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
N2430	Roberson BABY GREAT LAKES R-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	1989-08-24	Valid
N33800	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1989-08-22	Valid
N23586	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Van Wagnen Brian Jackson, Michigan	Standard	1989-08-10	Valid
N48648	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1989-07-29	Valid
N46595	Aeronca L-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	1989-07-28	Valid
N22960	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	1989-07-27	Valid
N36867	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1989-07-27	Valid
N6528H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1989-07-25	Valid
N23518	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1989-07-13	Valid
N7738	Porter PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	1989-07-13	Valid
N82187	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1989-07-12	Valid
N3040E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	1989-07-07	Valid
N96880	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1989-06-28	Valid
N256AK	Cook Jimmy D. CUBY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Experimental	1989-06-23	Valid
N34481	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1989-06-21	Valid
N98BA	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1989-06-21	Valid
N24439	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1989-06-16	Valid
N96512	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1989-06-16	Valid
N3777E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	1989-06-14	Valid
N95335	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1989-06-02	Valid
N42668	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1989-06-01	Valid
N6092H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1989-05-26	Valid
N82292	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1989-05-26	Valid
N87968	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	1989-05-03	Valid
N3035E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1989-04-28	Valid
N10510	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jack Browns Seaplane Base INC Winter Haven, Florida	Standard	1989-04-26	Valid
N1162B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1989-04-17	Valid
N25769	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wings of Eagles Discovery Center Horseheads, New York	Standard	1989-04-05	Valid
N81755	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1989-03-31	Valid
N7316H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	1989-03-17	Valid
N48218	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1989-03-07	Valid
N71615	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maine	Standard	1989-02-23	Valid
N39145	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1989-02-17	Valid
N46079	Taylorcraft L-2B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1989-02-13	Valid
N6269H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1989-02-11	Valid
N7034H	Piper J-3C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1989-02-03	Valid
N85204	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1989-01-20	Valid
N43228	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1989-01-17	Valid
N76RH	Hutchinson BOWERS FLYBABY 1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Experimental	1989-01-11	Valid
N71862	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	1989-01-04	Valid
N85141	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1988-12-23	Valid
N36253	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1988-12-20	Valid
N107JA	Anglin Jesse SPACE WALKER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Experimental	1988-12-09	Valid
N23255	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1988-12-09	Valid
N92204	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1988-12-06	Valid
N39374	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1988-11-18	Valid
N42229	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1988-11-15	Valid
N78611	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1988-11-14	Valid
N32953	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sun Aviation INC Beresford, South Dakota	Restricted	1988-11-09	Valid
N98861	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1988-11-02	Valid
N92480	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1988-10-27	Valid
N92055	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1988-10-24	Valid
N7381H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mccloy John S JR Lakeland, Florida	Standard	1988-10-14	Valid
N2782E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1988-09-28	Valid
N82842	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1988-09-22	Valid
N83483	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1988-09-21	Valid
N9796E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1988-09-13	Valid
N2317E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Multiple	1988-09-12	Valid
N42733	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Frasca Air Museum INC Urbana, Illinois	Standard	1988-08-23	Valid
N43217	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1988-08-16	Valid
N72RD	Dixon CRIS-TENA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Experimental	1988-08-09	Valid
N3675E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-08-08	Valid
N6435H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	1988-08-08	Valid
N4612H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1988-08-03	Valid
N3685K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1988-08-01	Valid
N3708E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1988-07-29	Valid
N84431	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1988-07-21	Valid
N96553	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1988-06-29	Valid
N49217	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1988-06-25	Valid
N85004	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1988-06-10	Valid
N1221E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1988-05-31	Valid
N2100K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1988-05-05	Valid
N7343H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1988-04-29	Valid
N35210	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wallace Flying Service INC Wallace, Nebraska	Multiple	1988-04-20	Valid
N1412K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	1988-04-05	Valid
N1729E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1988-03-10	Valid
N40826	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Crotts Aircraft Service INC Dodge City, Kansas	Standard	1988-03-07	Valid
N27912	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1988-01-23	Valid
N70769	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1988-01-21	Valid
N71600	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1987-12-17	Valid
N2861D	Quarton BABY ACE	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	1987-12-09	Valid
N83264	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1987-11-19	Valid
N84421	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Multiple	1987-11-19	Valid
N45561	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1987-11-07	Valid
N83544	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1987-11-07	Valid
N71342	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	1987-11-06	Valid
N22020	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1987-11-03	Valid
N6935H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1987-11-02	Valid
N36376	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	1987-10-22	Valid
N58032	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1987-10-14	Valid
N82170	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	1987-10-14	Valid
N92174	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1987-10-13	Valid
N88082	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1987-10-08	Valid
N1560K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1987-09-25	Valid
N85502	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1987-08-28	Valid
N9809E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1987-08-18	Valid
N5793N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	1987-08-11	Valid
N83034	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1987-08-11	Valid
N33782	Aeronca 65-TL	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1987-08-08	Valid
N95108	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1987-08-06	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.