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
N7142H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-10-24	Valid
N2982E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2016-10-21	Valid
N71441	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2016-10-19	Valid
N48536	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-10-18	Valid
N30707	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation Heritage Park Bowling Green, Kentucky	Standard	2016-10-13	Valid
N43018	Taylorcraft BCS12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jpf Aircraft LLC Traverse City, Michigan	Standard	2016-10-11	Valid
N3562N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-10-07	Valid
N4868H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-10-06	Valid
N516HS	Sig-Hester Hazel SPACEWALKER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	2016-10-05	Valid
N85278	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2016-10-05	Valid
N43277	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-10-04	Valid
N9490E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-10-04	Valid
N47336	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2016-10-03	Valid
N245RN	Nelson Robert H N2B6	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	2016-09-30	Valid
N82181	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2016-09-27	Valid
N51509	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Murphy Airport INC Amsterdam, New York	Standard	2016-09-26	Valid
N43407	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2016-09-22	Valid
N78749	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2016-09-22	Valid
N98391	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-09-22	Valid
N1466N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2016-09-21	Valid
N23446	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vagabond LLC Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Standard	2016-09-20	Valid
N3605K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2016-09-20	Valid
N45602	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-09-20	Valid
N40644	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2016-09-19	Valid
N6153H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Brown Vintage Airlines LLC Mansfield, Ohio	Standard	2016-09-19	Valid
N84630	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-09-19	Valid
N2917E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2016-09-16	Valid
N42169	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2016-09-15	Valid
N1488E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2016-09-14	Valid
N84908	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2016-09-14	Valid
N88344	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ancam Lc Burlington, Iowa	Standard	2016-09-14	Valid
N71692	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	None on file	2016-09-13	Valid
N98450	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2016-09-13	Valid
N5442V	Aeronca 7BCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2016-09-12	Valid
N1028E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2016-09-09	Valid
N4672T	Corben Baby Ace C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Experimental	2016-09-07	Valid
N2816E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-09-06	Valid
N43122	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2016-09-06	Valid
N1097K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2016-09-02	Valid
N47286	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2016-09-01	Valid
N36865	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2016-08-31	Valid
N70960	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2016-08-31	Valid
N29870	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-08-30	Valid
N40970	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-08-30	Valid
N4768M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ddc Investments LLC Hot Springs, Arkansas	Standard	2016-08-30	Valid
N6248H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-08-30	Valid
N81485	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2016-08-30	Valid
N34065	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2016-08-29	Valid
N96566	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-08-26	Valid
N15DG	Hannaford Bee D-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2016-08-24	Valid
N3039E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-08-24	Valid
N42910	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-08-24	Valid
N83048	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-08-24	Valid
N92232	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2016-08-24	Valid
N92010	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2016-08-23	Valid
N9633E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2016-08-23	Valid
N9647H	Edmunds G-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2016-08-23	Valid
N45736	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-08-19	Valid
N3596E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-08-18	Valid
N5191M	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-08-17	Valid
N5185M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2016-08-16	Valid
N85424	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-08-10	Valid
N5248M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2016-08-08	Valid
N7344H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-08-08	Valid
N88054	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2016-08-04	Valid
N698DK	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-08-03	Valid
N2540E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-08-02	Valid
N5489M	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-08-02	Valid
N96031	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-08-02	Valid
N98281	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Frederick Sport Flyers INC Washington Grove, Maryland	Standard	2016-07-29	Valid
N1097E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Scott Homer R JR Del City, Oklahoma	Standard	2016-07-26	Valid
N39575	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2016-07-26	Valid
N44035	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-07-22	Valid
N32833	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2016-07-21	Valid
N96965	Taylorcraft Aviation Corp 19	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2016-07-21	Valid
N21987	Porterfield CP-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-07-19	Valid
N38693	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2016-07-19	Valid
N72065	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-07-19	Valid
N84880	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2016-07-18	Valid
N33888	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-07-16	Valid
N95743	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2016-07-14	Valid
N45766	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2016-07-13	Valid
N33826	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-07-12	Valid
N83261	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2016-07-12	Valid
N92160	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2016-07-12	Valid
N41235	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2016-07-08	Valid
N32775	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jewell Aviation INC Kennett, Missouri	Standard	2016-07-07	Valid
N71760	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2016-07-07	Valid
N77HP	Post BOWERS FLY BABY 1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental	2016-07-06	Valid
N7020H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2016-07-05	Valid
N82934	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-07-05	Valid
N84667	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2016-06-30	Valid
N45484	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2016-06-28	Valid
N50982	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2016-06-27	Valid
N91923	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-06-24	Valid
N86337	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-06-23	Valid
N1273V	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Blue Sky Properties INC Gainesville, Florida	Standard	2016-06-21	Valid
N82234	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2016-06-20	Valid
N71056	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-06-16	Valid
N42680	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2016-06-15	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.