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Piper J-3 Cub

3,805 on the U.S. register across 22 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1938 to 1994; half of them date from 1946 or earlier. Texas has the most (325). 22% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

Piper J-3: Family of light aircraft
Photo: Huhu Uet, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Piper J-3 Cub on Wikipedia

About the J-3 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 (2,170), Cont Motor C85 Series (528), Cont Motor A&C75 Series (189)
Seats
2
Cruise speed
about 67 mph
Makers on the register
Piper, Piper Aircraft Corp
Registered
earliest certificate September 5, 1946; newest October 1, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Texas325Florida283California230Wisconsin158Pennsylvania151Georgia151New York136Ohio134North Carolina134Washington112Minnesota110Illinois110

Who owns them registrant type

Individual2,485 (65%)Co-owned486 (13%)LLC415 (11%)Corporation319 (8%)Partnership92 (2%)Non-citizen corporation5 (0.1%)Not stated2 (0.1%)Government1 (0.0%)

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
J3C-653,1911937 to 198583.9%
J3L-651791931 to 19554.7%
J3F-651271938 to 19943.3%
J-31041937 to 19752.7%
J-3C561940 to 19571.5%
J3C-85341939 to 19460.9%
J3C-65S261940 to 19460.7%
J3F-50221938 to 19840.6%
J3L151939 to 19460.4%
J3F-60131938 to 19410.3%
J3C-50131938 to 19470.3%
J3C-7571939 to 19460.2%
J3C-9061941 to 19460.2%
J3P31938 to 19390.1%
J3C6521944 to 19460.1%
J3L-65S119390.0%
J3F-90119460.0%
J3C-90-8F1—0.0%
J3C-75S119460.0%
J3C-50S119460.0%
J3-L4J119920.0%
J-3C-65/L-4119440.0%

When they were built by decade · 816 with no year on file

06861,3722,0582,74419719302,744194036195051960219703198021990

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

08416725033420102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420251652026

Registration status

Valid3,754 (99%)Pending26 (0.7%)Sale reported8 (0.2%)Revoked7 (0.2%)Pending cancellation4 (0.1%)Canceled3 (0.1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard3,395 (89%)None on file166 (4%)Restricted134 (4%)Multiple74 (2%)Experimental34 (0.9%)Special flight permit2 (0.1%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC10Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC7Stewarts Aircraft Service INC6Pa-18 LLC6Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum5Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee5International Air Services INC Trustee5Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee4Orton Aviation LLC4Texas Barnstorming Museum3Scootair LLC3Riggin Flight Service INC3

Fleet pages: Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC · Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC · Stewarts Aircraft Service INC · Pa-18 LLC · Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · International Air Services INC Trustee · Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee

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 Piper J-3 Cub aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

3,805 as of October 2, 2026, counting 22 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Piper J-3s?

Texas, with 325.

Who owns the Piper J-3?

