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
N70441	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2021-03-10	Valid
N85291	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2021-03-10	Valid
N85730	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2021-03-10	Valid
N69973	Zehr SPECIAL 1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Experimental	2021-03-09	Valid
N1213E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-03-05	Valid
N42343	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-03-04	Valid
N23000	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2021-03-03	Valid
N3818	Pietenpol AIR CAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2021-03-03	Valid
N85073	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-03-02	Valid
N112RB	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-03-01	Valid
N4083G	Reynolds George A BABY ACE D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Experimental	2021-03-01	Valid
N43963	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-03-01	Valid
N44493	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2021-03-01	Valid
N68928	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Morgan Jeffrey S Utica, Indiana	Standard	2021-03-01	Valid
N86122	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-03-01	Valid
N44067	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-02-27	Valid
N4122	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-02-26	Valid
N551TA	Apple TRAIL AIR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2021-02-25	Valid
N84261	Aeronca 7DC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-02-24	Valid
N70388	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerogarage INC Fort Myers, Florida	Standard	2021-02-23	Valid
N1957B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2021-02-20	Valid
N5265M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-02-20	Valid
N84480	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2021-02-19	Valid
N85656	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-02-19	Valid
N82573	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-02-18	Valid
N27887	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2021-02-16	Valid
N11008	Salac-Heath PARASOL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Experimental	2021-02-13	Valid
N3149E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-02-13	Valid
N72090	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-02-11	Valid
N2193B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-02-10	Valid
N1331E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-02-09	Valid
N30472	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-02-09	Valid
N32905	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-02-09	Valid
N5139M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bryant John R Lilburn, Georgia	Standard	2021-02-09	Valid
N86043	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2021-02-09	Valid
N41317	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-02-08	Valid
N43679	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2021-02-06	Valid
N42090	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-02-05	Valid
N71455	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-02-05	Valid
N98512	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Guam	Standard	2021-02-05	Valid
N2081E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rylie Aviation II LLC Lake Forest, Illinois	Standard	2021-02-04	Valid
N29MK	Koblis Martin H BABY ACE D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2021-02-04	Valid
N41368	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2021-02-04	Valid
N77927	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2021-02-04	Valid
N85821	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2021-02-03	Valid
N92695	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-02-03	Valid
N3584E	Champion AERONCA 7BCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-02-02	Valid
N70763	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-02-02	Valid
N1161E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Viking Champ Club Eleva, Wisconsin	Standard	2021-02-01	Valid
N34429	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-02-01	Valid
N38170	Piper J-3C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2021-01-29	Valid
N43294	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Breezy Flight LLC Northport, New York	Standard	2021-01-29	Valid
N8454C	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2021-01-28	Valid
N145RL	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Perrycook Flight Services LLC Gig Harbor, Washington	Standard	2021-01-27	Valid
N2828E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2021-01-26	Valid
N43372	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-01-26	Valid
N83448	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-01-26	Valid
N45796	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2021-01-25	Valid
N36967	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum Rhinebeck, New York	Standard	2021-01-23	Valid
N23559	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-01-21	Valid
N3981B	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2021-01-20	Valid
N49023	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Experimental	2021-01-20	Valid
N71129	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-01-20	Valid
N83251	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	None on file	2021-01-19	Valid
N102RJ	Corben Baby Ace C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Knabe Michael D Willianson, Georgia	Experimental	2021-01-16	Valid
N26WB	Bireley William C 1929 PIETENPOL ARCMP	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2021-01-16	Valid
N96291	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2021-01-16	Valid
N98674	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2021-01-16	Valid
N33288	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation 4031 LLC Pasadena, Texas	Standard	2021-01-14	Valid
N3818E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-01-14	Valid
N85199	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Osprey Holding Company LLC Foley, Alabama	Standard	2021-01-14	Valid
N81928	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2021-01-13	Valid
N83655	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-01-13	Valid
N84273	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Olympic Flight Museum Olympia, Washington	Standard	2021-01-13	Valid
N3538E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-01-11	Valid
N43104	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2021-01-11	Valid
N78641	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2021-01-11	Valid
N33572	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-01-09	Valid
N43768	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-01-08	Valid
N3430E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-01-06	Valid
N42726	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Paop Aircraft Holdings Telford, Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-01-06	Valid
N71125	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2021-01-06	Valid
N2210M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-01-05	Valid
N36410	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-01-04	Valid
N2593E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-12-30	Valid
N40607	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Precision Avionics Specialist Griffin, Georgia	Standard	2020-12-30	Valid
N88381	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-12-29	Valid
N2725E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-12-28	Valid
N88219	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2020-12-28	Valid
N95657	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-12-23	Valid
N96459	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jp Aero Holdings INC Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2020-12-21	Valid
N6909H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-12-19	Valid
N83970	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2020-12-19	Valid
N70768	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-12-18	Valid
N85797	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-12-18	Valid
N1448E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-12-16	Valid
N26730	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas	Standard	2020-12-16	Valid
N2923E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-12-16	Valid
N92378	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-12-16	Valid
N48297	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-12-15	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.