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

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 records · 356 cases since 1982, 54 fatal

2026-07-20CEN26LA266 · J3C-65 N92432 · accident near Richmond, TX · serious injuries
2026-04-10ERA26LA168 · J3C-65 N92480 · accident near Crestview, FL · serious injuries
2025-07-25ANC25FA079 · J3C-65 N5050R · accident near Dillingham, AK · 1 killed
2025-07-13CEN25LA249 · J3C-65 N88220 · accident near Howard, WI · no injuries
2025-06-24ERA25FA239 · J3C-65 N28DR · accident near Dunlap, TN · 1 killed
2025-05-04CEN25FA166 · J3C-65 N98416 · accident near Wilson, KS · 1 killed
2024-07-27ERA24LA328 · J3C-65 N77522 · accident near Groveland, FL · minor injuries
2024-07-27CEN24LA290 · J3C-65 N98813 · accident near Fort Worth, TX · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 356 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

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
N42165 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3343N Piper
J3C-65
 Ferrante Aviation INC
Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3552N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Restricted 2023-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58053 Piper
J3C-65
 Eagle East Aviation INC
North Andover, Massachusetts
 Standard 2023-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35468 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2023-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91921 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2023-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6313H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92229 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Oregon
 Standard 2023-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26040 Piper
J-3
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Multiple 2023-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24558 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Restricted 2023-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25248 Piper
J3C-85
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2023-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70274 Piper
J3C-65S
 Two Rays LLC
Charleston, Mississippi
 Standard 2023-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3570N Piper
J3C-65
 N3570N LLC
Lincoln, Vermont
 Standard 2023-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25730 Piper
J3C-65S
 Orton Aviation LLC
Walker, Minnesota
 Standard 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3441K Piper
J3C-65
 Orton Aviation LLC
Walker, Minnesota
 Standard 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3574N Piper
J3C-65
 Orton Aviation LLC
Walker, Minnesota
 Standard 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3574W Piper
J3C-65S
 Orton Aviation LLC
Walker, Minnesota
 Standard 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88390 Piper
J3C-65
 Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC
Cape May Ch, New Jersey
 Restricted 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20261 Piper
J-3
 Individual owner
Maryland
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1586N Piper
J3C-65
 Mighty Float Cub LLC
Grand Isle, Vermont
 Standard 2023-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2176M Piper
J3C-85
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35878 Piper
J3L-65
 Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC
Rio Grande, New Jersey
 Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42138 Piper
J3C-65
 Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC
Rio Grande, New Jersey
 Restricted 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42697 Piper
J3C-65
 Scootair LLC
Alburgh, Vermont
 Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58462 Piper
J3C-65
 Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC
Rio Grande, New Jersey
 Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88610 Piper
J3C-65
 Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC
Rio Grande, New Jersey
 Restricted 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92085 Piper
J3C-65
 Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC
Rio Grande, New Jersey
 Restricted 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70593 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2023-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42277 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Restricted 2023-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70226 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2023-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98875 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New Mexico
 Standard 2023-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35848 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35311 Piper
J3C-65
 Investair LLC
Conway, Arkansas
 Standard 2023-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28076 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6526H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Oregon
 Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6818H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71064 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2168M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3472N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Restricted 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70360 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Ohio
 Standard 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71048 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Restricted 2023-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70729 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2023-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7116H Piper
J3C-85
 Co-owned owner
Oregon
 Standard 2023-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38091 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37953 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2023-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6789H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2023-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2032A Piper
J3C-65
 Nighthawk Air Systems INC
Miami, Florida
 Standard 2023-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40900 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2023-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65GW Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Washington
 Standard 2023-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98746 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88236 Piper
J3C-65
 Withrotor Aviation INC
Lakeview, Oregon
 Standard 2023-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42110 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7228H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2023-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2173M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2023-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40621 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2023-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48682 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6543H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2023-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98090 Piper
J-3
 Individual owner
Delaware
 None on file 2023-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70417 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78503 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2023-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30558 Piper
J3L-65
 Cardan Aircraft Services INC
Red Bluff, California
 Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6167H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7312H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Illinois
 Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70421 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2023-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35328 Piper
J3F-65
 Virga LLC
Sharon Springs, Kansas
 Standard 2023-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92191 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Delaware
 Standard 2023-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25972 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1502N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87840 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88246 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Alaska
 Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92003 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Utah
 Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3370N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40964 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7226H Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40817 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2023-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67KL Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2023-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42384 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Montana
 Multiple 2023-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23100 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2023-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22908 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2023-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N981JB Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26846 Piper
J3F-50
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2023-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6003H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6315H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2023-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47382 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2023-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33559 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42172 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87732 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92320 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Arizona
 Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92478 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98531 Piper
J3C-65
 American Flight Museum
Topeka, Kansas
 Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1971M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42166 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2023-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42512 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42829 Piper
J3C-65
 Harders Todd M
Cairo, Nebraska
 Standard 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70863 Piper
J3C-65
 Cranberry Aviation LLC
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7245H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9245H Piper
J3C-65
 Nighthawk Air Systems INC
Miami, Florida
 Standard 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98368 Piper
J3C-65
 Aircraft Leasing LLC
Princeton, Minnesota
 Standard 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N175B Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2023-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92420 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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