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
N46699	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	1984-11-30	Valid
N35256	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1984-11-29	Valid
N3641K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	1984-11-28	Valid
N98355	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Joe Whitford INC Fulton, New York	Standard	1984-11-20	Valid
N35103	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1984-11-14	Valid
N39078	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1984-11-14	Valid
N44049	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1984-11-13	Valid
N71353	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1984-10-29	Valid
N1427E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1984-10-15	Valid
N85244	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1984-10-12	Valid
N21253	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1984-10-03	Valid
N28612	Luscombe 8E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1984-10-02	Valid
N71073	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1984-09-28	Valid
N82812	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1984-09-06	Valid
N9608E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1984-09-06	Valid
N26644	Taylorcraft BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	1984-08-21	Valid
N1433K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1984-08-17	Valid
N1955B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1984-08-13	Valid
N85151	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1984-07-27	Valid
N28444	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	1984-07-24	Valid
N77509	Piper J3C-85	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1984-07-18	Valid
N25297	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	1984-07-13	Valid
N42185	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1984-06-25	Valid
N2076K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1984-06-05	Valid
N23954	Aeronca 50-F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Newell Kenneth L Wichita, Kansas	Standard	1984-05-07	Valid
N202JL	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1984-04-27	Valid
N24463	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1984-04-17	Valid
N6359	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1984-04-17	Valid
N84184	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1984-04-07	Valid
N25174	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Special flight permit	1984-04-06	Valid
N800PT	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1984-03-22	Valid
N9543E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	1984-03-22	Valid
N98802	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1984-03-21	Valid
N82413	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-03-16	Valid
N45991	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1984-03-03	Valid
N29654	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1984-02-28	Valid
N96632	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1984-02-28	Valid
N98807	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1984-02-06	Valid
N95713	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1984-02-02	Valid
N47205	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1984-01-16	Valid
N71931	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1983-12-08	Valid
N45680	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1983-11-16	Valid
N42774	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	1983-11-05	Valid
N1306K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1983-10-26	Valid
N71711	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1983-10-20	Valid
N25144	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1983-10-05	Valid
N42561	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1983-10-03	Valid
N9809M	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1983-09-26	Valid
N84252	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1983-09-15	Valid
N70291	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1983-08-23	Valid
N84597	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1983-08-23	Valid
N4149H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1983-08-11	Valid
N7415H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1983-08-05	Valid
N50597	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1983-07-12	Valid
N98701	Piper J3C-65S	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1983-07-01	Valid
N26538	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1983-06-23	Valid
N96587	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1983-06-18	Valid
N88075	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1983-06-16	Valid
N88653	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Clark Bobby J Gettysburg, South Dakota	Standard	1983-06-01	Valid
N86021	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1983-04-25	Valid
N1086E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1983-04-22	Valid
N13802	Anderson Hollis D CUBY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Experimental	1983-04-08	Valid
N4462H	Piper PA-15	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-03-16	Valid
N84998	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1983-02-02	Valid
N28628	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1983-01-24	Valid
N2PM	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1983-01-13	Valid
N3432N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	1982-12-08	Valid
N5869V	Piper L-4B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-12-07	Valid
N82662	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1982-11-26	Valid
N70736	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1982-11-15	Valid
N43196	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1982-10-26	Valid
N84453	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	1982-10-21	Valid
N45486	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1982-09-16	Valid
N43121	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1982-08-31	Valid
N29248	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1982-08-30	Valid
N5042H	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1982-08-04	Valid
N85607	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1982-07-27	Valid
N44041	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-07-14	Valid
N20510	Taylor-Young A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1982-07-12	Valid
N82938	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1982-07-01	Valid
N96408	Taylorcraft BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1982-06-16	Valid
N70895	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1982-06-02	Valid
N98827	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1982-06-01	Valid
N42640	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Commercial Diving Melbourne, Florida	Standard	1982-05-13	Valid
N71781	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1982-04-23	Valid
N84167	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1982-04-12	Valid
N45651	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1982-04-07	Valid
N92602	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Green J L JR Greenville, Texas	Standard	1982-04-05	Valid
N1221B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	1982-03-09	Valid
N44353	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	1982-02-12	Valid
N28480	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1982-02-04	Valid
N70545	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1982-02-03	Valid
N31355	Aeronca 65-TC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1982-01-22	Valid
N1833B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1982-01-21	Valid
N96918	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1982-01-12	Valid
N84974	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	1982-01-11	Valid
N45642	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1982-01-08	Valid
N5140M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1981-12-12	Valid
N1608K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1981-11-27	Valid
N2492E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1981-11-19	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.