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
N4722M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-04-29	Valid
N95979	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-04-29	Valid
N43964	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-04-23	Valid
N96638	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-04-22	Valid
N71389	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-04-21	Valid
N98417	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-04-20	Valid
N98422	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-04-20	Valid
N51525	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-04-17	Valid
N83469	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2020-04-16	Valid
N9725E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-04-16	Valid
N1152E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Leeds Stained Glass CO INC Leeds, Alabama	Standard	2020-04-15	Valid
N667MF	Ridenour VOLKSPLANE II	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2020-04-15	Valid
N85421	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-04-15	Valid
N40730	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-04-10	Valid
N84779	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-04-10	Valid
N42660	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-04-08	Valid
N1652E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hemphill Holdings LLC Hemphill, Texas	Standard	2020-04-07	Valid
N7551U	Baby Ace HR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	2020-04-07	Valid
N9499H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2020-04-07	Valid
N2226J	Hibbard Ronald Eugene BOWERS FLYBABY I	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Experimental	2020-04-06	Valid
N25098	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Long Island Early Fliers Club Holbrook, New York	Standard	2020-04-06	Valid
N26154	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	J4 Cub Partners LLC Highwood, Illinois	Standard	2020-04-06	Valid
N9011E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-04-06	Valid
N96786	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2020-04-06	Valid
N71530	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-04-02	Valid
N775JM	Mitchell John C MITCHMAIT II	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2020-04-02	Valid
N85568	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-04-02	Valid
N81510	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-03-31	Valid
N3487E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Classic Aviation LLC South Saint Paul, Minnesota	Standard	2020-03-26	Valid
N77950	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-03-26	Valid
N707TC	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2020-03-25	Valid
N7482H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-03-25	Valid
N81829	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-03-25	Valid
N42201	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-03-23	Valid
N38609	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-03-18	Valid
N48540	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2020-03-17	Valid
N98750	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-03-17	Valid
N1893E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2020-03-16	Valid
N44180	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-03-16	Valid
N47520	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Shepard Logan K Kent, Washington	Standard	2020-03-12	Valid
N71382	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2020-03-12	Valid
N84690	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-03-12	Valid
N99BJ	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Harbock INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2020-03-12	Valid
N1774E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-03-11	Valid
N44396	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Uphill Holdings LLC Jonesborough, Tennessee	Standard	2020-03-11	Valid
N4169	Mooney M-18C 55	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vietnam Aviation Veterans of Arizona Maricopa, Arizona	Standard	2020-03-10	Valid
N84715	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2020-03-10	Valid
N91371	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-03-09	Valid
N95142	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-03-06	Valid
N23378	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-03-04	Valid
N46272	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2020-03-04	Valid
N82490	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-03-04	Valid
N96079	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-03-04	Valid
N29836	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2020-03-03	Valid
N36419	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2020-03-03	Valid
N45658	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-03-02	Valid
N85384	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-02-28	Valid
N72009	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-02-27	Valid
N98545	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-02-26	Valid
N9328E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-02-25	Valid
N98536	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-02-25	Valid
N2334E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-02-24	Valid
N26816	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Messerer Jonathan D Duluth, Minnesota	Standard	2020-02-24	Valid
N82773	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-02-24	Valid
N6763H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-02-13	Valid
N92432	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-02-13	Valid
N2237E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-02-12	Valid
N45957	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-02-12	Valid
N85802	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-02-12	Valid
N83091	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2020-02-11	Valid
N1455N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-02-10	Valid
N45426	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2020-02-10	Valid
N84884	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-02-10	Valid
N42158	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-02-04	Valid
N3117E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2020-02-03	Valid
N7173H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-02-03	Valid
N9309E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2020-01-31	Valid
N95752	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2020-01-30	Valid
N1094E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N43799	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N96066	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N10962	Curtiss Wright JR CW1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	2020-01-27	Valid
N1706E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2020-01-22	Valid
N7030H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-01-22	Valid
N39634	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	National Machinery & Conveyor INC Marion, Indiana	Standard	2020-01-21	Valid
N85834	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	National Machinery & Conveyor INC Marion, Indiana	Standard	2020-01-21	Valid
N9132Q	Garlick A L/Luce Earl J Jr CUBY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Experimental	2020-01-21	Valid
N95268	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Smb Air INC Crescent Springs, Kentucky	Standard	2020-01-17	Valid
N1354K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2020-01-16	Valid
N21696	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-01-15	Valid
N82498	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-01-15	Valid
N44409	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-01-14	Valid
N51532	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-01-13	Valid
N54150	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-01-13	Valid
N32920	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-01-10	Valid
N95641	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2020-01-10	Valid
N71698	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-01-09	Valid
N84426	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-01-09	Valid
N27460	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pilots for Christ Michigan Fremont, Michigan	Standard	2020-01-08	Valid
N75370	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-01-08	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.