Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 9, 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
N26802	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2015-01-05	Valid
N770V	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2014-12-30	Valid
N28092	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Yellow Cub INC Lakeville, Minnesota	Standard	2014-12-29	Valid
N2227K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2014-12-24	Valid
N5114M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-12-24	Valid
N71155	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Step Too LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2014-12-24	Valid
N50365	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2014-12-23	Valid
N5182M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-12-16	Valid
N92655	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-12-16	Valid
N3175E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N37340	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N70215	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Citadel Cub LLC Daniel Island, South Carolina	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N7456H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flabob Airport LLC Riverside, California	Standard	2014-12-12	Valid
N88377	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2014-12-12	Valid
N1063E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2014-12-11	Valid
N70975	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-12-11	Valid
N71521	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Special flight permit	2014-12-11	Valid
N32504	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Helicopter Institute INC Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	2014-12-10	Valid
N82639	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2014-12-10	Valid
N1128K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-12-09	Valid
N23876	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-12-09	Valid
N43743	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cb Flying LLC Steinauer, Nebraska	Standard	2014-12-09	Valid
N96270	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-12-09	Valid
N50839	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-12-08	Valid
N9085E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-12-08	Valid
N1254E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-12-02	Valid
N24892	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-11-20	Valid
N88462	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-11-20	Valid
N82472	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-11-19	Valid
N83644	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-11-19	Valid
N21996	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-11-18	Valid
N24785	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-11-18	Valid
N6398H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-11-17	Valid
N3202E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-11-12	Valid
N44371	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sewall William G Poquoson, Virginia	Standard	2014-11-10	Valid
N70969	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ski Sawmill Ulysses, Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-11-10	Valid
N36046	Taylorcraft BL12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eaa Chapter #745 White Bear Lake, Minnesota	Standard	2014-11-07	Valid
N1321E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2014-11-04	Valid
N83201	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2014-10-31	Valid
N91949	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2014-10-30	Valid
N36433	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2014-10-28	Valid
N7809C	Piper L-4J	Fixed-wing, single engine	Joe C King & Sons INC Winnett, Montana	Standard	2014-10-28	Valid
N84986	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2014-10-27	Valid
N5930V	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-10-24	Valid
N95280	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-10-24	Valid
N2188Y	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2014-10-22	Valid
N1452E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-10-21	Valid
N85922	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-10-20	Valid
N1862E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Walker James P Tifton, Georgia	Standard	2014-10-15	Valid
N81472	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-10-15	Valid
N84004	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-10-15	Valid
N45475	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-10-14	Valid
N47668	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-10-10	Valid
N96529	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-10-10	Valid
N84374	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2014-10-06	Valid
N81468	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-10-02	Valid
N3361E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2014-10-01	Valid
N36543	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2014-10-01	Valid
N2096E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Freeman Heritage Collection LLC Kingsbury, Texas	Standard	2014-09-30	Valid
N95018	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2014-09-29	Valid
N82088	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-09-26	Valid
N9001E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-09-26	Valid
N44080	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Palmer Christopher C Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2014-09-24	Valid
N9576E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Green Castle Aero Club LTD Oxford, Iowa	Standard	2014-09-23	Valid
N98048	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	South Florida Sport Aviation INC Delray Beach, Florida	Standard	2014-09-23	Valid
N61787	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2014-09-18	Valid
N47Y	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2014-09-17	Valid
N81790	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-09-17	Valid
N4355H	Piper PA-15	Fixed-wing, single engine	Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-09-16	Valid
N19008	Taylorcraft A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-09-15	Valid
N37203	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-09-15	Valid
N6WZ	Maybee BABY ACE MOD D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ace Aircraft CO INC Toccoa, Georgia	Experimental	2014-09-15	Valid
N85932	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2014-09-11	Valid
N26046	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-09-10	Valid
N339M	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-09-10	Valid
N6150H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2014-09-09	Valid
N36196	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-09-08	Valid
N41232	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2014-09-08	Valid
N9261E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-09-08	Valid
N92171	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-09-04	Valid
N6428H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flyers INC Bennettsville, South Carolina	Standard	2014-09-03	Valid
N6880H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-09-02	Valid
N24632	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-08-29	Valid
N36038	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2014-08-29	Valid
N1139B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-08-28	Valid
N4950M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Merimont Aviation LLC Dyersburg, Tennessee	Standard	2014-08-26	Valid
N88448	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-08-25	Valid
N95057	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-08-25	Valid
N42092	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2014-08-21	Valid
N45647	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-08-20	Valid
N7078H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-08-19	Valid
N911DF	Faler V R / O'Hara B BOWERS FLY BABY FB1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner West Virginia	Experimental	2014-08-19	Valid
N1414N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-08-18	Valid
N43668	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-08-18	Valid
N6357H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-08-14	Valid
N70FD	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	R Douthitt Enterprises INC El Centro, California	Standard	2014-08-14	Valid
N1219K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-08-13	Valid
N13811	Piper-Twardowski J-3C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2014-08-13	Valid
N2230M	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2014-08-13	Valid
N28075	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-08-13	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 9, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.