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
N64733	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-12-14	Valid
N6954H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Super T LLC Duluth, Minnesota	Standard	2020-12-14	Valid
N81466	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-12-14	Valid
N26923	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-12-12	Valid
N28932	Engineering & Research 415-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-12-12	Valid
N39230	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-12-11	Valid
N4843M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-12-11	Valid
N95849	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2020-12-10	Valid
N70564	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-12-08	Valid
N70669	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-12-08	Valid
N83496	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rich Aviation Services LLC Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	2020-12-08	Valid
N2915K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-12-03	Valid
N46270	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	No Name Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2020-12-01	Valid
N71156	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-12-01	Valid
N31854	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-11-30	Valid
N82529	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Champ Aero LLC Louisville, Kentucky	Standard	2020-11-23	Valid
N95658	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2020-11-23	Valid
N2060B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2020-11-21	Valid
N3887E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-11-21	Valid
N81576	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-11-21	Valid
N85862	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2020-11-20	Valid
N5145B	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2020-11-19	Valid
N89RJ	Reading William John Jr VARIEZE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Utah	Experimental	2020-11-19	Valid
N1381K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-11-17	Valid
N46185	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2020-11-16	Valid
N35737	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-11-14	Valid
N9646E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2020-11-13	Valid
N31928	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-11-12	Valid
N32954	Piper J-3C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Semmig Jeffrey C Oceanside, California	Standard	2020-11-12	Valid
N22618	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-11-10	Valid
N98109	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-11-09	Valid
N82012	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-11-07	Valid
N85349	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-11-07	Valid
N36370	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2020-11-06	Valid
N9224E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum Detroit, Michigan	Standard	2020-11-06	Valid
N84947	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-11-05	Valid
N43272	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2020-11-04	Valid
N4369H	Piper PA-15	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2020-11-03	Valid
N95095	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-11-03	Valid
N21235	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-11-02	Valid
N70921	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2020-11-02	Valid
N88355	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2020-11-02	Valid
N1337E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-10-29	Valid
N4405M	Mains Donald L PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Experimental	2020-10-29	Valid
N48612	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-10-29	Valid
N1326N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-10-24	Valid
N85439	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-10-24	Valid
N4650M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-10-22	Valid
N15HT	Bowers Fly Baby A1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-10-21	Valid
N72043	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Econo Rate Rent A Car INC Windsor, Colorado	Standard	2020-10-20	Valid
N3824E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-10-17	Valid
N84168	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-10-17	Valid
N3557N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2020-10-14	Valid
N37926	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-10-14	Valid
N9202E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-10-14	Valid
N2871E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2020-10-13	Valid
N37602	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2020-10-08	Valid
N1359K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rooster Aviation LLC Payson, Utah	Standard	2020-10-07	Valid
N4964E	Bentzen Sport 1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2020-10-07	Valid
N44033	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2020-10-06	Valid
N6463H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-10-06	Valid
N2955E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-10-05	Valid
N39296	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-10-05	Valid
N96672	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-10-05	Valid
N1511N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-10-02	Valid
N4991	Pietenpol AIR CAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Experimental	2020-10-02	Valid
N57714	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-10-01	Valid
N1170K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Daw Brian W Monmouth, Illinois	Standard	2020-09-30	Valid
N1029S	Mcguire Lewis A BABY ACE D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2020-09-29	Valid
N45425	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-24	Valid
N70760	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eka Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2020-09-24	Valid
N82840	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-09-21	Valid
N9118E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-09-21	Valid
N95189	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2020-09-21	Valid
N96034	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-09-21	Valid
N31193	Piper J4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2020-09-17	Valid
N43709	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-16	Valid
N44498	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2020-09-16	Valid
N33057	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pj Aviation Holding LLC Trustee Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N45768	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N82043	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N84909	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N71346	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-09-14	Valid
N42544	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-09-11	Valid
N84222	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-11	Valid
N24853	Piper J3F-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-09-09	Valid
N5795N	Piper L-4J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hornet Air LLC Mount Sterling, Illinois	Standard	2020-09-09	Valid
N3793E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-08-29	Valid
N30580	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2020-08-28	Valid
N98818	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2020-08-28	Valid
N26666	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	She-Rat Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2020-08-27	Valid
N43795	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-08-26	Valid
N83500	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2020-08-25	Valid
N1222E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2020-08-24	Valid
N153JB	Berlin James V WAG-AERO SPORT TRNR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rsa Group INC Wilmington, Delaware	Experimental	2020-08-24	Valid
N71457	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-08-21	Valid
N42621	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2020-08-20	Valid
N3097E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-08-19	Valid
N825JL	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-08-19	Valid
N83092	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Baxter Gail L Rock Hill, South Carolina	Standard	2020-08-19	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.