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
N4693S	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2018-10-25	Valid
N84629	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2018-10-25	Valid
N2277E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-10-23	Valid
N36548	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-10-22	Valid
N49901	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2018-10-19	Valid
N83279	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2018-10-19	Valid
N83735	Aeronca 7DC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Hampshire	Standard	2018-10-19	Valid
N91998	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-10-18	Valid
N38369	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2018-10-05	Valid
N95869	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-10-04	Valid
N21229	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2018-10-03	Valid
N38551	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-10-03	Valid
N8050R	Jonsson Erik SONERAI	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Experimental	2018-10-02	Valid
N82739	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2018-10-02	Valid
N10440	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2018-10-01	Valid
N77837	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-09-26	Valid
N96901	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-09-26	Valid
N85974	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nodorft Aviation LLC Orlando, Florida	Standard	2018-09-25	Valid
N29838	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2018-09-24	Valid
N42205	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2018-09-24	Valid
N84218	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2018-09-24	Valid
N28036	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2018-09-20	Valid
N44204	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2018-09-20	Valid
N9581E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2018-09-20	Valid
N27291	Northwestern PORTERFIELD LP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2018-09-19	Valid
N36217	Taylorcraft BL12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-09-19	Valid
N40932	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-09-19	Valid
N430JD	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2018-09-18	Valid
N70647	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2018-09-18	Valid
N2115E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2018-09-17	Valid
N95275	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Magpie Aviation LLC Sedalia, Missouri	Standard	2018-09-15	Valid
N39946	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-09-13	Valid
N24T	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-09-12	Valid
N83835	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ltg Enterprises LLC Fort Wayne, Indiana	Standard	2018-09-12	Valid
N85848	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hoovair LLC Little Rock, Arkansas	Standard	2018-09-11	Valid
N94920	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-09-10	Valid
N2163E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2018-09-08	Valid
N23562	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-09-08	Valid
N82989	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-09-08	Valid
N29433	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2018-09-07	Valid
N91951	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-09-07	Valid
N4065	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-09-06	Valid
N9552E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Oleary Ruth Jacksonville, Florida	Standard	2018-09-06	Valid
N42316	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-08-31	Valid
N27164	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2018-08-30	Valid
N2836K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2018-08-30	Valid
N78844	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bdl Cub Club LLC Denton, Texas	Standard	2018-08-30	Valid
N987HC	Jones R/Hermanek C VAMP JHA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2018-08-30	Valid
N37028	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-08-29	Valid
N21584	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2018-08-28	Valid
N2665E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flugzeug LLC Hanover, Indiana	Standard	2018-08-28	Valid
N27432	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2018-08-24	Valid
N27653	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2018-08-23	Valid
N85459	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2018-08-23	Valid
N1279B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2018-08-21	Valid
N2026B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lee Robert e Medford, Wisconsin	Standard	2018-08-21	Valid
N29657	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-08-21	Valid
N84312	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-08-20	Valid
N3249E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-08-17	Valid
N3759E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-08-17	Valid
N85942	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-08-17	Valid
N98111	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bethany Airpark LLC Alexander, New York	Standard	2018-08-17	Valid
N36571	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-08-15	Valid
N45583	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-08-15	Valid
N51451	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-08-15	Valid
N82480	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flugzeug LLC Hanover, Indiana	Standard	2018-08-15	Valid
N85962	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2018-08-15	Valid
N11CJ	Piper J3F-60	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2018-08-14	Valid
N4692H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2018-08-14	Valid
N606JR	Piper/Mckinney J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-08-14	Valid
N2957E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Standard	2018-08-07	Valid
N6416H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2018-08-07	Valid
N98160	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2018-08-07	Valid
N1315K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-08-06	Valid
N88460	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-08-06	Valid
N70110	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-08-01	Valid
N16695	Harris PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	2018-07-31	Valid
N6518H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-07-30	Valid
N4316E	Aeronca 7DC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2018-07-26	Valid
N1418E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerowood Aviation LLC Monroe, North Carolina	Standard	2018-07-18	Valid
N23961	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-07-18	Valid
N22854	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ferguson Jean C Forest, Virginia	Standard	2018-07-16	Valid
N26912	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rockdale Flying Tigers INC Rockdale, Texas	Standard	2018-07-16	Valid
N1057K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-07-13	Valid
N1107K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Buttonwillow Land & Cattle CO Buttonwillow, California	Standard	2018-07-13	Valid
N17171	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2018-07-12	Valid
N25264	Luscombe 8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-07-12	Valid
N29787	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-07-12	Valid
N44098	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-07-12	Valid
N611K	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2018-07-12	Valid
N96697	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-07-12	Valid
N98396	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-07-11	Valid
N70999	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2018-07-10	Valid
N9239E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-07-10	Valid
N23101	Piper J3F-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lark Enterprises LLC Mitchell, South Dakota	Multiple	2018-07-05	Valid
N36529	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Poplar Grove Aviation Education Assoc INC Poplar Grove, Illinois	Standard	2018-07-05	Valid
N64MF	Mueller Melvin F STEWART HEADWIND B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2018-06-27	Valid
N83773	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2018-06-26	Valid
N37303	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-06-21	Valid
N7071Z	Rountree Joseph R FLY BABY 1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2018-06-21	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.