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
N9629E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-06-10	Valid
N4535M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-06-07	Valid
N5111M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	88Charlies INC Palmyra, Wisconsin	Standard	2019-06-06	Valid
N33553	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-06-05	Valid
N1693K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2019-06-04	Valid
N48291	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-06-04	Valid
N70119	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-06-04	Valid
N96912	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eastern Aero LLC Gibsonville, North Carolina	Standard	2019-06-04	Valid
N43296	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-06-03	Valid
N70237	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2019-05-31	Valid
N78740	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2019-05-29	Valid
N88113	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aeronation Aircraft and Exotics LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2019-05-29	Valid
N3400K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2019-05-23	Valid
N3551E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flite Five INC Kiowa, Kansas	Standard	2019-05-23	Valid
N51129	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Spandau Air Force LLC Clinton Corners, New York	Standard	2019-05-23	Valid
N77861	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	J P Aero Holdings INC Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2019-05-20	Valid
N41251	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2019-05-17	Valid
N2592	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2019-05-16	Valid
N30846	Piper J3C-85	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-05-15	Valid
N43752	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-05-15	Valid
N83031	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Par 21 LLC Ripon, Wisconsin	Standard	2019-05-14	Valid
N94919	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skunkworks III Research INC Sebring, Florida	Standard	2019-05-14	Valid
N3509E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-05-13	Valid
N24PZ	Kaufman Ben KAUFMAN FLY-BABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mountain River Properties LLC Boerne, Texas	Experimental	2019-05-09	Valid
N44127	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-05-09	Valid
N2757K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Classic Air 46 LLC Cleveland, Georgia	Standard	2019-05-08	Valid
N30202	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2019-05-08	Valid
N70357	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-05-06	Valid
N85042	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-05-06	Valid
N23513	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2019-05-02	Valid
N43024	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Historical Aircraft Squadron INC Carroll, Ohio	Standard	2019-05-02	Valid
N3578E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2019-05-01	Valid
N1863M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2019-04-30	Valid
N101RD	Durenleau Rene M OOP-PIK	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Experimental	2019-04-29	Valid
N9756E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-04-29	Valid
N22394	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2019-04-26	Valid
N23977	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-04-26	Valid
N3528K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-04-26	Valid
N9595E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-04-26	Valid
N39246	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-04-25	Valid
N82411	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2019-04-25	Valid
N9506E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2019-04-24	Valid
N1480E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2019-04-23	Valid
N3553K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2019-04-23	Valid
N71854	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wings N Nuts INC Canandaigua, New York	Standard	2019-04-19	Valid
N57527	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Scott Homer R JR Del City, Oklahoma	Standard	2019-04-18	Valid
N85434	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2019-04-17	Valid
N88166	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-04-17	Valid
N26751	Piper J4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-04-16	Valid
N28826	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2019-04-16	Valid
N96581	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2019-04-16	Valid
N48247	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Army Aviation Publications INC Monroe, Connecticut	Standard	2019-04-15	Valid
N29498	Aeronca 65-LB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-04-09	Valid
N35783	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-04-09	Valid
N9324E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-04-09	Valid
N32362	Porterfield LP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-04-05	Valid
N144BR	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2019-04-04	Valid
N85252	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-04-02	Valid
N88588	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hartford Aviation LLC Farmdale, Ohio	Standard	2019-04-02	Valid
N45691	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2019-04-01	Valid
N82924	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-04-01	Valid
N24536	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-03-29	Valid
N33875	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-03-29	Valid
N5794N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-03-29	Valid
N1401V	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-03-28	Valid
N2908E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-03-28	Valid
N32638	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tl Farming LLC Goldendale, Washington	Standard	2019-03-27	Valid
N3422N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2019-03-27	Valid
N37411	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-03-26	Valid
N5113M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-03-26	Valid
N82501	Aeronca S7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2019-03-26	Valid
N36658	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-03-23	Valid
N85590	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-03-23	Valid
N88234	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2019-03-23	Valid
N43539	Taylorcraft BCS12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-03-20	Valid
N50710	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2019-03-20	Valid
N83247	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2019-03-19	Valid
N1625K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2019-03-18	Valid
N24751	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-03-18	Valid
N49001	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-03-14	Valid
N98626	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2019-03-14	Valid
N1831E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-03-13	Valid
N82322	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-03-13	Valid
N39238	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-03-09	Valid
N78648	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-03-09	Valid
N83967	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-03-09	Valid
N1474N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tanzer Matthew M Durham, North Carolina	Standard	2019-03-08	Valid
N2145K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nc2145K LLC Fremont, Ohio	Standard	2019-03-07	Valid
N3844X	Aeronca S11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-03-07	Valid
N5072M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2019-03-07	Valid
N1459N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-03-06	Valid
N83780	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-03-05	Valid
N2633E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2019-03-04	Valid
N4118	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-03-04	Valid
N96162	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2019-03-04	Valid
N121BX	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2019-03-02	Valid
N1407N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2019-03-02	Valid
N24050	Keleher Lark JK 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	2019-03-02	Valid
N4610H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-03-02	Valid
N46665	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2019-03-02	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.