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
N34719	Northwestern PORTERFIELD 35	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2007-04-25	Valid
N83267	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2007-04-24	Valid
N49170	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2007-04-20	Valid
N25563	Porterfield LP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2007-04-19	Valid
N42644	Piper J3C-65S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wingnut INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2007-04-18	Valid
N70624	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jjk Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2007-04-16	Valid
N1339E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2007-04-11	Valid
N23165	Piper J3F-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2007-04-04	Valid
N47811	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2007-04-04	Valid
N73870	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Chapman Gary C Centreville, Mississippi	Standard	2007-03-28	Valid
N42162	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wallace Aviation INC Wallace, Nebraska	Standard	2007-03-23	Valid
N9284E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2007-03-21	Valid
N1277B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2007-03-19	Valid
N23266	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2007-03-15	Valid
N2452E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2007-03-14	Valid
N31350	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2007-03-14	Valid
N1034K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2007-03-13	Valid
N81666	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2007-03-13	Valid
N37452	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wright Flight LLC Medford, Oregon	Standard	2007-03-12	Valid
N1691E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2007-02-28	Valid
N46064	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2007-02-28	Valid
N9598E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2007-02-26	Valid
N78696	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2007-02-23	Valid
N82958	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2007-02-22	Valid
N19DR	Richcreek Donald Marvin BOWERS FLYBABY 1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2007-02-20	Valid
N6856H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2007-02-15	Valid
N45619	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2007-02-14	Valid
N1448K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bentch James R Lincoln, Missouri	Standard	2007-02-05	Valid
N1440K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2007-02-02	Valid
N82856	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2007-02-02	Valid
N3335E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2007-01-26	Valid
N83478	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2007-01-24	Valid
N96536	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2007-01-24	Valid
N27807	Piper J4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2007-01-10	Valid
N2967K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2007-01-10	Valid
N50708	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nilo Aviation LLC Arley, Alabama	Standard	2007-01-08	Valid
N9242K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2007-01-08	Valid
N73BB	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2007-01-05	Valid
N42103	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2006-12-29	Valid
N86051	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2006-12-20	Valid
N6236H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2006-12-14	Valid
N1901E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2006-12-06	Valid
N43029	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2006-11-21	Valid
N23297	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2006-11-20	Valid
N49844	Piper L-4B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2006-11-16	Valid
N18866	Aeronca KC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2006-11-15	Valid
N94961	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2006-11-09	Valid
N47322	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2006-11-07	Valid
N36960	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2006-10-26	Valid
N78664	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2006-10-17	Valid
N85450	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2006-10-17	Valid
N24643	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2006-10-05	Valid
N98439	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2006-10-04	Valid
N84553	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2006-10-03	Valid
N4658M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2006-10-02	Valid
N1592N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2006-09-27	Valid
N5195M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2006-09-26	Valid
N3141Y	Sims Orval T SMITH MINI-PLANE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	2006-09-22	Valid
N71071	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2006-09-22	Valid
N1167E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2006-09-20	Valid
N3496N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2006-09-20	Valid
N1167K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2006-09-18	Valid
N9780E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2006-09-18	Valid
N7239H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2006-09-15	Valid
N81583	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2006-09-15	Valid
N48462	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2006-09-13	Valid
N22114	Aeronca 50-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Standard	2006-09-11	Valid
N84166	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2006-09-07	Valid
N2204K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2006-09-01	Valid
N36533	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2006-09-01	Valid
N77500	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2006-08-30	Valid
N95039	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sport Wings Enterprises LLC Pasadena, Texas	Standard	2006-08-23	Valid
N84792	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Airplane Services INC Jay, Florida	Standard	2006-08-22	Valid
N45972	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2006-08-21	Valid
N98452	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2006-08-18	Valid
N38680	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2006-08-16	Valid
N25542	Porterfield CP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2006-08-11	Valid
N1798E	Aeronca 7BCM	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2006-08-08	Valid
N92483	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2006-08-08	Valid
N34440	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2006-08-02	Valid
N71861	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2006-07-28	Valid
N95850	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2006-07-26	Valid
N335M	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2006-07-18	Valid
N39291	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2006-07-11	Valid
N95623	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2006-07-07	Valid
N27083	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2006-06-30	Valid
N5592	Hanson PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dakota Territory Air Museum Minot, North Dakota	Experimental	2006-06-29	Valid
N83401	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2006-06-27	Valid
N95855	Taylorcraft BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2006-06-26	Valid
N70894	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2006-06-21	Valid
N3867E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2006-06-19	Valid
N81675	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2006-06-14	Valid
N1318K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2006-06-06	Valid
N6482H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2006-06-06	Valid
N83733	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2006-06-02	Valid
N1658K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2006-05-31	Valid
N79WR	Rozelle BABY ACE MOD D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Experimental	2006-05-25	Valid
N92248	Piper J-3C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2006-05-19	Valid
N37895	Northwestern PORTERFIELD CP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2006-05-18	Valid
N86007	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2006-05-18	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.