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
N70272	Piper J3C-65S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-10	Valid
N43726	Taylorcraft BC12D-85	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-02-09	Valid
N50962	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2017-02-09	Valid
N70368	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-02-09	Valid
N2344E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2017-02-08	Valid
N47207	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-02-08	Valid
N9519E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2017-02-08	Valid
N9336E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-02-07	Valid
N48853	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2017-02-06	Valid
N78439	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2017-02-06	Valid
N9260E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2017-02-06	Valid
N86343	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2017-02-02	Valid
N9421	Harper-Bowers Fly Baby 1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2017-02-02	Valid
N1293	Daugherty Fly Baby A-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental	2017-02-01	Valid
N27013	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2017-02-01	Valid
N71385	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-01	Valid
N71541	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2017-02-01	Valid
N82403	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Blairtown Taildraggers INC Columbia, New Jersey	Standard	2017-02-01	Valid
N6213H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Executive Aero INC Tipp City, Ohio	Standard	2017-01-30	Valid
N41029	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Imanage LLC Fremont, Indiana	Standard	2017-01-26	Valid
N70835	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	J-3 Aircraft LLC Galena, Ohio	Standard	2017-01-26	Valid
N82386	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2017-01-26	Valid
N3774E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2017-01-25	Valid
N84562	Champion 7BCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2017-01-25	Valid
N83254	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2017-01-24	Valid
N102BH	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-01-23	Valid
N3380N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2017-01-23	Valid
N10511	Piper L-4J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2017-01-19	Valid
N86014	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2017-01-19	Valid
N2212K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2017-01-18	Valid
N31873	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sabre Society of North Carolina Hickory, North Carolina	Standard	2017-01-18	Valid
N86213	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2017-01-18	Valid
N1483E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2017-01-13	Valid
N6575H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2017-01-13	Valid
N87895	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Augusta Aviation INC Augusta, Georgia	Standard	2017-01-13	Valid
N917MC	Clark Morton E SPORT-TRAINER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2017-01-11	Valid
N1325B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Remax Flying Club West Plains, Missouri	Standard	2017-01-09	Valid
N37385	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2017-01-09	Valid
N37907	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2017-01-09	Valid
N3659E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-01-05	Valid
N47655	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-01-05	Valid
N519SB	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sassy Brat LLC Ormond Beach, Florida	Standard	2017-01-05	Valid
N1912E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2017-01-04	Valid
N2866E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2017-01-04	Valid
N89BD	Losey/Ratliff/Young J6 KARATOO	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2017-01-04	Valid
N4078	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-01-03	Valid
N43345	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Advanced Airplanes Associates INC Keller, Texas	Standard	2017-01-03	Valid
N95104	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2017-01-03	Valid
N1192B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2016-12-30	Valid
N85118	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2016-12-30	Valid
N70572	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Delaware Aviation Museum Foundation Georgetown, Delaware	Restricted	2016-12-22	Valid
N1635K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	2016-12-16	Valid
N71226	Luscombe 8	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-12-16	Valid
N25453	Porterfield CP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-14	Valid
N4221E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jaggers Aviation LLC Tupelo, Mississippi	Standard	2016-12-14	Valid
N44329	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2016-12-12	Valid
N88096	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2016-12-12	Valid
N39298	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-12-08	Valid
N92133	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-12-07	Valid
N3443K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nothing By Chance LLC Jackson, Wyoming	Standard	2016-12-06	Valid
N40VS	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-12-06	Valid
N27945	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2016-12-05	Valid
N25108	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-02	Valid
N92330	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	N92330 LLC Topeka, Kansas	Standard	2016-11-30	Valid
N95889	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-11-30	Valid
N1141V	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hampton Flying Services LLC Portsmouth, New Hampshire	Standard	2016-11-29	Valid
N85747	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-11-29	Valid
N9051Z	Johnson David H TRAIL-AIR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2016-11-29	Valid
N24762	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2016-11-28	Valid
N87927	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2016-11-28	Valid
N21610	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2016-11-23	Valid
N3592N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2016-11-21	Valid
N44099	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2016-11-21	Valid
N9575E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2016-11-21	Valid
N43585	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2016-11-17	Valid
N44451	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ct King Airplane LLC Snohomish, Washington	Standard	2016-11-17	Valid
N5085M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-11-16	Valid
N78697	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2016-11-16	Valid
N84080	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2016-11-15	Valid
N33557	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2016-11-09	Valid
N4175	Mooney M-18C 55	Fixed-wing, single engine	Victor 5 Equipment LLC Atlanta, Georgia	Standard	2016-11-09	Valid
N92668	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia	Standard	2016-11-09	Valid
N62RD	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Standard	2016-11-08	Valid
N98406	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2016-11-08	Valid
N3598G	Bowers Fly Baby 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2016-11-07	Valid
N37122	Ercoupe 415-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2016-11-04	Valid
N49262	Aeronca L-3B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2016-11-04	Valid
N83348	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2016-11-04	Valid
N2246M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2016-11-03	Valid
N2583E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-11-03	Valid
N3565E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2016-11-03	Valid
N36165	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	2016-11-02	Valid
N5237M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2016-11-01	Valid
N2101K	Luscombe 8E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2016-10-31	Valid
N3540K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-10-28	Valid
N7401H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2016-10-27	Valid
N22831	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2016-10-26	Valid
N85581	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2016-10-26	Valid
N21848	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Louisiana	Standard	2016-10-25	Valid
N96262	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2016-10-25	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.