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
N66318	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skull Buster Squadron Cap Nashville, Tennessee	Standard	1950-05-11	Revoked
N84708	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1947-09-09	Valid
N6473H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Penn Yan Flying Club INC Penn Yan, New York	Standard	1946-09-05	Valid
N101JA	Stolp Starlet SA500	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Experimental		Pending
N1107E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard		Sale reported
N1136E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard		Sale reported
N1371A	Roe John R PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental		Pending
N1376E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Goldrock Flg Club Patrick Afb, Florida	None on file		Revoked
N1401N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard		Pending
N1435B	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	None on file		Revoked
N1435K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	None on file		Revoked
N1477K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard		Pending
N14EB	Bass HEADWIND JD1HW1.7	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Experimental		Sale reported
N1506N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard		Pending
N1510T	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	No owner on file	Standard		Assigned, not yet registered
N1703E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard		Pending
N1726E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard		Sale reported
N1884E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard		Valid
N1910E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard		Pending
N1933E	Champion AERONCA 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard		Pending
N1986B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard		Sale reported
N2071K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard		Canceled
N2075M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard		Pending
N2198M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard		Sale reported
N2199Y	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard		Pending
N2272E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gulf Airbatics LTD Jennings, Louisiana	Standard		Valid
N2274E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard		Pending
N231CC	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard		Pending
N2367E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard		Pending
N23844	Taylorcraft BL-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard		Pending
N23999	Aeronca 65-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard		Pending
N25154	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard		Pending
N25543	Porterfield CP-55	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	None on file		Revoked
N25758	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard		Valid
N2661E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard		Pending
N26747	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard		Sale reported
N27145	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard		Pending
N2896K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N30070	Bowers Fly Baby 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental		Pending
N3239N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard		Canceled
N3370E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado	Standard		Valid
N3447E	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard		Pending cancellation
N3454N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard		Pending
N3499E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard		Pending
N3505N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Instrument Design INC Kokomo, Indiana	Standard		Valid
N35487	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard		Sale reported
N35529	Piper J3L-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard		Pending
N35702	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mpms INC Munford, Tennessee	Standard		Valid
N3641E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard		Pending
N36959	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard		Pending
N3728C	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	No owner on file	Standard		Assigned, not yet registered
N3811E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard		Sale reported
N3857E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard		Pending cancellation
N39028	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard		Pending
N3906E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard		Sale reported
N39190	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard		Sale reported
N39216	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard		Valid
N42073	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wallis Aircraft INC Clifford Township, Pennsylvania	Standard		Valid
N4236E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard		Pending
N42953	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard		Valid
N43101	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard		Sale reported
N43354	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard		Pending cancellation
N43371	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard		Valid
N43533	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard		Sale reported
N43859	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard		Sale reported
N44011	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard		Valid
N44320	Taylorcraft BF	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	None on file		Revoked
N44481	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard		Sale reported
N45721	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	No owner on file	Standard		Pending cancellation
N4621H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard		Pending
N46244	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard		Pending
N46609	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard		Pending
N46781	Machado GN-1 AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental		Sale reported
N47051	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard		Pending
N47J	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard		Pending
N4824H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard		Valid
N4831H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard		Sale reported
N48814	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	None on file		Revoked
N48844	Aeronca 0-58B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	None on file		Revoked
N48851	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	None on file		Revoked
N48907	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	None on file		Revoked
N48909	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	None on file		Revoked
N48998	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	None on file		Revoked
N50414	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard		Pending
N5050R	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard		Pending cancellation
N51503	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard		Pending cancellation
N51551	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard		Pending
N58035	Taylorcraft L-2M	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard		Valid
N58904	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sale Reported Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard		Sale reported
N6139H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard		Pending
N61720	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard		Pending
N6510H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard		Pending
N6973	Jorgensen EVANS VP-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Experimental		Sale reported
N6TG	Taylorcraft DC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard		Sale reported
N7025H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Charles City Aeronautics INC Charles City, Iowa	Standard		Valid
N70374	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard		Pending
N71017	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Right Rudder Aviation LLC Inverness, Florida	Standard		Valid
N71780	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard		Pending
N71960	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard		Pending
N7298H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard		Pending

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.