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
N1851E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2005-05-24	Valid
N26189	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2005-05-16	Valid
N95083	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2005-05-16	Valid
N88489	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2005-05-11	Valid
N9835E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2005-05-11	Valid
N3611K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2005-05-10	Valid
N100	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2005-05-06	Valid
N8218B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ace Aeromotive INC Miami, Florida	Standard	2005-05-05	Valid
N112AW	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2005-05-04	Valid
N1294E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Southwind Aviation INC Maryville, Tennessee	Standard	2005-05-03	Valid
N43951	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sport Pilots Flying Club INC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2005-05-03	Valid
N30830	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2005-04-28	Valid
N44433	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2005-04-28	Valid
N88BZ	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2005-04-28	Valid
N23057	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2005-04-21	Valid
N86391	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2005-04-21	Valid
N28107	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2005-04-13	Valid
N85971	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2005-04-13	Valid
N71717	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2005-04-12	Valid
N52RH	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2005-04-11	Valid
N39515	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Waco West INC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2005-04-08	Valid
N81630	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2005-04-05	Valid
N2205E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2005-03-29	Valid
N40100	Hannaford-Rose A-4	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2005-03-28	Valid
N47085	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2005-03-28	Valid
N3186E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2005-03-25	Valid
N82889	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Better Living Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2005-03-18	Valid
N92121	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2005-03-18	Valid
N85314	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2005-03-17	Valid
N33573	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2005-03-11	Valid
N35054	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Standard	2005-03-04	Valid
N44476	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2005-03-04	Valid
N44484	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2005-03-04	Valid
N2208K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2005-03-03	Valid
N85313	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2005-03-02	Valid
N25267	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2005-02-24	Valid
N87918	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2005-02-18	Valid
N96179	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2005-02-11	Valid
N1297K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2005-02-09	Valid
N9095U	Liming Louis L HPL-1 HIGH WING-PARA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	2005-02-07	Valid
N9267E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2005-02-07	Valid
N29229	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2005-02-04	Valid
N3519K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2005-02-03	Valid
N98423	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2005-02-03	Valid
N2912E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2005-02-01	Valid
N3372E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2005-02-01	Valid
N34590	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2005-02-01	Valid
N29867	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tail Draggers LLC Moretown, Vermont	Standard	2005-01-28	Valid
N4595H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2005-01-28	Valid
N48094	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2005-01-26	Valid
N68023	Camp BABY GREAT LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	2005-01-14	Valid
N46070	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2005-01-13	Valid
N3592E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2005-01-11	Valid
N25880	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2005-01-07	Valid
N43146	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2005-01-07	Valid
N4178	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	N4178 LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2005-01-05	Valid
N4808H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2004-12-29	Valid
N1198K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2004-12-09	Valid
N92372	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2004-12-06	Valid
N77989	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2004-12-02	Valid
N21340	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2004-11-15	Valid
N2583K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-11-09	Valid
N3331N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2004-11-08	Valid
N54189	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vintage Aircraft Sales LLC Radnor, Ohio	Standard	2004-11-08	Valid
N3644N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2004-11-04	Valid
N71086	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2004-11-04	Valid
N95741	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2004-11-04	Valid
N23042	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2004-11-01	Valid
N95533	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2004-11-01	Valid
N43649	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2004-10-28	Valid
N8030U	Dart Robert G SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2004-10-27	Valid
N85889	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2004-10-22	Valid
N82626	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2004-10-12	Valid
N48644	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2004-10-05	Valid
N98833	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2004-09-30	Valid
N1191B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2004-09-29	Valid
N43163	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2004-09-29	Valid
N83838	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2004-09-29	Valid
N85543	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2004-09-29	Valid
N70433	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Multiple	2004-09-27	Valid
N30712	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2004-09-21	Valid
N2132E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2004-09-15	Valid
N6115H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2004-09-13	Valid
N1174K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2004-09-08	Valid
N20894	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2004-09-02	Valid
N3611E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2004-09-01	Valid
N42730	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2004-09-01	Valid
N24614	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2004-08-30	Valid
N7317H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC Hollywood, Florida	Standard	2004-08-30	Valid
N49774	Taylorcraft L-2M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Planelease LLC Mason City, Iowa	Standard	2004-08-27	Valid
N3709E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2004-08-25	Valid
N34GP	Green POBER PIXIE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Experimental	2004-08-23	Valid
N1985E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Champion Expro LLC Middlefield, Connecticut	Standard	2004-08-19	Valid
N71366	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2004-08-19	Valid
N98612	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2004-08-19	Valid
N83233	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2004-08-18	Valid
N92451	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2004-08-17	Valid
N7422H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flight Solutions LLC Columbia, Missouri	Standard	2004-08-16	Valid
N4159	Mooney M-18C 55	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mackey International Airlines INC Ocala, Florida	Standard	2004-08-11	Valid
N2038M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Piper Aviation Museum Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	Standard	2004-08-10	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.