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
N46082	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2011-12-02	Valid
N3784E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2011-12-01	Valid
N95771	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Herr Legacy LLC Boles, Arkansas	Standard	2011-11-30	Valid
N2463E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gustafson David H Kingwood, Texas	Standard	2011-11-29	Valid
N82245	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-11-28	Valid
N87866	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hunt Robert J Apollo, Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-11-28	Valid
N1004Z	Hiland Sport MS-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Experimental	2011-11-16	Valid
N2171K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2011-11-15	Valid
N44272	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-11-14	Valid
N86319	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2011-11-03	Valid
N8138	Luczak STITS FLUT-R-BUG SA6	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2011-11-02	Valid
N82052	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-11-01	Valid
N32737	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2011-10-27	Valid
N1904E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2011-10-25	Valid
N98177	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-10-20	Valid
N1408	Stephenson JODEL F11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2011-10-19	Valid
N43306	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Assend Dragon Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas	Standard	2011-10-18	Valid
N49535	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2011-10-18	Valid
N82975	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dabo-Champ LLC Culpeper, Virginia	Standard	2011-10-18	Valid
N1544K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-10-14	Valid
N58044	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2011-10-13	Valid
N37397	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	2011-10-11	Valid
N71307	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wings Den LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2011-10-11	Valid
N85396	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-10-07	Valid
N31491	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aeronca Aircraft History Museum Brighton, Michigan	Standard	2011-10-06	Valid
N71219	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dakota Territory Air Museum Minot, North Dakota	Standard	2011-10-05	Valid
N49168	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-10-03	Valid
N44024	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-09-30	Valid
N96325	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2011-09-28	Valid
N85192	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Daphna INC Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2011-09-27	Valid
N2505E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2011-09-26	Valid
N37401	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2011-09-26	Valid
N42646	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-09-26	Valid
N2419E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2011-09-23	Valid
N4126	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-09-23	Valid
N4143	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-09-23	Valid
N95910	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tale Dragons LLC Austin, Texas	Standard	2011-09-23	Valid
N29747	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2011-09-22	Valid
N96494	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-09-22	Valid
N86060	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-09-21	Valid
N71981	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-09-20	Valid
N3588E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2011-09-10	Valid
N82316	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2011-09-09	Valid
N70351	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gem Aviation INC Westfield, Indiana	Standard	2011-09-06	Valid
N82414	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2011-09-02	Valid
N33901	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-09-01	Valid
N25817	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-08-31	Valid
N42904	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-08-31	Valid
N46111	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Northcoast Airsports LTD Hudson, Ohio	Standard	2011-08-31	Valid
N50767	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2011-08-31	Valid
N71275	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2011-08-31	Valid
N47283	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2011-08-30	Valid
N25049	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-08-29	Valid
N3720E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-08-29	Valid
N48824	Aeronca L-3B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-08-29	Valid
N98797	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2011-08-26	Valid
N21365	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-08-19	Valid
N23053	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2011-08-19	Valid
N46634	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-08-19	Valid
N95663	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2011-08-18	Valid
N1986E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-08-12	Valid
N95367	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-08-10	Valid
N9650E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-08-10	Valid
N2721E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-08-09	Valid
N82576	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2011-08-09	Valid
N77809	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2011-08-08	Valid
N2062E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Multiple	2011-08-05	Valid
N44748	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-08-05	Valid
N32597	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-08-04	Valid
N82282	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-08-04	Valid
N70828	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2011-08-02	Valid
N96899	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-08-02	Valid
N25345	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2011-07-28	Valid
N2604F	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-07-28	Valid
N43549	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2011-07-26	Valid
N6822H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-07-23	Valid
N9031E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2011-07-23	Valid
N83716	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-07-21	Valid
N85499	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-07-20	Valid
N9677E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-07-20	Valid
N999K	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2011-07-20	Valid
N92100	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-07-18	Valid
N110K	Mullis BABY ACE D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Experimental	2011-07-12	Valid
N11878	Curtiss Wright JR CW1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-07-12	Valid
N95350	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2011-07-11	Valid
N3576N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-07-08	Valid
N55091	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-07-08	Valid
N6340H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2011-07-07	Valid
N95298	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Two LLC Paris, Maine	Standard	2011-07-07	Valid
N2083A	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-07-06	Valid
N44492	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2011-07-05	Valid
N70285	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2011-07-05	Valid
N33HD	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-07-01	Valid
N46183	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2011-07-01	Valid
N7102H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-07-01	Valid
N88386	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2011-06-30	Valid
N84113	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2011-06-29	Valid
N7407H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-06-28	Valid
N77806	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-06-27	Valid
N3426K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-06-22	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.