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
N70546	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2000-10-18	Valid
N33241	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2000-10-17	Valid
N77905	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2000-10-11	Valid
N43153	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2000-10-06	Valid
N98057	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2000-10-04	Valid
N1591N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2000-09-27	Valid
N42448	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2000-09-20	Valid
N95905	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cushing Aero Service INC Red Wing, Minnesota	Standard	2000-09-20	Valid
N41313	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2000-09-19	Valid
N45893	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2000-09-15	Valid
N85596	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2000-09-13	Valid
N88454	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tennessee Flying Machines LLC Nashville, Tennessee	Standard	2000-09-13	Valid
N85537	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-09-12	Valid
N24910	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2000-09-01	Valid
N81501	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2000-08-31	Valid
N46777	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2000-08-30	Valid
N9265E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2000-08-30	Valid
N84545	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2000-08-22	Valid
N47002	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2000-08-15	Valid
N3599K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-08-09	Valid
N9055E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2000-08-07	Valid
N1125B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2000-07-31	Valid
N43705	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2000-07-27	Valid
N50113	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2000-07-22	Valid
N9785E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2000-07-21	Valid
N3425K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2000-07-18	Valid
N39150	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2000-07-17	Valid
N35055	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2000-07-14	Valid
N43437	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2000-07-11	Valid
N82260	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2000-07-07	Valid
N84469	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2000-06-27	Valid
N9404E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2000-06-27	Valid
N83603	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skylink Aviation INC Florissant, Missouri	Standard	2000-06-23	Valid
N83715	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2000-06-23	Valid
N43028	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-06-14	Valid
N84935	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2000-06-12	Valid
N3033E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	1941 Aircraft Group Geneseo, New York	Standard	2000-06-08	Valid
N3431K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2000-06-07	Valid
N27923	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-05-24	Valid
N24574	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2000-05-23	Valid
N42584	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2000-05-16	Valid
N6450H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2000-05-02	Valid
N25347	Luscombe 8C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-04-28	Valid
N1946L	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2000-04-26	Valid
N30340	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2000-04-25	Valid
N4623H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-04-14	Valid
N83944	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Florida Aircraft Salvage INC Okeechobee, Florida	Standard	2000-04-07	Valid
N4208E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2000-04-05	Valid
N7035H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Crosswind Aviation INC Scottsdale, Arizona	Standard	2000-04-03	Valid
N29851	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-03-30	Valid
N4790T	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2000-03-30	Valid
N92154	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2000-03-29	Valid
N24812	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2000-03-20	Valid
N9283E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2000-03-17	Valid
N8978R	Champion 7GCB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Restricted	2000-03-07	Valid
N342M	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-03-01	Valid
N4525M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2000-03-01	Valid
N29497	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2000-02-18	Valid
N4698H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2000-02-11	Valid
N49173	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-02-11	Valid
N26765	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2000-02-04	Valid
N3428K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2000-01-25	Valid
N83976	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2000-01-19	Valid
N71686	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2000-01-13	Valid
N4408E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2000-01-07	Valid
N44428	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2000-01-07	Valid
N95909	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2000-01-03	Valid
N42618	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1999-12-28	Valid
N71277	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-12-15	Valid
N37357	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1999-12-13	Valid
N86082	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-12-07	Valid
N4819M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	1999-12-06	Valid
N31892	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1999-11-29	Valid
N96995	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1999-11-18	Valid
N81836	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	North Aero Bozeman, Montana	Standard	1999-11-09	Valid
N96072	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1999-11-01	Valid
N4769M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1999-10-29	Valid
N38743	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	1999-10-20	Valid
N2033E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1999-10-15	Valid
N85792	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-10-14	Valid
N4331H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1999-10-06	Valid
N42642	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1999-10-05	Valid
N44283	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1999-10-05	Valid
N4348E	Aeronca 7DC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Barts Flying Service INC Storm Lake, Iowa	Standard	1999-09-21	Valid
N95901	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1999-09-17	Valid
N9354E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1999-09-13	Valid
N30837	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1999-09-09	Valid
N75098	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-09-02	Valid
N44072	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1999-08-30	Valid
N44064	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-08-26	Valid
N95323	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-08-21	Valid
N2568E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1999-08-13	Valid
N31308	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-08-12	Valid
N3457N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1999-08-12	Valid
N82154	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1999-08-12	Valid
N96406	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1999-08-06	Valid
N2128K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1999-08-05	Valid
N2372E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1999-08-04	Valid
N45668	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1999-07-29	Valid
N38098	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1999-07-23	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.