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
N32595	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-12-06	Valid
N42681	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1994-12-01	Valid
N25539	Porterfield CP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1994-11-29	Valid
N86221	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1994-11-22	Valid
N85920	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1994-11-18	Valid
N7308H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	1994-11-08	Valid
N44224	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1994-10-25	Valid
N46105	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1994-10-04	Valid
N98752	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1994-10-03	Valid
N717M	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1994-09-29	Valid
N2311K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1994-09-26	Valid
N83959	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Am Flite INC Omaha, Nebraska	Standard	1994-09-16	Valid
N85916	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1994-09-15	Valid
N709A	Bowers Fly Baby 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	1994-09-14	Valid
N96781	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-09-02	Valid
N9681E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1994-09-02	Valid
N71315	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1994-08-23	Valid
N899CL	Lawler Craig R PIETENPOL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	1994-08-23	Valid
N22478	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1994-08-17	Valid
N44114	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1994-08-17	Valid
N3505E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1994-08-12	Valid
N47252	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	1994-08-02	Valid
N82160	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1994-08-01	Valid
N3523K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1994-07-27	Valid
N42174	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1994-07-12	Valid
N35005	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1994-07-11	Valid
N87753	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1994-06-29	Valid
N45310	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-06-28	Valid
N2153E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1994-06-27	Valid
N88213	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1994-06-27	Valid
N2485E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Har Glo Farms INC Anamosa, Iowa	Standard	1994-06-22	Valid
N2889K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-06-21	Valid
N70705	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1994-06-15	Valid
N2301E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1994-06-14	Valid
N48657	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Etchell Bruce R Healdsburg, California	Standard	1994-05-23	Valid
N42971	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fowler Vernon R Kokomo, Indiana	Standard	1994-05-11	Valid
N1618E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1994-05-05	Valid
N83756	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1994-04-15	Valid
N85703	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1994-04-15	Valid
N86386	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jasinski Jack J Necedah, Wisconsin	Standard	1994-04-14	Valid
N3242E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Riley Glenn R Mexico, Missouri	Standard	1994-04-13	Valid
N42386	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1994-04-04	Valid
N23599	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1994-03-23	Valid
N44368	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1994-03-21	Valid
N46097	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1994-03-15	Valid
N42692	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	1994-02-22	Valid
N29748	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-02-16	Valid
N45634	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1994-02-11	Valid
N71218	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1994-02-11	Valid
N59Q	Corben Baby Ace C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	1994-02-04	Valid
N49545	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-01-27	Valid
N2802E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1994-01-19	Valid
N84589	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1994-01-04	Valid
N45534	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1993-12-28	Valid
N71806	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1993-12-28	Valid
N26702	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1993-12-14	Valid
N2483E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	1993-11-29	Valid
N50862	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1993-11-24	Valid
N4GF	Turner William H BOWERS FLY BABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	1993-11-23	Valid
N7700C	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1993-11-03	Valid
N81711	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	G and G Farms INC Williamson, New York	Standard	1993-11-03	Valid
N71976	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1993-10-28	Valid
N91943	Piper J3C-65S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1993-10-27	Valid
N3411K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1993-10-06	Valid
N42868	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Paramount Air Service Rio Grande, New Jersey	Standard	1993-10-06	Valid
N1940B	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1993-10-05	Valid
N4040A	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1993-10-04	Valid
N9198E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	1993-09-27	Valid
N6423H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	1993-09-20	Valid
N95601	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1993-09-07	Valid
N98112	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1993-09-07	Valid
N9073C	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cavanaugh Collection INC Addison, Texas	Standard	1993-08-31	Valid
N84231	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1993-08-25	Valid
N71406	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1993-08-16	Valid
N85682	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1993-08-10	Valid
N43980	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1993-07-27	Valid
N43730	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1993-07-21	Valid
N5110N	Sanders Ralph S Jr J6 KARATOO	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Experimental	1993-07-20	Valid
N22CD	Taylorcraft BC12D-85	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1993-07-15	Valid
N83185	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1993-07-07	Valid
N2900K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1993-06-30	Valid
N88155	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1993-06-16	Valid
N58988	Piper L-4H	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1993-06-01	Valid
N86333	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bogner Ranch INC Oelrichs, South Dakota	Standard	1993-06-01	Valid
N11190	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Claire Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1993-05-19	Valid
N34073	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-05-18	Valid
N5174M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-05-18	Valid
N37967	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1993-05-14	Valid
N2608K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alabama	Standard	1993-05-04	Valid
N84866	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1993-04-22	Valid
N37096	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1993-04-14	Valid
N492M	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kansas Aviation Museum Wichita, Kansas	Standard	1993-03-30	Valid
N87868	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1993-03-24	Valid
N28232	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Woodstock Pilots Club INC Linville, Virginia	Standard	1993-03-08	Valid
N2228M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1993-03-05	Valid
N45688	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	1993-03-04	Valid
N1928E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1993-02-24	Valid
N85839	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1993-02-24	Valid
N3276E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1993-02-16	Valid
N41965	Luscombe 8D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1993-02-04	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.