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
N6549H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1998-05-02	Valid
N3445K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	1998-04-24	Valid
N36651	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1998-04-22	Valid
N29750	Taylorcraft BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	1998-04-16	Valid
N22052	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	1998-04-10	Valid
N88023	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Museum of Flight Foundation Seattle, Washington	Standard	1998-04-07	Valid
N92637	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1998-04-07	Valid
N42081	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-03-30	Valid
N24562	Hudson BABY ACE "D"	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Experimental	1998-03-28	Valid
N94903	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1998-03-21	Valid
N82649	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1998-03-16	Valid
N6113H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1998-03-07	Valid
N84075	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1998-03-05	Valid
N37055	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1998-03-02	Valid
N98248	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1998-02-23	Valid
N71542	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Runyan Aviation INC Bushnell, Illinois	Standard	1998-02-19	Valid
N83174	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lepanto Crop Service INC Lepanto, Arkansas	Standard	1998-02-13	Valid
N2747E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1998-02-10	Valid
N71988	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1998-02-09	Valid
N98370	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1998-02-06	Valid
N84542	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1998-02-05	Valid
N29414	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-02-03	Valid
N6114U	Turner William H BOWERS FLY BABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	1998-02-02	Valid
N44304	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1998-01-29	Valid
N49624	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Back Seat Flyers Berryville, Virginia	Standard	1998-01-21	Valid
N85331	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1998-01-20	Valid
N81693	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1998-01-17	Valid
N3354E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	1998-01-07	Valid
N1100K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	1998-01-06	Valid
N4594H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1997-12-17	Valid
N86SE	Marietta Robert W VARI-EZE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	1997-11-18	Valid
N1749E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1997-11-05	Valid
N50290	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1997-11-05	Valid
N48MC	Cuy Michael D PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	1997-10-28	Valid
N9298	Brown Dennis W WAG AERO SPT TRNR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	1997-10-24	Valid
N77997	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	1997-10-08	Valid
N83168	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	1997-10-02	Valid
N92669	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1997-09-19	Valid
N4188	Mooney M-18C 55	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1997-09-17	Valid
N9017	Vinyard JUNIOR ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	1997-09-12	Valid
N23872	Taylorcraft BF	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1997-09-10	Valid
N88510	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	1997-09-04	Valid
N6636B	Krause-Everett PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	1997-09-02	Valid
N2922E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1997-08-28	Valid
N7214H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1997-08-25	Valid
N2980K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1997-08-16	Valid
N96080	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1997-08-16	Valid
N70303	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-08-15	Valid
N3732E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1997-08-05	Valid
N95866	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1997-08-04	Valid
N3920E	Aeronca S11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	1997-07-24	Valid
N43281	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1997-07-24	Valid
N9518E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1997-07-22	Valid
N81592	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ranger Aviation INC Burlington, Colorado	Standard	1997-07-11	Valid
N70968	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	1997-07-02	Valid
N84557	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1997-07-01	Valid
N24446	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1997-06-02	Valid
N4628H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Tube Forming and Machine INC Glennie, Michigan	Standard	1997-06-02	Valid
N1036E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	White James F JR Abingdon, Virginia	Standard	1997-04-21	Valid
N3581E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1997-04-11	Valid
N4057	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1997-04-08	Valid
N83340	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1997-03-26	Valid
N25NC	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1997-03-18	Valid
N43827	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cas Aerobatic LLC Carthage, Missouri	Standard	1997-03-06	Valid
N51524	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1997-02-12	Valid
N88292	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Parker O'Malley Corporation Chatham, New York	Standard	1997-02-04	Valid
N82335	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1997-01-30	Valid
N1101B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1997-01-23	Valid
N5798N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1997-01-22	Valid
N70496	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1997-01-16	Valid
N7056C	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	1997-01-14	Valid
N85907	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1997-01-14	Valid
N43874	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1997-01-09	Valid
N85234	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1997-01-08	Valid
N82590	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1996-12-09	Valid
N71135	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-12-02	Valid
N81JH	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1996-11-25	Valid
N26940	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-11-21	Valid
N36407	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-11-15	Valid
N43295	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-11-15	Valid
N51533	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1996-11-15	Valid
N37435	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1996-11-08	Valid
N6865H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Blue Knob Valley Airport INC Duncansville, Pennsylvania	Standard	1996-11-08	Valid
N1035K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1996-11-06	Valid
N283DE	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-11-06	Valid
N9211	Electic 1 C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Experimental	1996-11-06	Valid
N22378	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Williams Densel Jackson, Michigan	Standard	1996-11-04	Valid
N71577	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1996-10-24	Valid
N1932E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1996-10-15	Valid
N81551	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gustafson Dale H Kingwood, Texas	Standard	1996-10-15	Valid
N83725	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1996-10-10	Valid
N70619	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Rhode Island	Standard	1996-10-02	Valid
N85921	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-09-30	Valid
N36714	Cornwell Jerry T BOREDOM FIGHTER W-II	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	1996-09-26	Valid
N82027	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1996-09-18	Valid
N48923	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1996-09-12	Valid
N3294E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1996-09-05	Valid
N36084	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wightman Joseph Mc Henry, Illinois	Standard	1996-08-29	Valid
N3363	Bergman BOWERS FLY BABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	1996-08-20	Valid
N96502	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1996-08-19	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.