Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 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
N24357	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1981-11-17	Valid
N70998	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1981-11-16	Valid
N35A	Dudek Special V-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Experimental	1981-10-19	Valid
N71201	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1981-09-25	Valid
N42954	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1981-09-03	Valid
N3502K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1981-09-01	Valid
N39287	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1981-09-01	Valid
N37386	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1981-08-24	Valid
N2672E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	1981-08-18	Valid
N36981	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-07-17	Valid
N96712	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1981-06-04	Valid
N33779	Aeronca 65-CA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1981-04-20	Valid
N7322H	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation Services INC Barre, Vermont	Standard	1981-04-08	Valid
N82847	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1981-04-08	Valid
N2435E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1981-03-20	Valid
N3618E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1981-03-20	Valid
N31196	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-02-24	Valid
N45504	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1981-02-10	Valid
N6766H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1981-01-28	Valid
N3236N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-01-23	Valid
N98446	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1981-01-22	Valid
N83588	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Air Emergency Service Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania	Standard	1981-01-05	Valid
N1550K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1980-12-12	Valid
N77929	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1980-12-12	Valid
N71529	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1980-12-10	Valid
N82939	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1980-11-22	Valid
N2105K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1980-11-21	Valid
N88339	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1980-11-19	Valid
N8488B	Ennis Paul A FLY BABY 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Experimental	1980-11-13	Valid
N70153	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1980-10-27	Valid
N23036	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1980-10-22	Valid
N47504	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1980-10-07	Valid
N2117M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1980-10-03	Valid
N2144E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1980-10-03	Valid
N53760	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1980-09-09	Valid
N53765	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1980-09-09	Valid
N1029K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1980-08-28	Valid
N46004	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1980-08-04	Valid
N83982	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1980-07-28	Valid
N23632	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1980-07-25	Valid
N44324	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1980-07-24	Valid
N7087H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	1980-07-03	Valid
N83341	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1980-06-29	Valid
N28576	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1980-04-23	Valid
N43955	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1980-03-07	Valid
N86232	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1980-02-20	Valid
N35BB	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1980-02-06	Valid
N5509N	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1980-01-19	Valid
N83651	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1980-01-10	Valid
N3779E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1979-12-17	Valid
N43849	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1979-12-08	Valid
N1925E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1979-12-05	Valid
N94966	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1979-11-30	Valid
N39119	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	1979-11-20	Valid
N96667	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1979-11-14	Valid
N96385	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-10-29	Valid
N48302	Kleinhoff GN-1 AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	1979-10-25	Valid
N3295E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1979-10-02	Valid
N3582N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1979-08-15	Valid
N2976K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1979-08-10	Valid
N85969	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1979-07-17	Valid
N50584	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1979-06-20	Valid
N4601H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1979-06-07	Valid
N6589H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1979-05-11	Valid
N86304	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1979-05-09	Valid
N42762	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1979-05-08	Valid
N3153E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1979-04-24	Valid
N31986	Aeronca 65-LB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1979-04-11	Valid
N4638M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1979-04-11	Valid
N1611E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Grimshaw Ricky M Elk Grove, California	Standard	1979-04-09	Valid
N85810	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1979-03-16	Valid
N78527	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1979-03-15	Valid
N44495	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1979-03-12	Valid
N95313	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1979-03-12	Valid
N30776	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-01-24	Valid
N7444H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1979-01-03	Valid
N4854H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	1978-11-24	Valid
N1132B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1978-11-21	Valid
N7135H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Restricted	1978-11-02	Valid
N9331E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1978-11-01	Valid
N1841E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aeronca Flying Club INC Winchester, Virginia	Standard	1978-10-19	Valid
N33524	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1978-10-12	Valid
N1101F	Burgess STITS SA6B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	1978-10-03	Valid
N3439N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1978-09-27	Valid
N47893	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1978-09-25	Valid
N96499	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1978-08-21	Valid
N45661	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1978-07-27	Valid
N81900	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1978-07-21	Valid
N82427	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1978-07-14	Valid
N3461E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1978-07-11	Valid
N9190E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1978-06-24	Valid
N22171	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-06-19	Valid
N84053	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-06-07	Valid
N3321E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1978-06-01	Valid
N81971	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1978-05-11	Valid
N43426	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1978-04-21	Valid
N5956V	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1978-04-06	Valid
N71708	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1978-04-06	Valid
N58028	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1978-04-04	Valid
N81732	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1978-04-04	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.