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
N4549H	Piper PA-15	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-06-06	Valid
N71836	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Taildragger Adventures of Madison LLC Madison, Wisconsin	Standard	2017-06-06	Valid
N43083	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-06-02	Valid
N43933	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maine	Standard	2017-06-02	Valid
N9384E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-06-02	Valid
N5990V	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2017-06-01	Valid
N3526E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2017-05-31	Valid
N7155H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2017-05-31	Valid
N3562E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2017-05-25	Valid
N496M	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bc Enterprises of Salina LLC Salina, Kansas	Standard	2017-05-25	Valid
N92361	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Texas Barnstorming Museum Hallettsville, Texas	Standard	2017-05-25	Valid
N1983B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2017-05-24	Valid
N57509	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-05-23	Valid
N87117	Piper L-4J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-05-23	Valid
N26716	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2017-05-22	Valid
N6645H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Terra Mar Ceil LLC Pompano Beach, Florida	Standard	2017-05-22	Valid
N85254	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2017-05-22	Valid
N27573	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-05-19	Valid
N41121	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pa-18 LLC Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2017-05-19	Valid
N8370H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pa-18 LLC Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2017-05-19	Valid
N70581	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2017-05-18	Valid
N1042K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Corporate Aircraft Leasing CO Newton Falls, Ohio	Standard	2017-05-16	Valid
N84163	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	88 Charlies INC Palmyra, Wisconsin	Standard	2017-05-16	Valid
N86364	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2017-05-15	Valid
N96130	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2017-05-15	Valid
N81886	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hartfield Storage LLC Mayville, New York	Standard	2017-05-12	Valid
N7388H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2017-05-11	Valid
N9112E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-05-11	Valid
N29719	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2017-05-10	Valid
N92092	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2017-05-10	Valid
N1255E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2017-05-09	Valid
N1980B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-05-09	Valid
N45527	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2017-05-09	Valid
N814BL	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2017-05-09	Valid
N98641	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2017-05-08	Valid
N42129	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2017-05-04	Valid
N81985	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2017-05-04	Valid
N88180	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2017-05-04	Valid
N2834E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2017-05-03	Valid
N88461	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lake City Aero Limited LLC Grenada, Mississippi	Standard	2017-05-03	Valid
N9154E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2017-05-03	Valid
N50694	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2017-05-02	Valid
N392Y	Buhl LA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2017-05-01	Valid
N42393	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2017-05-01	Valid
N88562	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2017-05-01	Valid
N31738	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-04-27	Valid
N2238M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2017-04-26	Valid
N2002K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2017-04-25	Valid
N1191E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2017-04-24	Valid
N45481	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2017-04-20	Valid
N49000	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Simply Living LLC Fort Myers, Florida	Standard	2017-04-18	Valid
N49555	Taylorcraft L-2M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2017-04-18	Valid
N92350	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Multiple	2017-04-18	Valid
N4688T	Fly Baby 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	2017-04-14	Valid
N70859	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Poor Flying Fool LLC Boynton Beach, Florida	Standard	2017-04-14	Valid
N84276	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Farnham Aviation Services LLC Ames, Iowa	Standard	2017-04-13	Valid
N48349	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	South Dakota Hist Avn Preservation & Educ Soc INC Canistota, South Dakota	Standard	2017-04-12	Valid
N98434	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ts Aircraft LLC Plymouth, Indiana	Standard	2017-04-11	Valid
N84246	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Light Flight Balloons INC Bel Air, Maryland	Standard	2017-04-10	Valid
N35317	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-04-06	Valid
N42759	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2017-04-06	Valid
N75487	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2017-04-06	Valid
N96978	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2017-04-06	Valid
N1939T	Taylorcraft BL-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2017-04-05	Valid
N3179E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2017-04-05	Valid
N81855	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pegasus Flyers INC Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-04-03	Valid
N85549	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2017-03-30	Valid
N11162	Buhl LA-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-03-24	Valid
N81443	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2017-03-24	Valid
N43300	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-03-23	Valid
N43459	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2017-03-23	Valid
N85767	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2017-03-20	Valid
N42142	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2017-03-16	Valid
N85742	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-03-15	Valid
N29527	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	West Bay Flyers LLC Standish, Michigan	Standard	2017-03-13	Valid
N3269E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2017-03-10	Valid
N88522	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2017-03-09	Valid
N33193	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-03-08	Valid
N44150	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2017-03-08	Valid
N86266	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-03-08	Valid
N9513E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2017-03-08	Valid
N78409	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2017-03-07	Valid
N83495	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2017-03-07	Valid
N23007	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2017-03-06	Valid
N82444	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-03-03	Valid
N1565K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2017-03-02	Valid
N24341	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2017-03-02	Valid
N4711M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2017-03-02	Valid
N71932	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-03-01	Valid
N96399	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2017-02-28	Valid
N9GR	Luscombe 8C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2017-02-27	Valid
N98327	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2017-02-23	Valid
N39120	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2017-02-22	Valid
N81598	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Holmgren Lorence Kulm, North Dakota	Standard	2017-02-21	Valid
N42562	Lawrence Owen C Jr AERO VISIONS INTL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2017-02-17	Valid
N78653	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Restricted	2017-02-16	Valid
N83797	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Felda Flyers LLC Felda, Florida	Standard	2017-02-15	Valid
N24433	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2017-02-14	Valid
N42214	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2017-02-14	Valid
N85997	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2017-02-13	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.