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
N36524	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2004-07-08	Valid
N23925	Aeronca 65-C	Johnson Scott W Milan, Michigan	Standard	2004-06-03	Valid
N31797	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2004-05-19	Valid
N22116	Aeronca 65-C	Ishawooa Air LLC Cody, Wyoming	Standard	2004-04-19	Valid
N26321	Aeronca 65-LA	Southern Arkansas University Tech East Camden, Arkansas	Standard	2004-02-10	Valid
N22173	Aeronca 65-C	Spirit Of Haughton INC Shreveport, Louisiana	Standard	2003-04-30	Valid
N127KM	Aeronca 65-C	Aero Mobil INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2002-12-18	Valid
N34499	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2002-12-02	Valid
N4209K	Aeronca 65-TAC	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2002-08-05	Valid
N22164	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2002-05-01	Valid
N31369	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2002-03-11	Valid
N31886	Aeronca 65-CA	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2002-02-04	Valid
N22380	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2001-11-19	Valid
N31413	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2001-06-20	Valid
N36902	Aeronca 65-TAL	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2001-04-17	Valid
N31776	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Tennessee	None on file	2001-04-10	Valid
N34522	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2001-01-22	Valid
N47385	Aeronca 65-CA	Gehrlein Jay L Waterford, Pennsylvania	Standard	2000-12-16	Valid
N29497	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2000-02-18	Valid
N31892	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1999-11-29	Valid
N31308	Aeronca 65-TC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-08-12	Valid
N23507	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1999-07-21	Valid
N29206	Aeronca 65-CA	Bendix Airmens Association INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1999-03-17	Valid
N23567	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1999-01-28	Valid
N26329	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-09-30	Valid
N36909	Aeronca 65-TF	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	1998-05-22	Valid
N36651	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1998-04-22	Valid
N39580	Aeronca 65-CA	Ranger Aviation INC Burlington, Colorado	Standard	1998-03-03	Valid
N29414	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-02-03	Valid
N23516	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1997-08-20	Valid
N22378	Aeronca 65-C	Williams Densel Jackson, Michigan	Standard	1996-11-04	Valid
N33719	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1996-03-09	Valid
N36843	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1995-06-16	Valid
N46105	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1994-10-04	Valid
N33821	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1994-09-22	Valid
N22478	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1994-08-17	Valid
N23599	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1994-03-23	Valid
N31851	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1993-07-09	Valid
N36681	Aeronca 65-TAC	American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas	Standard	1991-09-05	Valid
N59170	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1990-12-13	Valid
N34572	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1990-07-19	Valid
N31710	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1990-07-10	Valid
N33800	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1989-08-22	Valid
N23586	Aeronca 65-C	Van Wagnen Brian Jackson, Michigan	Standard	1989-08-10	Valid
N36867	Aeronca 65-CA	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1989-07-27	Valid
N23518	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1989-07-13	Valid
N34481	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner California	Standard	1989-06-21	Valid
N39374	Aeronca 65-TAC	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1988-11-18	Valid
N33769	Aeronca 65-TF	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	1987-12-10	Valid
N33782	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1987-08-08	Valid
N22181	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1986-09-23	Valid
N36652	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1985-10-15	Valid
N33780	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1984-06-13	Valid
N29248	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1982-08-30	Valid
N31355	Aeronca 65-TC	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1982-01-22	Valid
N36981	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-07-17	Valid
N33779	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1981-04-20	Valid
N31819	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1979-11-08	Valid
N50584	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1979-06-20	Valid
N31837	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1979-05-07	Valid
N31986	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1979-04-11	Valid
N22171	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-06-19	Valid
N33718	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1977-06-17	Revoked
N34531	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1976-08-27	Valid
N31422	Aeronca 65-CA	Klingenberg Tim C Udall, Kansas	Standard	1976-04-06	Valid
N39528	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1976-03-09	Valid
N34541	Aeronca 65-TL	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1975-12-01	Valid
N33861	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1975-09-12	Valid
N24284	Aeronca 65-LA	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	1972-07-18	Valid
N22321	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1972-03-20	Valid
N22359	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1972-01-15	Valid
N39599	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1971-10-26	Valid
N36617	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1959-02-16	Valid
N23999	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard		Pending
N31918	Aeronca 65-LB	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard		Pending
N36959	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner Virginia	Standard		Pending