Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Franklin 4AC176B series

125 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Franklin 4AC176B series engine, rated at about 65 horsepower. The Piper J-3 Cub is the model most often fitted with it (80 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1938 and 1998.

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 Franklin 4AC176B series. FAA spelling: 4AC176B SER.

Fitted to model families

Piper J-3 Cub80Taylorcraft BF128Taylorcraft BF-657Taylorcraft DF-657Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief6Porterfield FP-653Interstate S-12Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D2Allen HEADWIND M-21Bosch PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER1Corben Baby Ace A1Culver LFA1

Piper J-3 Cub · Taylorcraft BF12 · Taylorcraft BF-65 · Taylorcraft DF-65 · Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief · Porterfield FP-65 · Interstate S-1 · Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D · Allen HEADWIND M-2 · Bosch PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER

Where they are owner's state

Texas12California12New York10Ohio8Washington7Minnesota7Michigan6Florida6Georgia5Missouri4

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles125 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to

Piper J-3 Cub 80 with this engine series
Taylorcraft BF12 8 with this engine series
Taylorcraft BF-65 7 with this engine series
Taylorcraft DF-65 7 with this engine series
Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief 6 with this engine series
Porterfield FP-65 3 with this engine series
Interstate S-1 2 with this engine series
Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D 2 with this engine series

Where they are

Texas 12 of these aircraft
California 12 of these aircraft
New York 10 of these aircraft
Ohio 8 of these aircraft
Washington 7 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Stewarts Aircraft Service INC 1 of these aircraft

Analytics

These connections as data: /graph/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 125

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N38519	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-07-16	Valid
N40782	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Rsd Aviation LLC Pataskala, Ohio	Standard	2026-05-17	Valid
N63284	Taylorcraft DF-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-03-21	Valid
N26858	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2025-11-25	Valid
N36230	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2025-10-25	Valid
N23209	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2025-10-14	Valid
N77EC	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2025-08-21	Valid
N26818	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	3N6 J3 LLC Jamesburg, New Jersey	Standard	2025-06-25	Valid
N22246	Taylorcraft BF-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2025-06-12	Valid
N38259	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2025-05-07	Valid
N29042	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stevann Farms LTD De Witt, Iowa	Standard	2025-03-13	Valid
N35462	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2025-02-15	Valid
N37426	Interstate S-1A-65F	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2025-01-14	Valid
N38475	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2024-12-11	Valid
N22714	Piper J3C-50	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-12-09	Valid
N31178	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-09-19	Valid
N33229	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2024-09-18	Valid
N25986	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Douglas R Herlihy LLC Goldendale, Washington	Standard	2024-06-16	Valid
N35305	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2024-05-31	Valid
N57471	Taylorcraft TG-6	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ace Maker Aviation LLC San Rafael, California	Standard	2024-04-03	Valid
N21583	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2024-03-07	Valid
N36821	Aeronca 65-TAF	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2024-02-20	Valid
N33227	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2023-10-20	Valid
N37764	Porterfield FP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-08-23	Valid
N35458	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eyries LLC Mankato, Minnesota	Standard	2023-05-17	Valid
N27974	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Crossroads Farms INC Aurora, Nebraska	Standard	2023-05-16	Valid
N35848	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-15	Valid
N39129	Taylorcraft BF-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-03-13	Valid
N26620	Taylorcraft BF-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-02-28	Valid
N35328	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Virga LLC Sharon Springs, Kansas	Standard	2023-02-17	Valid
N33481	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2023-01-19	Valid
N36070	Taylorcraft BF12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2022-12-29	Valid
N38737	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-07-28	Valid
N73638	Corben Baby Ace A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2022-07-21	Valid
N38616	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2022-06-04	Valid
N32818	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-03-25	Valid
N34561	Aeronca 65-TF	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-03-02	Valid
N29576	Taylorcraft BF-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2022-01-24	Valid
N33201	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	G L Leonard Aviation LLC Anacortes, Washington	Standard	2021-11-30	Valid
N3948	Allen HEADWIND M-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Experimental	2021-08-18	Valid
N36260	Taylorcraft DF-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-05-13	Valid
N23345	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N21661	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-08-20	Valid
N35736	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Diamond J Farms Pleasant Grove, California	Standard	2020-08-20	Valid
N27132	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-04-07	Valid
N26720	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N39182	Taylorcraft DF-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-12-30	Valid
N35447	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-11-15	Valid
N26173	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2019-09-24	Valid
N38759	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2019-09-12	Valid
N30272	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2019-09-04	Valid
N36197	Taylorcraft BF12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2019-07-16	Valid
N90BH	Holbrook JT-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2018-11-17	Valid
N31150	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Executive Aero INC Tipp City, Ohio	Standard	2018-08-31	Valid
N29756	Taylorcraft BF12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gilliam Spencer R Carthage, North Carolina	Standard	2018-07-24	Valid
N32671	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2018-07-12	Valid
N38747	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2018-05-03	Valid
N33141	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-01-26	Valid
N7229P	Poiry William R PEITENPOL SKY TRCTR	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Experimental	2017-03-13	Valid
N7178F	Juhl Ira C FLYBABY MODEL 1-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-14	Valid
N35838	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-11-01	Valid
N2154M	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-06-22	Valid
N34724	Porterfield FP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-03-30	Valid
N31017	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2015-10-20	Valid
N2364K	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2015-10-14	Valid
N30459	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-08-31	Valid
N35327	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2015-04-17	Valid
N38506	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-03-26	Valid
N35335	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-09-26	Valid
N36441	Taylorcraft BF-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-09-16	Valid
N35141	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-07-08	Valid
N36481	Taylorcraft BF12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-05-30	Valid
N63045	Taylorcraft DF-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Chamonix Holding CO LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida	Standard	2014-05-20	Valid
N31822	Aeronca 65-TF	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-01-28	Valid
N33256	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kourtis Vintage Aviation LLC Owasso, Oklahoma	Standard	2013-12-10	Valid
N42433	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2013-04-12	Valid
N38512	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-11-02	Valid
N5933V	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2012-09-26	Valid
N40642	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2012-04-16	Valid
N36468	Taylorcraft BF12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2012-04-12	Valid
N35116	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2011-10-03	Valid
N33461	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2011-08-24	Valid
N35657	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2011-08-22	Valid
N29864	Taylorcraft BF12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-07-20	Valid
N36037	Taylorcraft BF12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-06-29	Valid
N35215	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2011-06-18	Valid
N38834	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-06-14	Valid
N41620	Culver LFA	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-12-30	Valid
N38436	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2008-11-17	Valid
N33026	Piper J-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2007-12-27	Valid
N7174Y	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2007-03-16	Valid
N41112	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2006-09-19	Valid
N25816	Piper J3F-60	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio	Standard	2006-09-15	Valid
N36146	Taylorcraft BF-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2006-07-11	Valid
N36002	Taylorcraft BF12-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2006-03-15	Valid
N27307	Aeronca 65-TF	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2006-02-13	Valid
N25032	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nelson Bruce Lutz, Florida	Standard	2005-03-16	Valid
N32946	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Restricted	2004-03-23	Valid
N37666	Piper J3F-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying L Aircraft INC Fort Denaud, Florida	Standard	2003-04-30	Valid
N6119R	Myers Harry BOWERS FLYBABY	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2002-06-13	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.