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
N31807	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Wisconsin	None on file	2017-09-26	Valid
N31493	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-09-25	Valid
N34584	Aeronca 65-CA	Simply Living LLC Fort Myers, Florida	Standard	2017-09-25	Valid
N31895	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2017-09-13	Valid
N31954	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2017-09-13	Valid
N33858	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Wisconsin	None on file	2017-09-13	Valid
N23554	Aeronca 65-C	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2017-08-31	Valid
N24209	Aeronca 65-LA	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2017-08-28	Valid
N31992	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2017-08-16	Valid
N46124	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2017-06-16	Valid
N23935	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2017-06-08	Valid
N31925	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2017-05-22	Valid
N31738	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-04-27	Valid
N31873	Aeronca 65-TC	Sabre Society Of North Carolina Hickory, North Carolina	Standard	2017-01-18	Valid
N36928	Aeronca 65-TAL	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2016-11-18	Valid
N36865	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2016-08-31	Valid
N39575	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2016-07-26	Valid
N33888	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-07-16	Valid
N33826	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-07-12	Valid
N36551	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-04-22	Valid
N21364	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-04-04	Valid
N36562	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2016-03-19	Valid
N21304	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-03-09	Valid
N29198	Aeronca 65-TC	Gull Industries LLC Oneco, Connecticut	Standard	2016-02-11	Valid
N33775	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2016-02-04	Valid
N23919	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-12-08	Valid
N33853	Aeronca 65-CA	Yanks Air Museum Baldwin Park, California	Standard	2015-09-08	Valid
N39397	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-08-10	Valid
N33710	Aeronca 65-LB	Aeronca Aircraft History Museum Brighton, Michigan	Standard	2015-06-17	Valid
N36519	Aeronca 65-CA	New London Rental LLC Copper Hill, Virginia	Standard	2015-06-17	Valid
N33731	Aeronca 65-CA	Bieser John P Hartford, Wisconsin	Standard	2015-05-07	Valid
N36547	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2015-02-05	Valid
N36661	Aeronca 65-CA	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2015-01-28	Valid
N22319	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2015-01-16	Valid
N36543	Aeronca 65-CA	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2014-10-01	Valid
N33790	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-09-18	Valid
N31745	Aeronca 65-TF	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2014-07-24	Valid
N84AH	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N36874	Aeronca 65-TAL	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2014-05-14	Valid
N36976	Aeronca 65-TAL	Individual owner North Carolina	None on file	2014-04-14	Valid
N36966	Aeronca 65-TAL	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2014-04-07	Valid
N24276	Aeronca 65-LA	Air Chief INC Somerset, Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-04-02	Valid
N29487	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-02-26	Valid
N23532	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-02-19	Valid
N31822	Aeronca 65-TF	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-01-28	Valid
N34422	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Missouri	None on file	2014-01-03	Valid
N23572	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2013-12-31	Valid
N23971	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-08-26	Valid
N36600	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2013-06-21	Valid
N22384	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2013-02-28	Valid
N22386	Aeronca 65-C	Aeronca Aircraft History Museum Brighton, Michigan	None on file	2013-02-28	Valid
N24217	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2013-02-28	Valid
N33783	Aeronca 65-CA	Aeronca Aircraft History Museum Brighton, Michigan	Standard	2013-02-28	Valid
N39563	Aeronca 65-TAC	Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-11-26	Valid
N36852	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2012-08-09	Valid
N23962	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid
N26315	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-06-19	Valid
N29178	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-03-19	Valid
N26328	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2012-03-16	Valid
N36810	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-03-15	Valid
N29473	Aeronca 65-TC	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2012-03-06	Valid
N36692	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-02-15	Valid
N21378	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2012-01-11	Valid
N23907	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-12-23	Valid
N33844	Aeronca 65-CA	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2011-12-12	Valid
N31491	Aeronca 65-TC	Aeronca Aircraft History Museum Brighton, Michigan	Standard	2011-10-06	Valid
N21365	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-08-19	Valid
N23548	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2011-05-19	Valid
N29456	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2011-03-16	Valid
N39574	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-12-23	Valid
N31410	Aeronca 65-TC	Bates Bi-Planes LLC Faribault, Minnesota	Standard	2010-11-22	Valid
N23549	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2010-08-17	Valid
N31373	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-03-05	Valid
N31499	Aeronca 65-TC	Co-owned owner California	None on file	2009-11-20	Valid
N23974	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2009-10-22	Valid
N31496	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner California	None on file	2009-08-24	Valid
N29477	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Wisconsin	None on file	2009-01-07	Valid
N21039	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2008-09-16	Valid
N36537	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2008-04-24	Valid
N36935	Aeronca 65-CA	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2007-09-06	Valid
N31350	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2007-03-14	Valid
N33717	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2007-01-29	Valid
N36960	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2006-10-26	Valid
N36533	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2006-09-01	Valid
N34440	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2006-08-02	Valid
N24231	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2006-04-14	Valid
N34504	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2006-02-27	Valid
N27307	Aeronca 65-TF	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2006-02-13	Valid
N31454	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2006-01-12	Valid
N36889	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2005-12-12	Valid
N39552	Aeronca 65-CA	Clear Prop LLC Muskogee, Oklahoma	Standard	2005-12-07	Valid
N33851	Aeronca 65-CA	Ropp Dorothy E Drummond Island, Michigan	Standard	2005-10-19	Valid
N21366	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner California	Standard	2005-06-21	Valid
N39515	Aeronca 65-TAC	Waco West INC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2005-04-08	Valid
N47085	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2005-03-28	Valid
N29229	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2005-02-04	Valid
N34590	Aeronca 65-CA	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2005-02-01	Valid
N21340	Aeronca 65-C	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2004-11-15	Valid
N24228	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2004-08-30	Valid
N29405	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2004-07-27	Valid