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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N98006 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rat Pack LLC Woodstock, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37205 | Interstate S-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3507P | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Heaviation LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85647 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3885E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2025-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78504 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85147 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92188 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45975 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81759 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81924 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96044 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2025-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86223 | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1330K | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82184 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | N82184 LLC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82409 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28116 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42222 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49116 | Aeronca 0-58B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70336 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71765 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2112E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42794 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5253M | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98521 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blue Skies Enterprises of Tx Richmond, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24962 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tvpx Ars INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3449E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81789 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88334 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6619H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Southland Aviation LLC Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4981M | Piper PA-11 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83479 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88404 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92332 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28442 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42935 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Multiple | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43928 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95723 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1586K | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47468 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6774H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71892 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82269 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32647 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42781 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96018 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85010 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82050 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84769 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6554H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Barn Miami INC Doral, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71467 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84407 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pyrrhuloxias LLC Tallahassee, Florida |
Restricted | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71004 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tailwheel Adventures LLC Celebration, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42394 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88217 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92408 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lambs Aero Service LLC Lone Jack, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82724 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85086 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Blackstone Aircraft LLC Hartselle, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9271E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37703 | Porterfield CP-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9795E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Oklahoma Flight Academy LLC Owasso, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83046 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6025H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Makati Foundation Mooresville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82380 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9500E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95342 | Taylorcraft BCS12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N946DK | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3314N | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4150 | Mooney M-18C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44334 | Taylorcraft BC12-D1 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1579K | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39991 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Trip Nine Flying LLC Arkadelphia, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42438 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48118 | Aeronca 0-58B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9660E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9818E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46508 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71352 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2683E | Champion 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Tallahatchie Tailwheel Training LLC Charleston, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3814E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38360 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Pittman Discover Flight LLC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44154 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88643 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34402 | Aeronca 65-CA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38676 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88551 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43457 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Hetz Mason William Bend, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6483H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71586 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48341 | Aeronca 0-58B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84931 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24564 | Piper J4A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lumland Properties LLC Winchester, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2588E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9307E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47348 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32732 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Whatever Aviation Services INC Baskin, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81494 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Lkn Champ LLC Sherrills Ford, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82153 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3421N | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Cep Aviation LLC Ocala, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3800E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | 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.