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
N98611	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-06-21	Valid
N3531N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Robert Ludlam Aviation LLC Wellington, Florida	Standard	2018-06-20	Valid
N4870H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-06-20	Valid
N70889	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia	Standard	2018-06-20	Valid
N2057E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2018-06-15	Valid
N85161	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-06-15	Valid
N46650	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-06-14	Valid
N77PC	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2018-06-14	Valid
N98572	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-06-14	Valid
N82440	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-06-13	Valid
N67654	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-06-08	Valid
N6252H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2018-06-05	Valid
N71540	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-06-05	Valid
N88472	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-06-01	Valid
N70838	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2018-05-31	Valid
N71148	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2018-05-31	Valid
N39966	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-05-29	Valid
N72087	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-05-29	Valid
N92413	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-05-25	Valid
N24046	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2018-05-24	Valid
N42392	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2018-05-24	Valid
N95081	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Willaims Fertilizer Services LLC Oregon, Missouri	Special flight permit	2018-05-24	Valid
N95113	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-05-23	Valid
N43349	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kiser Aviation LLC Grottoes, Virginia	Standard	2018-05-22	Valid
N69304	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2018-05-22	Valid
N85715	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kiser Aviation LLC Grottoes, Virginia	Standard	2018-05-22	Valid
N84572	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2018-05-18	Valid
N86295	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-05-18	Valid
N2651E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt,	Standard	2018-05-17	Valid
N3288E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-05-16	Valid
N39903	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2018-05-16	Valid
N83075	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2018-05-16	Valid
N95842	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-05-11	Valid
N247H	Corben Baby Ace D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	2018-05-10	Valid
N71157	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-05-09	Valid
N3351E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2018-05-04	Valid
N2833K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-05-03	Valid
N46181	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-05-03	Valid
N47602	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-05-03	Valid
N5123M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hershberger Anthony M Derby, Kansas	Standard	2018-05-02	Valid
N16059	Wright Hanna ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	2018-05-01	Valid
N36112	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hangar 20 Flying Club LLC Climax, Michigan	Standard	2018-04-25	Valid
N4600H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-04-25	Valid
N95193	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2018-04-25	Valid
N83942	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-04-24	Valid
N85835	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Huckins Cheryl D Derby, Kansas	Experimental	2018-04-24	Valid
N24960	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2018-04-23	Valid
N5079M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2018-04-23	Valid
N6108H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-04-23	Valid
N70129	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2018-04-23	Valid
N85247	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2018-04-23	Valid
N96708	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2018-04-17	Valid
N85606	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Backyard Aero LLC Rockville, Indiana	Standard	2018-04-16	Valid
N27162	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-04-13	Valid
N88626	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2018-04-13	Valid
N87810	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2018-04-11	Valid
N9457E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-04-11	Valid
N1623K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2018-04-10	Valid
N31832	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-04-10	Valid
N96013	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-04-09	Valid
N4665T	Baby Ace D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Restricted	2018-04-06	Valid
N83996	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Standard	2018-04-06	Valid
N98236	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-04-04	Valid
N1439K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2018-04-02	Valid
N23898	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2018-04-02	Valid
N98002	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-04-02	Valid
N24721	Piper J3C-85	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2018-03-28	Valid
N3006E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Middletown LLC Chandler, Arizona	Standard	2018-03-27	Valid
N7678E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2018-03-27	Valid
N82484	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2018-03-27	Valid
N2869E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	First Flight CORP San Diego, California	Standard	2018-03-26	Valid
N95691	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-03-26	Valid
N3029E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2018-03-20	Valid
N43478	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2018-03-20	Valid
N36584	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-03-15	Valid
N38464	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-03-15	Valid
N1179B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-03-14	Valid
N5496N	Piper J3C-85	Fixed-wing, single engine	Woelbing Aviation LLC Franksville, Wisconsin	Standard	2018-03-14	Valid
N7355H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2018-03-14	Valid
N95695	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-03-09	Valid
N790KK	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	California Antique Aircraft Museum DBA San Martin, California	Standard	2018-03-08	Valid
N82230	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-03-08	Valid
N6762H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dhf LLC Valentine, Nebraska	Standard	2018-03-02	Valid
N70434	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-03-02	Valid
N4592E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-02-28	Valid
N87925	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2018-02-28	Valid
N98179	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2018-02-26	Valid
N36698	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2018-02-21	Valid
N88020	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-02-16	Valid
N86096	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-02-15	Valid
N88383	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-02-15	Valid
N6365H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2018-02-14	Valid
N83555	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Middletown LLC Chandler, Arizona	Standard	2018-02-14	Valid
N34526	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2018-02-12	Valid
N84632	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2018-02-12	Valid
N1316K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2018-02-09	Valid
N2015E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2018-02-09	Valid
N96532	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2018-02-09	Valid
N2575E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2018-02-08	Valid
N1937E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-02-07	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.