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
N83123	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-08-19	Valid
N84864	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-08-19	Valid
N2087B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-08-18	Valid
N88109	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2020-08-18	Valid
N82406	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2020-08-17	Valid
N86321	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-08-12	Valid
N88661	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-08-12	Valid
N3512E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-08-11	Valid
N3521E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-08-11	Valid
N7209H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-08-11	Valid
N7366H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-08-11	Valid
N96417	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-08-11	Valid
N1523E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-08-10	Valid
N29891	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-08-10	Valid
N7319H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cooper Aviation LLC Georgetown, South Carolina	Standard	2020-08-08	Valid
N5577K	Strickland Howard BOWERS BI-BABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2020-08-07	Valid
N71801	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-08-07	Valid
N4686M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2020-08-06	Valid
N49019	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2020-08-06	Valid
N84788	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2020-08-06	Valid
N1071K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-08-05	Valid
N4627H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2020-08-05	Valid
N9329E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2020-08-05	Valid
N82393	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-08-04	Valid
N96793	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-08-04	Valid
N42670	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2020-08-01	Valid
N5799N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-08-01	Valid
N82278	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-08-01	Valid
N9790E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-08-01	Valid
N70261	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-07-30	Valid
N6785H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2020-07-28	Valid
N88157	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-07-27	Valid
N3547E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-07-24	Valid
N2215E	Aeronca 7EC	Fixed-wing, single engine	N7396W LLC Coeymans Hollow, New York	Standard	2020-07-23	Valid
N35149	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Versatile Aviation LLC Waterford, Michigan	Standard	2020-07-22	Valid
N42574	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Griffing Flying Service INC Port Clinton, Ohio	Standard	2020-07-22	Valid
N7486H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2020-07-22	Valid
N84177	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2020-07-17	Valid
N230HT	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-07-16	Valid
N42948	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-07-15	Valid
N43396	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2020-07-13	Valid
N44133	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-07-10	Valid
N44158	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-07-10	Valid
N96277	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2020-07-10	Valid
N37407	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-07-07	Valid
N37743	Porterfield CP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-07-07	Valid
N3402E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Standard	2020-07-06	Valid
N77923	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hamilton Mark D Thomasville, Georgia	Standard	2020-07-06	Valid
N85795	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-07-06	Valid
N95295	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2020-07-06	Valid
N1225B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2020-07-02	Valid
N2267K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-07-01	Valid
N83407	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-07-01	Valid
N127JP	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sharair LLC Thomasville, Georgia	Standard	2020-06-25	Valid
N30513	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-06-24	Valid
N34074	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-06-24	Valid
N72095	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2020-06-23	Valid
N26088	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2020-06-22	Valid
N81678	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-06-18	Valid
N95515	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-06-18	Valid
N30696	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-06-16	Valid
N37716	Porterfield CP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-06-16	Valid
N83352	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-06-16	Valid
N1531K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-06-11	Valid
N28790	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-06-11	Valid
N34238	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-06-10	Valid
N403L	Corben Baby Ace D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2020-06-10	Valid
N4834M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2020-06-10	Valid
N95213	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2020-06-10	Valid
N85292	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2020-06-08	Valid
N223AJ	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-06-04	Valid
N2739E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-06-04	Valid
N71800	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2020-06-04	Valid
N85777	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Haubs Photography & Services Dayton, Iowa	Standard	2020-06-04	Valid
N71448	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2020-06-03	Valid
N37709	Porterfield CP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-06-01	Valid
N47585	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-05-29	Valid
N133RS	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bootcamp Helicopters LLC Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2020-05-28	Valid
N46924	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-05-28	Valid
N9007E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-05-28	Valid
N36844	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-05-27	Valid
N83169	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-05-27	Valid
N85675	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2020-05-27	Valid
N1087E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-05-21	Valid
N1345K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-05-21	Valid
N198A	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fletcher Flying Service 419 LLC Labelle, Florida	Standard	2020-05-20	Valid
N50726	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-05-20	Valid
N143PW	Green Thomas J BABY LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2020-05-19	Valid
N2152M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-05-19	Valid
N88164	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2020-05-18	Valid
N19GG	Goodier BOWERS FLY BABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	2020-05-14	Valid
N2959E	Aeronca 7CCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-05-14	Valid
N53788	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2020-05-14	Valid
N47825	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-05-13	Valid
N95931	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2020-05-13	Valid
N82694	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2020-05-12	Valid
N85841	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2020-05-07	Valid
N26359	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-05-06	Valid
N6754	Peel BABY GREAT LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia	Experimental	2020-05-04	Valid
N3136E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2020-05-01	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.