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
N23507	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1999-07-21	Valid
N96121	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1999-07-21	Valid
N1453N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	1999-07-15	Valid
N1948E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	1999-07-14	Valid
N6944H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-07-13	Valid
N816DJ	Van Hulle James HORIZON I	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	1999-07-08	Valid
N1468N	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1999-07-07	Valid
N6582H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1999-06-28	Valid
N70919	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-06-24	Valid
N1101E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1999-06-23	Valid
N44496	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	1999-06-22	Valid
N37862	Porterfield CP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1999-06-11	Valid
N68636	Corben Baby Ace D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Experimental	1999-05-25	Valid
N42286	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1999-05-18	Valid
N95503	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1999-05-17	Valid
N86166	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-05-10	Valid
N41543	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1999-04-27	Valid
N92425	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1999-04-23	Valid
N84687	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-04-12	Valid
N6100H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1999-04-01	Valid
N33956	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mattson Edward B Quincy, Washington	Standard	1999-03-26	Valid
N30611	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	1999-03-25	Valid
N51559	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mckair INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1999-03-24	Valid
N48530	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	1999-03-22	Valid
N88394	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1999-03-18	Valid
N29206	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bendix Airmens Association INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1999-03-17	Valid
N85024	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	1999-03-17	Valid
N6902H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Restricted	1999-03-15	Valid
N71345	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1999-03-08	Valid
N96806	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-04	Valid
N37038	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1999-02-24	Valid
N82101	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-02-17	Valid
N2703K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	1999-02-09	Valid
N1611K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1999-02-08	Valid
N71281	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1999-02-04	Valid
N23567	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1999-01-28	Valid
N3RV	Alban BABY GREAT LAKES	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	1999-01-28	Valid
N81681	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1999-01-28	Valid
N77856	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1999-01-25	Valid
N9476E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1999-01-25	Valid
N85276	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1999-01-12	Valid
N3876E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Murphy Terrence W III Belmont, New Hampshire	Standard	1998-12-22	Valid
N9153E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-12-03	Valid
N1025E	Aeronca 7DC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1998-12-01	Valid
N83911	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1998-11-25	Valid
N770	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-11-23	Valid
N3642	Thibodeau Robert J JR ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	1998-11-04	Valid
N3490E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1998-11-02	Valid
N83653	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-10-31	Valid
N77568	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-10-30	Valid
N1082K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-10-28	Valid
N87774	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-10-26	Valid
N9485E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1998-10-26	Valid
N29083	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1998-10-22	Valid
N36296	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	1998-10-20	Valid
N1045E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1998-10-15	Valid
N33587	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1998-10-13	Valid
N95969	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1998-10-05	Valid
N1659E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-09-30	Valid
N83004	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1998-09-25	Valid
N83429	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1998-09-18	Valid
N5033M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-09-17	Valid
N87900	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-09-14	Valid
N8GH	Hillenburg HU-GO CRAFT	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Experimental	1998-09-10	Valid
N42741	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-09-02	Valid
N94968	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1998-08-29	Valid
N42462	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1998-08-28	Valid
N82796	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1998-08-25	Valid
N2692E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-08-21	Valid
N42506	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-08-19	Valid
N83018	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	1998-08-18	Valid
N95398	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1998-08-18	Valid
N1154E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	1998-08-17	Valid
N3631N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1998-08-08	Valid
N71022	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1998-08-06	Valid
N7463H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1998-08-05	Valid
N5257M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1998-08-03	Valid
N65461	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-07-28	Valid
N41556	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	1998-07-23	Valid
N96046	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1998-07-16	Valid
N38CS	Sarles Chandler W ACEY DUECY P-70	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying L Aircraft INC Fort Denaud, Florida	Experimental	1998-07-15	Valid
N88005	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1998-07-06	Valid
N9738E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	1998-06-30	Valid
N2621E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1998-06-29	Valid
N98879	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	1998-06-29	Valid
N7596V	Baby Ace C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	1998-06-24	Valid
N42960	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-06-22	Valid
N30343	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1998-06-11	Valid
N34939	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-06-11	Valid
N6014H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1998-06-05	Valid
N78432	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1998-06-05	Valid
N82074	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1998-06-03	Valid
N9262E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1998-06-03	Valid
N88501	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1998-06-02	Valid
N2763E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-05-20	Valid
N25288	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	1998-05-19	Valid
N37299	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1998-05-19	Valid
N71013	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-05-12	Valid
N86149	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1998-05-12	Valid
N1420K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-05-05	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.