22% 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 · 3,805

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N30595 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2026-10-01 Valid
N46789 Piper
J3C-65
 Fletcher Flying Service 419 LLC
Labelle, Florida
 Standard 2026-09-29 Valid
N98198 Piper
J3C-65
 Spencer Park INC
Woodland Hills, California
 Standard 2026-09-27 Valid
N38447 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2026-09-24 Valid
N6741H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2026-09-22 Valid
N68970 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2026-09-22 Valid
N88027 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2026-09-22 Valid
N92149 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2026-09-22 Valid
N41167 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2026-09-21 Valid
N42976 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2026-09-21 Valid
N6609H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2026-09-18 Valid
N6384H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Standard 2026-09-15 Valid
N69932 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2026-09-12 Valid
N23161 Piper
J3C-50
 Shawver Aviation LLC
Knoxville, Iowa
 Standard 2026-09-09 Valid
N7424H Piper
J3C-65
 Oklahoma Airmen Flying Club INC
Jenks, Oklahoma
 Standard 2026-09-09 Valid
N98262 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2026-09-09 Valid
N7356H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2026-08-29 Valid
N29766 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
North Dakota
 None on file 2026-08-19 Valid
N24603 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2026-08-17 Valid
N42557 Piper
J3C-65
 Kansas Taildraggers LLC
Lawrence, Kansas
 Standard 2026-08-17 Valid
N42297 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2026-08-14 Valid
N6506H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2026-08-14 Valid
N6599H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2026-08-14 Valid
N3534E Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2026-08-05 Valid
N3543N Piper
J3C-65
 Onstep LLC
Ann Arbor, Michigan
 Standard 2026-08-05 Valid
N673CH Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
 Standard 2026-08-05 Valid
N6890H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Standard 2026-08-05 Valid
N98687 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2026-08-05 Valid
N27979 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2026-08-04 Valid
N30392 Piper
J3C-65
 Getaway Aviation LLC
Spring Lake, Michigan
 Standard 2026-08-04 Valid
N2206M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2026-08-03 Valid
N3676K Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Restricted 2026-08-03 Valid
N42913 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2026-08-01 Valid
N88294 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2026-08-01 Valid
N3212P Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 None on file 2026-07-31 Valid
N1598N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2026-07-28 Valid
N22804 Piper
J3C-65
 J3 Cub Club LLC
Simpsonville, South Carolina
 Standard 2026-07-28 Valid
N98862 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2026-07-27 Valid
N32530 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2026-07-26 Valid
N42511 Piper
J-3C
 Stiletto Airpark LLC
Bertram, Texas
 Standard 2026-07-25 Valid
N42TH Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 None on file 2026-07-23 Valid
N92442 Piper
J3C-65
 K&M Flyers LLC
Lewes, Delaware
 Standard 2026-07-23 Valid
N6010H Piper
J3C-65
 Gdg LLC
Lewes, Delaware
 Standard 2026-07-21 Valid
N92083 Piper
J3C-65
 Continental Title Trust LLC
Wichita, Kansas
 Standard 2026-07-21 Valid
N21560 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2026-07-20 Valid
N24777 Piper
J3L
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2026-07-20 Valid
N1938C Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2026-07-16 Valid
N38519 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2026-07-16 Valid
N98667 Piper
J3C-65
 Wuestenflug LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
 Restricted 2026-07-16 Valid
N38372 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
New Mexico
 Standard 2026-07-15 Valid
N58629 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2026-07-15 Valid
N98790 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2026-07-12 Valid
N26085 Piper
J3L
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2026-07-10 Valid
N92497 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2026-07-08 Valid
N6933H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2026-06-30 Valid
N68952 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Connecticut
 Standard 2026-06-27 Valid
N24549 Piper
J3C-65
 Vand Flyre Klub
Newfolden, Minnesota
 Standard 2026-06-26 Valid
N40763 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2026-06-26 Valid
N23283 Piper
J3C-65
 Property Data Systems INC
Dawsonville, Georgia
 Standard 2026-06-24 Valid
N26182 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Restricted 2026-06-24 Valid
N27968 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2026-06-24 Valid
N302CB Piper
J3L-65
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2026-06-24 Valid
N33160 Piper
J3C-85
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2026-06-24 Valid
N37936 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2026-06-24 Valid
N68841 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2026-06-24 Valid
N92128 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2026-06-24 Valid
N30838 Piper
J3L-65
 Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2026-06-22 Valid
N42052 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2026-06-22 Valid
N6456H Piper
J3C-65
 Johns Towing Service INC
Okeechobee, Florida
 Standard 2026-06-20 Valid
N23151 Piper
J3C-65
 Winsors Wings LLC
Walnut Shade, Missouri
 Standard 2026-06-18 Valid
N6052G Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Restricted 2026-06-15 Valid
N2066M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2026-06-10 Valid
N67610 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2026-06-03 Valid
N87789 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2026-06-03 Valid
N38857 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2026-06-01 Valid
N70819 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2026-05-26 Valid
N30576 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2026-05-23 Valid
N38559 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2026-05-18 Valid
N6325H Piper
J3C-65
 Time To Spare Aviation LLC
Erie, Colorado
 Standard 2026-05-18 Valid
N40782 Piper
J3F-65
 Rsd Aviation LLC
Pataskala, Ohio
 Standard 2026-05-17 Valid
N41001 Piper
J3L-65
 Ideal Ride LLC
East Dundee, Illinois
 Standard 2026-05-15 Valid
N92082 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2026-05-15 Valid
N71098 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Multiple 2026-05-13 Valid
N2095M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2026-05-12 Valid
N35052 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2026-05-12 Valid
N88037 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Restricted 2026-05-12 Valid
N6839H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2026-05-11 Valid
N33252 Piper
J3L-65
 N33252 LLC
Jupiter, Florida
 Standard 2026-05-10 Valid
N38673 Piper
J3C-65
 Blair Aero LLC
Gadsden, Alabama
 Multiple 2026-05-07 Valid
N38337 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2026-05-06 Valid
N87714 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2026-04-29 Valid
N1594N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Standard 2026-04-27 Valid
N41435 Piper
J3C-65
 H & H LLC
San Angelo, Texas
 None on file 2026-04-27 Valid
N92410 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2026-04-24 Valid
N3371N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2026-04-23 Valid
N922LS Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2026-04-21 Valid
N23132 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2026-04-20 Valid
N49689 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Restricted 2026-04-18 Valid
N38754 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2026-04-17 Valid
N35067 Piper
J3F-65
 Co-owned owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2026-04-16 Valid
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