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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 · 3,191 J3C-65 (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N6665H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2017-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9045R Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2017-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42581 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2017-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6538H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Ohio
 Standard 2017-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1494N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2017-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70643 Piper
J3C-65
 Flying S Ranch LLC
Adrian, Missouri
 Standard 2017-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92301 Piper
J3C-65
 Aerial Associates LTD
Slinger, Wisconsin
 Standard 2017-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42780 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2017-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71094 Piper
J3C-65
 Flea Market 13 And Antiques
Pocomoke, Maryland
 Standard 2017-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70880 Piper
J3C-65
 Rkc Aviation INC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2017-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68921 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2017-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5990V Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2017-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7155H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2017-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1941W Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2017-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92361 Piper
J3C-65
 Texas Barnstorming Museum
Hallettsville, Texas
 Standard 2017-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88091 Piper
J3C-65
 Big South Fork Aerospace LLC
Pine Knot, Kentucky
 Standard 2017-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6645H Piper
J3C-65
 Terra Mar Ceil LLC
Pompano Beach, Florida
 Standard 2017-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8370H Piper
J3C-65
 Pa-18 LLC
Hood River, Oregon
 Standard 2017-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70581 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2017-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98347 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2017-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3211H Piper
J3C-65
 Yellow Fly INC
Lakeland, Florida
 Standard 2017-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7388H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2017-05-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5718N Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2017-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92092 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2017-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7KW Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2017-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98641 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2017-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42129 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Idaho
 Standard 2017-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88180 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2017-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88461 Piper
J3C-65
 Lake City Aero Limited LLC
Grenada, Mississippi
 Standard 2017-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50694 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2017-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42393 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2017-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77597 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2017-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88562 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2017-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2238M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2017-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38946 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2017-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92350 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Multiple 2017-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70859 Piper
J3C-65
 Poor Flying Fool LLC
Boynton Beach, Florida
 Standard 2017-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98434 Piper
J3C-65
 Ts Aircraft LLC
Plymouth, Indiana
 Standard 2017-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35317 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2017-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42759 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2017-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75487 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2017-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92317 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Idaho
 Multiple 2017-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42142 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2017-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6283H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Kansas
 None on file 2017-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88522 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2017-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78409 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2017-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N797PT Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2017-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98327 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Montana
 Standard 2017-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3388N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Montana
 Restricted 2017-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42214 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2017-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70368 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2017-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42523 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Utah
 Standard 2017-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77504 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2017-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78439 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2017-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27013 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2017-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6213H Piper
J3C-65
 Executive Aero INC
Tipp City, Ohio
 Standard 2017-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94597 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2017-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41029 Piper
J3C-65
 Imanage LLC
Fremont, Indiana
 Standard 2017-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70835 Piper
J3C-65
 J-3 Aircraft LLC
Galena, Ohio
 Standard 2017-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3380N Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Illinois
 Standard 2017-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2192M Piper
J3C-65
 Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC
Hollywood, Florida
 Restricted 2017-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3666K Piper
J3C-65
 Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC
Hollywood, Florida
 Restricted 2017-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6575H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Colorado
 Standard 2017-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87895 Piper
J3C-65
 Augusta Aviation INC
Augusta, Georgia
 Standard 2017-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3293N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2017-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37907 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2017-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42559 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2017-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70572 Piper
J3C-65
 Delaware Aviation Museum Foundation
Georgetown, Delaware
 Restricted 2016-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6691H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2016-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88096 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2016-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92133 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2016-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3443K Piper
J3C-65
 Nothing By Chance LLC
Jackson, Wyoming
 Standard 2016-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27945 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2016-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92330 Piper
J3C-65
 N92330 LLC
Topeka, Kansas
 Standard 2016-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1141V Piper
J3C-65
 Hampton Flying Services LLC
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
 Standard 2016-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24762 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2016-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7103H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2016-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87927 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2016-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21610 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2016-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3592N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2016-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33557 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2016-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6181H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Nevada
 Multiple 2016-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92668 Piper
J3C-65
 Eastern Stearman INC Trustee
Leesburg, Virginia
 Standard 2016-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98600 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2016-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62RD Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2016-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98406 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Illinois
 Standard 2016-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2246M Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
New York
 Standard 2016-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3540K Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2016-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7401H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2016-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88282 Piper
J3C-65
 Team J3-01 LLC
Warsaw, Indiana
 None on file 2016-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22831 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2016-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21848 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2016-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7142H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2016-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42298 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2016-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30707 Piper
J3C-65
 Aviation Heritage Park
Bowling Green, Kentucky
 Standard 2016-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3562N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2016-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88499 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2016-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51509 Piper
J3C-65
 Murphy Airport INC
Amsterdam, New York
 Standard 2016-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6573H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Multiple 2016-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98391 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2016-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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