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
N42773	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Brewer Tony Lubbock, Texas	Standard	2022-02-23	Valid
N98089	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-02-23	Valid
N29869	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-02-22	Valid
N3434K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Acme Aero LLC Maiden, North Carolina	Standard	2022-02-19	Valid
N4165H	Piper PA-15	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	2022-02-19	Valid
N6015H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	National Aerospace Education Center Tullahoma, Tennessee	Standard	2022-02-19	Valid
N6300H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-02-19	Valid
N71537	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-02-19	Valid
N8518	Wilson-Stits Flut-R-Bug SA6B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2022-02-19	Valid
N95715	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-02-18	Valid
N81903	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2022-02-17	Valid
N43202	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-02-16	Valid
N33100	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-02-15	Valid
N1406N	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-02-12	Valid
N2227T	Timothy J Weaver BEARHAWK LSA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2022-02-10	Valid
N36649	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-02-07	Valid
N2019B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-02-05	Valid
N9822N	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-02-05	Valid
N2716E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Terri Air Service LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2022-02-04	Valid
N39156	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-02-04	Valid
N78431	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-02-04	Valid
N82707	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-02-04	Valid
N86174	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-02-04	Valid
N2796K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-02-03	Valid
N5031M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-02-02	Valid
N43749	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2022-02-01	Valid
N96921	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-01-29	Valid
N82569	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-01-27	Valid
N95758	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-01-27	Valid
N9615E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cohutta Aviators LLC Milton, Florida	Standard	2022-01-26	Valid
N110TC	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kerzen Properties LLC Fayetteville, Arkansas	Standard	2022-01-24	Valid
N2118M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Chase 13 LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2022-01-24	Valid
N30780	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine		Standard	2022-01-24	Valid
N1885E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Golden Age Air Museum INC Bethel, Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-01-22	Valid
N46010	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-01-22	Valid
N7079H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2022-01-22	Valid
N33945	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-01-21	Valid
N72070	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2022-01-21	Valid
N83415	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-01-20	Valid
N87742	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lake Placid Flyer LLC Lake Placid, Florida	Standard	2022-01-18	Valid
N1525N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	88 Charlies INC Mukwonago, Wisconsin	Standard	2022-01-15	Valid
N3415E	Aeronca 7DC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2022-01-15	Valid
N87945	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-01-15	Valid
N36078	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-01-14	Valid
N43213	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-01-11	Valid
N44230	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-01-11	Valid
N40981	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-01-10	Valid
N42638	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-01-08	Valid
N6848H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-01-08	Valid
N8178A	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-01-08	Valid
N95511	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2022-01-08	Valid
N1162K	Luscombe 8E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-01-07	Valid
N4076	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-01-07	Valid
N43133	Taylorcraft BC12D-85	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-01-07	Valid
N70427	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Murry Coy L Guntersville, Alabama	Standard	2022-01-07	Valid
N71738	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2022-01-06	Valid
N2840	Yoder CORBEN BABY ACE E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	2022-01-05	Valid
N36263	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2022-01-05	Valid
N40430	Utley G L/ Berstling R C PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2022-01-05	Valid
N44134	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-01-05	Valid
N9071C	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2022-01-05	Valid
N86176	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2022-01-04	Valid
N95522	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2022-01-04	Valid
N70787	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	N70787 LLC Erie, Colorado	Standard	2021-12-28	Valid
N87910	Piper L-4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-12-27	Valid
N95989	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	A-Z Aviation LLC Bay City, Michigan	Standard	2021-12-23	Valid
N82911	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2021-12-21	Valid
N9761E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-12-20	Valid
N98759	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Left Final LLC Denton, Texas	Standard	2021-12-20	Valid
N85829	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-12-18	Valid
N3587E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2021-12-16	Valid
N43746	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-12-15	Valid
N6187H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-12-15	Valid
N95214	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2021-12-15	Valid
N96300	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2021-12-15	Valid
N30424	Piper J4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-12-13	Valid
N82984	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Moontown Airport INC Brownsboro, Alabama	Standard	2021-12-13	Valid
N83333	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-12-13	Valid
N1115E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	R A Marsh Flying Club LLC Williamson, Georgia	Standard	2021-12-11	Valid
N1594K	Luscombe 8E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2021-12-09	Valid
N9766E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-12-09	Valid
N70154	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2021-12-07	Valid
N8866	Durley DURL-E-AIRE BD-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2021-12-06	Valid
N38279	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2021-12-04	Valid
N86146	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-12-04	Valid
N25236	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-12-02	Valid
N4570P	Stits Flut-R-Bug SA6B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2021-12-02	Valid
N1404E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Panko Jessica e North Pole, Alaska	Standard	2021-12-01	Valid
N72Y	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Olson Ezra Kingman, Kansas	Standard	2021-12-01	Valid
N85613	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stick N Rudder Enterprises LLC Miami, Florida	Standard	2021-11-29	Valid
N70671	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fly Hangar 13 LLC Mico, Texas	Standard	2021-11-23	Valid
N58075	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-11-22	Valid
N42684	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-11-20	Valid
N86154	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-11-20	Valid
N3518E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-11-19	Valid
N8CJ	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Brothers Aviation LLC Black Rock, Arkansas	Standard	2021-11-18	Valid
N95507	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-11-18	Valid
N6493H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-11-17	Valid
N6697H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-11-17	Valid
N9164E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-11-17	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.