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2022-06-06	Reports overdue
N45823	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2022-06-06	Valid
N1367	Baby Great Lakes JGM-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	2022-05-31	Valid
N29544	Taylorcraft BL-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-05-28	Valid
N43505	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-05-28	Valid
N1976E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2022-05-27	Valid
N316MK	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-05-27	Valid
N37923	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2022-05-26	Valid
N4229Y	Dart Robert G II A/B	Rotorcraft	Individual owner Louisiana	Experimental	2022-05-26	Valid
N86203	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Guam	Standard	2022-05-26	Valid
N88253	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-05-26	Valid
N89946	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-05-26	Valid
N92245	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Guam	Standard	2022-05-26	Valid
N3686E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-05-23	Valid
N21361	Aeronca 50-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-05-19	Valid
N33768	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-05-19	Valid
N1358K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ullman Holdings LLC Fort Myers, Florida	Standard	2022-05-17	Valid
N5807N	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Landergood Aviation LLC Smithville, Tennessee	Standard	2022-05-17	Valid
N9442E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2022-05-14	Valid
N98214	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2022-05-14	Valid
N98ND	Jackson David O BABY ACE MODEL D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2022-05-14	Valid
N42772	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Comanche LLC Peachtree City, Georgia	Standard	2022-05-12	Valid
N96805	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2022-05-11	Valid
N53771	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Alamo Liaison Group DBA San Antonio, Texas	Standard	2022-05-09	Valid
N27336	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2022-05-06	Valid
N1591K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2022-05-05	Valid
N43934	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2022-05-03	Valid
N9334E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-05-03	Valid
N46347	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-05-02	Valid
N21354	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-04-30	Valid
N25752	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2022-04-28	Valid
N1325K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-04-27	Valid
N22330	Aeronca S-65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2022-04-27	Valid
N85991	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2022-04-27	Valid
N11818	Curtiss Wright JR CW1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Experimental	2022-04-26	Valid
N36399	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-04-26	Valid
N88105	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-04-26	Valid
N1799E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-04-25	Valid
N42459	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Weyrauch Paul H Ray, North Dakota	Standard	2022-04-21	Valid
N94928	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-04-20	Valid
N85528	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Louisiana	Standard	2022-04-19	Valid
N98274	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flabob Airport LLC Riverside, California	Standard	2022-04-19	Valid
N95517	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-04-18	Valid
N85818	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	N4172P INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2022-04-16	Valid
N84692	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Martin Arthur R Cabot, Arkansas	Standard	2022-04-11	Valid
N88053	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2022-04-11	Valid
N5141M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-04-09	Valid
N741A	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-04-09	Valid
N1334E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2022-04-08	Valid
N23249	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2022-04-07	Valid
N27662	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2022-04-02	Valid
N42969	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-04-02	Valid
N7430H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-04-02	Valid
N9094E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2022-04-02	Valid
N2235M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2022-03-31	Valid
N31155	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Legacy Air Services LLC Columbus, Indiana	Standard	2022-03-31	Valid
N95251	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2022-03-31	Valid
N36121	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-03-30	Valid
N3664E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-03-29	Valid
N22137	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-03-28	Valid
N25709	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Excon Aviation LLC Magnolia, Texas	Standard	2022-03-28	Valid
N4842H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-03-28	Valid
N9710E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-03-28	Valid
N2724A	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pj Aviation Holding LLC Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Standard	2022-03-26	Valid
N25263	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2022-03-24	Valid
N81840	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-03-23	Valid
N1104B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-03-22	Valid
N1766E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2022-03-22	Valid
N4635H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-03-22	Valid
N6845H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2022-03-22	Valid
N84663	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Outka Air LLC Aberdeen, South Dakota	Standard	2022-03-22	Valid
N77807	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2022-03-16	Valid
N45594	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-03-15	Valid
N26761	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2022-03-12	Valid
N46453	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-03-12	Valid
N98615	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2022-03-10	Valid
N1434K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-03-09	Valid
N1211B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2022-03-08	Valid
N357AC	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-03-08	Valid
N59133	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-03-08	Valid
N6997H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-03-08	Valid
N258AM	Maitland Andrew B MITCHMAIT I	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2022-03-04	Valid
N51513	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-03-04	Valid
N7129J	Kellogg John H BABY LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Experimental	2022-03-04	Valid
N81650	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2022-03-03	Valid
N96853	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-03-01	Valid
N334RS	Sheer Bernard BABY ACE D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Experimental	2022-02-26	Valid
N3482K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2022-02-26	Valid
N44374	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-02-26	Valid
N7045H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-02-26	Valid
N84111	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Boggs Aerospace LLC Keyser, West Virginia	Standard	2022-02-26	Valid
N26147	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ranger Airfield Foundation Ranger, Texas	Standard	2022-02-25	Valid
N44122	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2022-02-25	Valid
N84198	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-02-25	Valid
N2663E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-02-24	Valid
N88220	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Boys Cub LLC Green Bay, Wisconsin	Standard	2022-02-24	Valid
N98690	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-02-24	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.