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
N58473	Piper L-4B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2013-10-24	Valid
N429	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2013-10-23	Valid
N30352	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-10-22	Valid
N54068	Boucks Wilecat RB-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	2013-10-22	Valid
N86001	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-10-22	Valid
N867SR	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hangar R LLC Irvington, Alabama	Standard	2013-10-22	Valid
N98845	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Restricted	2013-10-22	Valid
N88524	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner West Virginia	Standard	2013-10-21	Valid
N51541	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2013-10-17	Valid
N95524	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2013-09-27	Valid
N43166	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-09-26	Valid
N85663	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2013-09-26	Valid
N3347E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-09-23	Valid
N5019M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2013-09-19	Valid
N21026	Aeronca KM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-09-18	Valid
N6621H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-09-18	Valid
N78699	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2013-09-16	Valid
N96653	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skunkworks III Research INC Sebring, Florida	Standard	2013-09-16	Valid
N70210	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2013-09-12	Valid
N70661	Piper J3C-65S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2013-09-12	Valid
N4180	Mooney M-18C 55	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-09-11	Valid
N84622	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wbdj LLC Centerburg, Ohio	Standard	2013-09-05	Valid
N42842	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Im Pruv All Fallon, Nevada	Standard	2013-09-04	Valid
N38755	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2013-08-30	Valid
N53305	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2013-08-29	Valid
N6061H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2013-08-29	Valid
N85891	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-08-29	Valid
N3535N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2013-08-28	Valid
N23971	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-08-26	Valid
N70379	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-08-26	Valid
N2082E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-08-15	Valid
N96980	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2013-08-14	Valid
N7311H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-08-13	Valid
N3209N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Multiple	2013-08-12	Valid
N82466	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-08-07	Valid
N47486	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-08-02	Valid
N38365	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-08-01	Valid
N267AC	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-07-31	Valid
N42802	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Big Cha INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2013-07-31	Valid
N98238	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-07-31	Valid
N42436	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Room Nine LLC Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2013-07-30	Valid
N7028H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2013-07-30	Valid
N1147K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-07-25	Valid
N36114	Taylorcraft BL12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-07-25	Valid
N1134V	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2013-07-24	Valid
N71042	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-07-24	Valid
N84770	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2013-07-24	Valid
N42738	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2013-07-22	Valid
N24716	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-07-18	Valid
N84025	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2013-07-18	Valid
N1412N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2013-07-16	Valid
N9627E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2013-07-15	Valid
N36155	Taylorcraft BF-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2013-07-11	Valid
N72056	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2013-07-11	Valid
N2434E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2013-07-10	Valid
N3744E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-07-10	Valid
N608X	Fly Baby 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2013-07-10	Valid
N58368	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Prop & Jet Air Museum Romoland, California	Standard	2013-07-09	Valid
N71808	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2013-07-09	Valid
N81777	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-07-09	Valid
N6544H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2013-06-28	Valid
N6882H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2013-06-27	Valid
N2820K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2013-06-26	Valid
N1936B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2013-06-24	Valid
N2484E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tbf LLP Bismarck, North Dakota	Standard	2013-06-21	Valid
N36600	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2013-06-21	Valid
N2002M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-06-20	Valid
N34034	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2013-06-20	Valid
N58347	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-06-18	Valid
N51553	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2013-06-13	Valid
N9186E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-06-13	Valid
N48441	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2013-06-12	Valid
N83460	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2013-06-11	Valid
N85019	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2013-06-11	Valid
N2830D	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-06-06	Valid
N6037V	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2013-06-04	Valid
N3806	Ralston BABY ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2013-06-03	Valid
N32758	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-05-22	Valid
N9641E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-05-21	Valid
N2738E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Williams Aviation INC Chapmansboro, Tennessee	Standard	2013-05-20	Valid
N1957E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-05-17	Valid
N39933	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-05-17	Valid
N389D	Kline F O FLY BABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2013-05-13	Valid
N3382E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-05-10	Valid
N95810	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-05-07	Valid
N694BL	Hansen Vincent H BOREDOM FIGHTER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner	Experimental	2013-05-02	Valid
N96938	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-05-01	Valid
N1278K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-04-24	Valid
N5109M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2013-04-23	Valid
N83720	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-04-23	Valid
N95582	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-04-23	Valid
N1194B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-04-19	Valid
N33592	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2013-04-16	Valid
N9388E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2013-04-16	Valid
N98366	Piper J-3C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2013-04-16	Valid
N96436	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2013-04-15	Valid
N41470	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2013-04-12	Valid
N4787M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2013-04-10	Valid
N92683	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-04-05	Valid
N85366	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2013-04-04	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.