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
N19512	Taylor J-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-09-24	Valid
N3644E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2019-09-24	Valid
N9263E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-09-24	Valid
N1363E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Menshan LLC Weston, Florida	Standard	2019-09-23	Valid
N1486K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-09-23	Valid
N29445	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2019-09-23	Valid
N6873H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-09-23	Valid
N72071	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-09-23	Valid
N6881M	Simcox Norman SPORT TRAINER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Smith Aviation LLC Springer, Oklahoma	Experimental	2019-09-19	Valid
N95282	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jkl Air LLC Tipp City, Ohio	Standard	2019-09-19	Valid
N32922	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Szewczyk Vincent F Boonville, New York	Standard	2019-09-18	Valid
N1148E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Db Airfreight INC Wake Forest, North Carolina	Standard	2019-09-17	Valid
N3201E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-09-16	Valid
N85754	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-09-16	Valid
N14RN	Van Arsdale Guy E BABY GREAT LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2019-09-12	Valid
N71232	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying L Aircraft INC Fort Denaud, Florida	Standard	2019-09-12	Valid
N85609	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-09-12	Valid
N91977	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	2Mec Holdings LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2019-09-12	Valid
N23079	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-09-11	Valid
N2793E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-09-11	Valid
N46667	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-09-11	Valid
N695HC	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2019-09-11	Valid
N83425	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2019-09-11	Valid
N29LD	Durham Lowell J PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	2019-09-10	Valid
N2281E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-09-09	Valid
N26636	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-09-09	Valid
N40944	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-09-09	Valid
N45555	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-09-09	Valid
N39988	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-09-06	Valid
N96498	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-09-06	Valid
N3277E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2019-09-05	Valid
N71306	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-09-05	Valid
N43452	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2019-09-03	Valid
N21068	Aeronca KCA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Restricted	2019-08-30	Valid
N88380	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2019-08-29	Valid
N27023	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-08-28	Valid
N3817E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2019-08-28	Valid
N415Y	Mickey Whittenburg WHITCRAFT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2019-08-28	Valid
N43863	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2019-08-28	Valid
N7006H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Hampshire	Standard	2019-08-28	Valid
N2058M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2019-08-26	Valid
N3575E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skylink Aviation INC Florissant, Missouri	None on file	2019-08-26	Valid
N92093	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-08-26	Valid
N95791	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2019-08-26	Valid
N2278M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	2019-08-22	Valid
N83945	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2019-08-22	Valid
N31751	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sterling Aviation Services INC Wilmington, North Carolina	Standard	2019-08-21	Valid
N6790H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-08-21	Valid
N6023H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2019-08-15	Valid
N8900	Taylor Monoplane H. L. S.	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2019-08-15	Valid
N25964	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2019-08-08	Valid
N37311	Hand BABY ACE #1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2019-08-08	Valid
N588Y	Pruitt B-31C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2019-08-08	Valid
N27406	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-08-07	Valid
N44284	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-08-07	Valid
N2935E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Paulson David e Warroad, Minnesota	Standard	2019-08-06	Valid
N4967V	Piper L-4J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kourtis Vintage Aviation LLC Owasso, Oklahoma	Standard	2019-08-06	Valid
N43880	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-08-05	Valid
N81616	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2019-08-05	Valid
N95109	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-08-02	Valid
N96763	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-08-02	Valid
N48653	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-07-30	Valid
N24HW	Welch Marshall D Jr PIETENPOL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2019-07-29	Valid
N45631	Luscombe 8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Poluton Doug Castro Valley, California	Standard	2019-07-29	Valid
N6481H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2019-07-24	Valid
N88569	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	J3C Aviation LLC Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Standard	2019-07-24	Valid
N91953	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alabama	Standard	2019-07-24	Valid
N84450	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2019-07-19	Valid
N9542A	Shindler-Robert AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2019-07-19	Valid
N95744	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-07-19	Valid
N10968	Curtiss Wright JR CW1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-07-18	Valid
N92661	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2019-07-18	Valid
N95006	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-07-17	Valid
N95102	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2019-07-16	Valid
N39927	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-07-15	Valid
N899FP	Pavliga PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2019-07-10	Valid
N1939E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2019-07-05	Valid
N96309	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-07-03	Valid
N3692E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2019-07-02	Valid
N71676	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2019-07-01	Valid
N45729	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2019-06-29	Valid
N28716	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-06-27	Valid
N5199M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2019-06-27	Valid
N92628	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Piper Cub LLC San Diego, California	Standard	2019-06-27	Valid
N82830	Aeronca 7BCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2019-06-26	Valid
N44419	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2019-06-25	Valid
N34016	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-06-24	Valid
N84135	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	None on file	2019-06-21	Valid
N39947	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Missions Unlimited of Oregon INC DBA Harrah, Oklahoma	Standard	2019-06-20	Valid
N83939	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-06-20	Valid
N85806	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2019-06-20	Valid
N83065	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-06-19	Valid
N73351	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2019-06-18	Valid
N95990	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-06-18	Valid
N3909E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2019-06-17	Valid
N9070C	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Therapy 1 LLC Boynton Beach, Florida	Standard	2019-06-13	Valid
N95098	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-06-13	Valid
N95756	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-06-13	Valid
N28281	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bc and B LLC Lino Lakes, Minnesota	Standard	2019-06-12	Valid
N31043	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2019-06-12	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.