Continental A65 / C65 series
7,964 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
Piper J-3 Cub2,165Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)1,534Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D1,050Luscombe 8 Silvaire793Aeronca 11 Chief518Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief254Taylorcraft DCO-65163Aeronca 0117Champion 7 Citabria and Champ116Piper PA-11 Cub Special95Piper J4 Cub Coupe94Taylorcraft BC-6587
Model families, as a table
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
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 7,962 | 100% |
| Turboprops | 1 | 0.0% |
| Helicopters | 1 | 0.0% |
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 254 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 512 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
These connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a65-c65-series.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 7,964
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N33987 | Taylorcraft BF12-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39079 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9471E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39034 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7066H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2026-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98479 | Piper J-3 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83751 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Easy Street Aviation LLC Braxton, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6AJ | Piper J3C-75 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36687 | Aeronca 65-TAC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4435R | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70909 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1019E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55125 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43002 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71983 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2116E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K Hyacinth Holdings LLC North Swanzey, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43898 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6846H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84973 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9537E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95530 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81825 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4741M | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84482 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2026-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1573E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84325 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N488N | Mcguire Stephen E BABY ACE MODEL D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Experimental | 2026-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N801DR | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4590H | Piper PA-17 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88422 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Michalek Construction INC Keosauqua, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9515E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95611 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71161 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Miller Todd Martinton, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27973 | Piper J3F-60 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1060E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1434B | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32965 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3308N | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wonder Aviation LLC DBA Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98294 | Piper J-3C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3477N | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-12-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86428 | Champion 7BCM |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Azflygal LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1001E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81565 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82059 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87777 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | K&M Flyers LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92614 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2121E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bage Air LLC Boulder, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6923H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hawke AG Aviation INC Oakdale, California |
Standard | 2025-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82888 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9707E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Humfleet Edward Curtis, Washington |
Standard | 2025-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2733E | Champion 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3913E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Girten Patrick J Evansville, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6824H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Clear Prop LLC New Hampton, New York |
Standard | 2025-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98349 | Piper J3C-50S |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Odyssey Aircraft LLC Topeka, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24776 | Piper J4A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2482E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2611K | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37034 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Schafer Aircraft Holding LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72022 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1731E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90533 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1785E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35839 | Piper J3L-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4852H | Piper PA-17 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86323 | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78400 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42803 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ass Bag Cub LLC Erwinna, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9675E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42008 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1154A | Tiffany John R HANNAFORD D-1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2025-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43672 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82602 | Champion AERONCA 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87984 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96771 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86131 | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1215E | Champion 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34424 | Aeronca 65-TC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47421 | Aeronca 0-58B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30403 | Piper J4A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4639H | Piper PA-17 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Barnstormers Holdings INC Sugar Grove, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96235 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1792E | Champion 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22946 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28921 | Engineering & Research 415-C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30451 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Taylor Jonathan K III Washougal, Washington |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42760 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6605H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Multiple | 2025-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87EA | Allen Raymond E CHRISTAVIA MK1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2025-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51534 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6759H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Gaipa Aircraft INC Saint Joseph, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70745 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77869 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84538 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7279H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85148 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2498E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45671 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1190K | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Black Widow Aviation LLC Sahuarita, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6832H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91995 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.