Continental A65 / C65 series
7,964 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
Piper J-3 Cub2,165Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)1,534Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D1,050Luscombe 8 Silvaire793Aeronca 11 Chief518Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief254Taylorcraft DCO-65163Aeronca 0117Champion 7 Citabria and Champ116Piper PA-11 Cub Special95Piper J4 Cub Coupe94Taylorcraft BC-6587
Model families, as a table
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
Kind of aircraft
By kind, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Piston singles | 7,962 | 100% |
| Turboprops | 1 | 0.0% |
| Helicopters | 1 | 0.0% |
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 254 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 512 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 · 7,964
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N84783 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96710 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96870 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85PM | Mooney M-18C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95128 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2151K | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81570 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83227 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Klosterman Aviation LLC Celina, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84074 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86085 | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95729 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37373 | Interstate S-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2764K | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36205 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1268E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3572N | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39087 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81649 | Champion 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Zulu'S Hangar LLC Zionsville, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-06-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7303H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82519 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37014 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Golden Age Aviation LLC Naperville, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48112 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Denali Flight Concepts LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Multiple | 2025-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50107 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86195 | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92652 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1441B | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ron Alexander Youth Aviation Program Williamson, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127DB | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2063M | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Demo Salvage INC Calais, Maine |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38158 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Autumn Crucus LLC Cincinnati, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44163 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62094 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1289B | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Shamrock Aviation LLC Seabrook, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43558 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43915 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88193 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92196 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17540 | Piper J-2 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66DX | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83499 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85077 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9346E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4660H | Piper PA-17 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39241 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82503 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6986H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2025-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91993 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84303 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Center State Aircraft LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83217 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Wtflying Club LLC Hanover, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86036 | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99516 | Dzendzel TAYLOR MONOPLANE |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44051 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95013 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7497H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2025-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28824 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39549 | Aeronca 65-CA |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1586E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1882E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Freeport Champ Club Scioto Mills, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48391 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84081 | Champion 7DC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2025-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95191 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91930 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Bechler Seth A Burnet, Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N922LA | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4019E | Aeronca 11BC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47182 | Aeronca 0-58B |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37330 | Interstate S-1A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83293 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1291B | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43628 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81644 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8275E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85455 | Champion AERONCA 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39917 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2379E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85290 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2099E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88470 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9454E | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22122 | Aeronca S-65-C |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6807H | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87791 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Ani Magen Group LLC Owasso, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2126E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Brown Courd Warr Acres, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30598 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4217E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43937 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7220T | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85915 | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Indigo Expeditions LLC Patterson, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N696KM | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Sk Aircraft LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85216 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2578E | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82586 | Champion AERONCA 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23326 | Piper J4A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2025-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30366 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2025-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69081 | Piper J3C-65 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rockdale Tiger Flight Rockdale, Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71416 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Smith Mark e Mount Morris, New York |
Standard | 2025-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4543H | Piper PA-15 |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Rockdale Tiger Flight Rockdale, Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71668 | Luscombe 8A |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85059 | Aeronca 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5059M | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82996 | Champion AERONCA 7AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86133 | Aeronca 11AC |
Fixed-wing, single engine | Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 7, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.