Models · Aeronca · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief

376 on the U.S. register across 10 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1938 to 1956; half of them date from 1941 or earlier. Texas has the most (44). 14% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the 65 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Cont Motor A&C65 Series (260), Lycoming 0-145B Series (62), Cont Motor A&C75 Series (9)
Seats: 2
Cruise speed: about 75 mph
Maker on the register: Aeronca
Registered: earliest certificate February 16, 1959; newest September 16, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Texas44Ohio37Wisconsin28Michigan25California25North Carolina18Florida17Illinois13Pennsylvania12Missouri12Washington10Minnesota9

Who owns them registrant type

Individual286 (76%)Co-owned37 (10%)Corporation23 (6%)LLC17 (5%)Partnership12 (3%)Government1 (0.3%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
65-CA	140	1939 to 1956	37.2%
65-C	72	1938 to 1941	19.1%
65-TAC	40	1940 to 1944	10.6%
65-TC	36	1939 to 1941	9.6%
65-LB	28	1940 to 1955	7.4%
65-LA	20	1938 to 1941	5.3%
65-TL	19	1940 to 1941	5.1%
65-TF	9	1940 to 1941	2.4%
65-TAL	9	1941 to 1942	2.4%
65-TAF	3	1941	0.8%

When they were built by decade · 100 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid372 (99%)Pending3 (0.8%)Revoked1 (0.3%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard358 (95%)None on file18 (5%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Aeronca Aircraft History Museum4Yanks Air Museum2Wonewoc CORP1Williams Densel1Wheels Floats Skids And Skis LLC1Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum1Walls Sales LLC1Waco West INC1Vintage Aircraft Association Chapter 161Van Wagnen Brian1Sterling Aviation Services INC1Spirit Of Haughton INC1

Fleet pages: Aeronca Aircraft History Museum · Yanks Air Museum · Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Aeronca 65 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

376 as of October 2, 2026, counting 10 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Aeronca 65s?

Texas, with 44.

Who owns the Aeronca 65?

14% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 376

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N36656	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-05-15	Valid
N31378	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-05-10	Valid
N34514	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-05-03	Valid
N39309	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-04-18	Valid
N39317	Aeronca 65-TAC	Defender Aviation LLP Middletown, Ohio	Standard	2023-03-31	Valid
N39342	Aeronca 65-TAC	Patrick Michael J Chico, California	Standard	2023-03-20	Valid
N39395	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-03-20	Valid
N22108	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-03-14	Valid
N33891	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-03-10	Valid
N33835	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-09	Valid
N29153	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-03-08	Valid
N33738	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-02-23	Valid
N27343	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-02-17	Valid
N36980	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2023-02-01	Valid
N22366	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Idaho	None on file	2023-01-16	Valid
N31432	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-01-16	Valid
N36679	Aeronca 65-TAL	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2023-01-13	Valid
N36592	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-01-12	Valid
N39596	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-01-12	Valid
N36622	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2023-01-02	Valid
N26386	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-11-16	Valid
N23985	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-11-15	Valid
N31393	Aeronca 65-CA	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2022-10-28	Valid
N34570	Aeronca 65-CA	Vintage Aircraft Association Chapter 16 Shawnee, Kansas	None on file	2022-10-07	Valid
N22103	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2022-08-30	Valid
N36952	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2022-08-09	Valid
N23546	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Ohio	None on file	2022-07-30	Valid
N24286	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-05-24	Valid
N33768	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-05-19	Valid
N27336	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2022-05-06	Valid
N21354	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-04-30	Valid
N741A	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-04-09	Valid
N22137	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-03-28	Valid
N34561	Aeronca 65-TF	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-03-02	Valid
N36649	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-02-07	Valid
N27351	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-12-13	Valid
N36581	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-12-07	Valid
N5953V	Aeronca 65-TAF	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2021-11-15	Valid
N36577	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-11-02	Valid
N36996	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2021-10-25	Valid
N31791	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-10-08	Valid
N21397	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2021-10-07	Valid
N36580	Aeronca 65-CA	Lasswell Toliver J Bunker Hill, Illinois	Standard	2021-10-07	Valid
N33899	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-10-06	Valid
N23921	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2021-10-05	Valid
N24206	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-09-08	Valid
N36606	Aeronca 65-CA	Keller Aviation & Restoration LLC Breinigsville, Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-07-24	Valid
N34497	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-05-15	Valid
N36849	Aeronca 65-TAL	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-05-12	Valid
N24248	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-05-10	Valid
N26374	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-04-21	Valid
N21377	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-04-14	Valid
N22383	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2021-03-30	Valid
N22476	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-03-13	Valid
N34429	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-02-01	Valid
N36967	Aeronca 65-TAC	Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum Rhinebeck, New York	Standard	2021-01-23	Valid
N23559	Aeronca 65-C	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-01-21	Valid
N31854	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-11-30	Valid
N31928	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-11-12	Valid
N38152	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-10-22	Valid
N23537	Aeronca 65-C	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2020-07-28	Valid
N36844	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-05-27	Valid
N26359	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-05-06	Valid
N39348	Aeronca 65-TAL	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-04-28	Valid
N33882	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-02-12	Valid
N26338	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-12-20	Valid
N22169	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-11-06	Valid
N31789	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-10-29	Valid
N29445	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2019-09-23	Valid
N31751	Aeronca 65-TC	Sterling Aviation Services INC Wilmington, North Carolina	Standard	2019-08-21	Valid
N24244	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2019-07-17	Valid
N23513	Aeronca 65-C	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2019-05-02	Valid
N23977	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-04-26	Valid
N29498	Aeronca 65-LB	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-04-09	Valid
N33875	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-03-29	Valid
N36658	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-03-23	Valid
N34585	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2019-02-02	Valid
N27397	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2019-01-17	Valid
N31433	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-01-17	Valid
N34496	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2018-12-31	Valid
N31848	Aeronca 65-TF	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-12-06	Valid
N34414	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-11-29	Valid
N23565	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-11-17	Valid
N36604	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2018-11-17	Valid
N39327	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-11-13	Valid
N33892	Aeronca 65-CA	Wonewoc CORP Elroy, Wisconsin	Standard	2018-10-30	Valid
N36548	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-10-22	Valid
N23562	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-09-08	Valid
N29433	Aeronca 65-CA	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2018-09-07	Valid
N36571	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-08-15	Valid
N29452	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-08-06	Valid
N23961	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-07-18	Valid
N36529	Aeronca 65-CA	Poplar Grove Aviation Education Assoc INC Poplar Grove, Illinois	Standard	2018-07-05	Valid
N31832	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-04-10	Valid
N36584	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-03-15	Valid
N36698	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2018-02-21	Valid
N34526	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner New York	Standard	2018-02-12	Valid
N27356	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-12-29	Valid
N36522	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2017-11-06	Valid
N313LA	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2017-09-26	Valid