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
N43500	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1996-07-17	Valid
N3737E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1996-07-10	Valid
N44317	Universal TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1996-07-08	Valid
N903Z	Stits SA6B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	1996-07-08	Valid
N84741	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1996-06-14	Valid
N7417H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1996-06-10	Valid
N1244E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1996-06-07	Valid
N1423N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1996-05-30	Valid
N83646	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1996-05-30	Valid
N3377G	Corben Baby Ace C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-05-28	Valid
N4377H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1996-05-20	Valid
N45872	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-05-09	Valid
N5122M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1996-05-09	Valid
N1869E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1996-05-07	Valid
N2495E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1996-05-06	Valid
N42737	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1996-04-30	Valid
N40741	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1996-04-25	Valid
N1555K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1996-04-22	Valid
N40627	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1996-04-17	Valid
N95555	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1996-04-03	Valid
N46108	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1996-03-26	Valid
N36277	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1996-03-22	Valid
N7384H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1996-03-12	Valid
N95325	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1996-03-11	Valid
N1421N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1996-03-07	Valid
N2202K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1996-03-05	Valid
N4958S	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	1996-03-02	Valid
N6664H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1996-03-02	Valid
N28600	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-03-01	Valid
N36279	Taylorcraft BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1996-02-27	Valid
N36459	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1996-02-27	Valid
N59451	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	1996-02-24	Valid
N95389	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	1996-02-24	Valid
N5281M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1996-02-03	Valid
N70631	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	North Rock LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1996-01-31	Valid
N33943	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1996-01-27	Valid
N84746	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1996-01-23	Valid
N43572	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	1996-01-19	Valid
N88480	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1996-01-19	Valid
N1323B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1996-01-08	Valid
N42844	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1996-01-02	Valid
N2086K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-12-19	Valid
N9068E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1995-11-30	Valid
N1303K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1995-11-28	Valid
N131P	Parrish SPECIAL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	1995-11-28	Valid
N48369	Love Roger CA-61	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	1995-11-28	Valid
N82733	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	1995-11-16	Valid
N9361E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1995-11-16	Valid
N51454	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1995-11-13	Valid
N22291	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1995-10-25	Valid
N903Y	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-10-25	Valid
N28488	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1995-10-24	Valid
N95597	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1995-10-24	Valid
N20149	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1995-10-23	Valid
N71594	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	1995-10-04	Valid
N82020	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1995-10-02	Valid
N83487	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1995-09-14	Valid
N45974	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ranger Aviation INC Burlington, Colorado	Standard	1995-09-12	Valid
N2181M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gilbert Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1995-09-06	Valid
N65030	Buttles BUTT ALPHA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	1995-08-23	Valid
N67631	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-08-22	Valid
N2205K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1995-08-21	Valid
N3364N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	1995-08-19	Valid
N43807	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	1995-08-19	Valid
N36464	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1995-08-12	Valid
N42988	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kd Helicopters INC Shingleton, Michigan	Standard	1995-08-12	Valid
N81495	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1995-07-27	Valid
N1526E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1995-07-20	Valid
N48936	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-07-14	Valid
N9035E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1995-07-12	Valid
N36843	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1995-06-16	Valid
N1329K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-06-14	Valid
N95074	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1995-06-14	Valid
N6683H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1995-06-06	Valid
N71789	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1995-06-06	Valid
N2700E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1995-06-05	Valid
N70127	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1995-05-31	Valid
N98742	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1995-05-30	Valid
N26197	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1995-05-25	Valid
N42719	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1995-05-25	Valid
N1946	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Restricted	1995-05-24	Valid
N30766	Piper J3C-65S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1995-05-24	Valid
N2977E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1995-05-11	Valid
N84427	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-05-06	Valid
N82881	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1995-04-29	Valid
N86016	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1995-04-26	Valid
N70306	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1995-04-13	Valid
N72072	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1995-04-10	Valid
N2082M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	1995-04-07	Valid
N28617	Luscombe 8C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1995-04-04	Valid
N47581	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Batesel Floyd O Independence, Missouri	Standard	1995-03-17	Valid
N3432E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Geurin Terry A Nine Mile Falls, Washington	Standard	1995-03-16	Valid
N7475H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1995-03-13	Valid
N48910	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	1995-02-27	Valid
N515G	Corben Baby Ace C-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Experimental	1995-02-22	Valid
N25128	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1995-01-27	Valid
N86387	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1995-01-23	Valid
N43346	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1995-01-06	Valid
N85041	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Oshrin Eugene L Bridgehampton, New York	Standard	1995-01-04	Valid
N94953	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1994-12-28	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.