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
N190DL	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-02-28	Valid
N83862	Champion 7DC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2019-02-28	Valid
N86067	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-02-28	Valid
N95898	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wren Aircraft LLC Menlo Park, California	Standard	2019-02-28	Valid
N25209	Williams WXM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flintlockprop LLC Chandler, Arizona	Experimental	2019-02-27	Valid
N46147	Taylorcraft L-2M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2019-02-27	Valid
N485M	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-02-26	Valid
N27473	Taylorcraft BL-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-02-25	Valid
N443WB	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-02-25	Valid
N83994	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-02-23	Valid
N24408	Taylorcraft BL-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2019-02-14	Valid
N33561	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Army Aviation Publications INC Monroe, Connecticut	Standard	2019-02-14	Valid
N92192	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-02-14	Valid
N98653	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Knutson Family Limited Partnership # 2 Chetek, Wisconsin	Standard	2019-02-14	Valid
N3336E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-02-12	Valid
N33157	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2019-02-11	Valid
N42630	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-02-11	Valid
N1054E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-02-09	Valid
N45410	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2019-02-09	Valid
N71835	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-02-09	Valid
N4915E	Stits SA6B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Experimental	2019-02-08	Valid
N72066	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-02-07	Valid
N85433	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2019-02-07	Valid
N44194	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-02-06	Valid
N95938	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2019-02-06	Valid
N92040	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2019-02-04	Valid
N28868	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-02-02	Valid
N342X	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-01-25	Valid
N71379	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2019-01-25	Valid
N84457	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-01-25	Valid
N9811E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-01-25	Valid
N1508E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2019-01-23	Valid
N2119M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Reed Jimmy A Big Cabin, Oklahoma	Standard	2019-01-23	Valid
N2353E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2019-01-23	Valid
N57504	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2019-01-22	Valid
N98045	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-01-22	Valid
N333CU	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Alamo Liaison Group San Antonio, Texas	Standard	2019-01-17	Valid
N87933	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-01-15	Valid
N5741N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-01-14	Valid
N3782E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2019-01-10	Valid
N4149E	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2019-01-10	Valid
N28466	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-01-08	Valid
N84155	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-01-08	Valid
N42200	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-01-03	Valid
N42906	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2019-01-03	Valid
N25033	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2019-01-02	Valid
N4459E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2019-01-02	Valid
N717ML	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Alabama Tailwheels LLC Troy, Alabama	Standard	2018-12-31	Valid
N2992E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-12-28	Valid
N1577N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2018-12-21	Valid
N44312	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2018-12-21	Valid
N92210	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-12-20	Valid
N1392E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-12-17	Valid
N4280V	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2018-12-17	Valid
N29502	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2018-12-15	Valid
N9417E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-12-14	Valid
N27937	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-12-11	Valid
N42226	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-12-11	Valid
N86348	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-12-11	Valid
N865CB	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2018-12-11	Valid
N43242	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	W&L Aviation LLC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2018-12-10	Valid
N1107	Baby Ace D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2018-12-06	Valid
N31848	Aeronca 65-TF	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-12-06	Valid
N43328	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ct Sales of Southern Il LLC Noble, Illinois	Standard	2018-12-04	Valid
N77863	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2018-12-04	Valid
N44220	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2018-12-01	Valid
N4661H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2018-12-01	Valid
N4969M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-12-01	Valid
N70516	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2018-12-01	Valid
N71500	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2018-12-01	Valid
N43066	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2018-11-30	Valid
N6389H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-11-30	Valid
N83941	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2018-11-30	Valid
N95178	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2018-11-29	Valid
N83019	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2018-11-28	Valid
N96972	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-11-26	Valid
N98233	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Chambers Christopher J Margate, Florida	Standard	2018-11-26	Valid
N23565	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-11-17	Valid
N36604	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2018-11-17	Valid
N72011	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-11-17	Valid
N9429H	Baby Ace RD1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2018-11-17	Valid
N85337	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Port Townsend Aero Museum Port Townsend, Washington	Standard	2018-11-15	Valid
N74634	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-11-14	Valid
N25940	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-11-13	Valid
N39327	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-11-13	Valid
N42532	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Shartle Austin M Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-11-13	Valid
N71790	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-11-13	Valid
N2894K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Yost Alfred R South Bend, Indiana	Standard	2018-11-08	Valid
N36048	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2018-11-07	Valid
N96479	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-11-07	Valid
N85805	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2018-11-06	Valid
N95392	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	She-Rat Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2018-11-06	Valid
N41473	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-11-05	Valid
N61070	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Meadow Hoppers LLC Monument, Colorado	Standard	2018-11-03	Valid
N43553	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-10-31	Valid
N33892	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wonewoc CORP Elroy, Wisconsin	Standard	2018-10-30	Valid
N71930	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2018-10-30	Valid
N6840H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-10-29	Valid
N98758	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-10-29	Valid
N81585	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-10-26	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.