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
N45405	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1974-01-03	Valid
N9825E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1973-10-30	Valid
N28430	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1973-10-26	Valid
N1597N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Silver Ranch Airpark INC Jaffrey, New Hampshire	Standard	1973-10-11	Valid
N83163	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1973-09-13	Valid
N24332	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1973-09-07	Valid
N82244	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Burgess Edward P Elizabethtown, Kentucky	Standard	1973-09-06	Valid
N6461H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1973-08-02	Valid
N5682	List DOOHICKEY MOD. A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Experimental	1973-07-06	Valid
N6058H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1973-06-30	Valid
N96338	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1973-05-10	Valid
N43307	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1973-04-19	Valid
N3790E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1973-04-10	Valid
N82816	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1973-03-09	Valid
N70131	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ohmans INC Gillette, Wyoming	Standard	1973-02-20	Valid
N36061	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1973-02-05	Valid
N34297	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1973-01-02	Valid
N48656	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1972-12-20	Valid
N3009E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1972-12-14	Valid
N98035	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1972-11-14	Valid
N7008H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1972-10-20	Valid
N2019M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cedar Creek Flying Club INC Decatur, Indiana	Standard	1972-09-28	Valid
N43704	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1972-09-22	Valid
N1562K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1972-09-12	Valid
N33992	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1972-09-01	Valid
N88147	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1972-08-18	Valid
N98195	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1972-08-09	Valid
N70449	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1972-06-29	Valid
N7445H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1972-06-23	Valid
N47299	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1972-06-05	Valid
N1005K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1972-05-25	Valid
N22321	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1972-03-20	Valid
N9711E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1972-02-05	Valid
N42211	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1971-12-01	Valid
N45519	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1971-11-19	Valid
N39599	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1971-10-26	Valid
N42191	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Boyle Flying Service INC Boyle, Mississippi	Standard	1971-09-25	Valid
N27049	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1971-06-23	Valid
N96842	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1970-12-18	Valid
N70935	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1970-12-12	Valid
N83431	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1970-12-12	Valid
N84242	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	1970-10-05	Valid
N95653	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1970-08-26	Valid
N1046K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1970-08-11	Valid
N3450N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1970-08-06	Valid
N48276	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1970-07-27	Valid
N81421	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	1970-06-23	Revoked
N49122	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1970-05-30	Valid
N88603	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1970-05-26	Valid
N28579	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1970-05-25	Valid
N85598	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1970-05-06	Valid
N35346	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Birk W M Kennedale, Texas	Standard	1970-05-05	Valid
N83399	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1970-04-21	Valid
N8848	Meznarsic-Bowers Flybaby 1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Experimental	1970-03-20	Valid
N82014	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1970-02-06	Valid
N4784	Corbin-Fly Baby 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental	1969-10-31	Valid
N95513	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1969-09-18	Valid
N71954	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	1969-09-10	Valid
N36478	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1969-07-24	Valid
N98678	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Woodstock Pilots Club INC Linville, Virginia	Standard	1969-04-17	Valid
N34082	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	1969-02-03	Valid
N20415	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1968-12-13	Valid
N44468	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1968-10-04	Valid
N88137	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Koerner Aviation INC Kankakee, Illinois	Standard	1968-06-17	Valid
N30711	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1968-03-01	Valid
N58033	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Experimental	1967-12-12	Valid
N37291	Interstate S-1A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1967-10-09	Valid
N83504	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Oak Ridge Flyers INC Oak Ridge, Tennessee	Standard	1967-10-06	Valid
N9357E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1967-10-04	Valid
N70518	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1967-09-29	Valid
N3528E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1967-09-18	Valid
N44040	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Causey Aviation Service INC Liberty, North Carolina	Standard	1967-08-24	Valid
N43916	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1967-03-17	Valid
N79557	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1967-03-14	Valid
N77956	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1967-01-10	Valid
N4869S	Lynn A Wagner LW-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Experimental	1966-10-14	Valid
N9050C	Corben Baby Ace C-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eaa Aviation Foundation INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Experimental	1966-07-25	Valid
N39295	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1966-02-07	Valid
N44201	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1965-11-27	Valid
N3772E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1965-09-27	Valid
N4664K	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1965-08-12	Valid
N4701G	Stits Skycoupe SA7D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Experimental	1965-07-07	Valid
N1887E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	1965-05-04	Valid
N84922	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1965-01-21	Valid
N71968	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1964-10-21	Valid
N84447	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1964-03-31	Valid
N4631T	Corben Baby Ace ELG D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	1964-01-20	Valid
N44466	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1963-02-11	Valid
N98115	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1963-01-28	Valid
N96438	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1962-05-17	Valid
N41464	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1961-05-19	Valid
N26053	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1960-09-14	Valid
N35648	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1960-07-29	Valid
N6105H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1960-06-10	Valid
N82540	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1960-05-13	Valid
N22745	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1960-01-22	Valid
N36617	Aeronca 65-LB	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1959-02-16	Valid
N3250E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1959-01-07	Valid
N7883C	Jodel D-9	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	1953-12-19	Valid
N84842	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Snohomish Flying Svc INC Snohomish, Washington	Standard	1951-07-20	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.