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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
N2053M Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2018-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38747 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2018-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42658 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2018-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6820H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2018-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24960 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2018-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6108H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2018-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70129 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2018-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N247DP Piper
J3C-65
 Aerial Sign North
Lakewood, New Jersey
 Restricted 2018-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42452 Piper
J3C-65
 Ps Soaring INC
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2018-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27162 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2018-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88626 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2018-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87810 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2018-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98451 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2018-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42144 Piper
J3C-65
 Withheld at owner's request
 Standard 2018-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3500K Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Illinois
 Standard 2018-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98236 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2018-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98209 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2018-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98002 Piper
J-3
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2018-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24721 Piper
J3C-85
 Co-owned owner
Montana
 Standard 2018-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40910 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2018-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23245 Piper
J3F-60
 Co-owned owner
Oregon
 Standard 2018-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38464 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2018-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5496N Piper
J3C-85
 Woelbing Aviation LLC
Franksville, Wisconsin
 Standard 2018-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7355H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2018-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40673 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2018-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6762H Piper
J3C-65
 Dhf LLC
Valentine, Nebraska
 Standard 2018-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70434 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2018-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87925 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2018-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98179 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2018-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88020 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2018-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88383 Piper
J-3
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2018-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6365H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2018-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66061 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2018-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21519 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2018-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33141 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2018-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71060 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Ohio
 Standard 2018-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2215M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2018-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10817 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 None on file 2018-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25825 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2018-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41532 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2018-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70680 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2018-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7268H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2018-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6446H Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2018-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30926 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2018-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6400H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2018-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88560 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2018-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7001H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2017-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32522 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Restricted 2017-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3450K Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Restricted 2017-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6745H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2017-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63CH Piper
J3C-65
 Kennedy Aviation INC
Belle Glade, Florida
 Standard 2017-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33552 Piper
J3C-65
 Inland Crop Duster INC
Shafter, California
 Standard 2017-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38615 Piper
J3C-65
 Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
 Standard 2017-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3330N Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Michigan
 Standard 2017-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30588 Piper
J3C-65
 Murray Robert M
Los Lunas, New Mexico
 Standard 2017-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42535 Piper
J3C-65
 Shannon Air Museum LLC
Fredericksburg, Virginia
 Standard 2017-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63882 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Colorado
 Standard 2017-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4982V Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New Mexico
 Standard 2017-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88000 Piper
J3C-65
 Air N88000 INC
Waterford, Michigan
 Standard 2017-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3439K Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2017-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3595D Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2017-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98734 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2017-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50784 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2017-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24621 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2017-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70580 Piper
J3C-65
 Lock Haven 3 LLC
Chandler, Arizona
 Standard 2017-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98532 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Kansas
 Standard 2017-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42650 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Illinois
 Standard 2017-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1612H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2017-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7326H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Alabama
 Standard 2017-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7399H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2017-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88031 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2017-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88207 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Alaska
 None on file 2017-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88226 Piper
J3C-65
 Neal Theodore
Healdsburg, California
 Standard 2017-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31188 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2017-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38375 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2017-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77527 Piper
J3C-65
 Davis Cletus D
Appleton City, Missouri
 Standard 2017-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6644H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2017-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26170 Piper
J3L-65
 Figure I Foundation
Los Angeles, California
 Standard 2017-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33112 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2017-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37924 Piper
J3C-65
 Tri-State Warbird Museum
Batavia, Ohio
 Standard 2017-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88540 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Standard 2017-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49841 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Delaware
 Standard 2017-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6352H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2017-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92285 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2017-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29041 Piper
J3C-65
 Ripley Holdings LTD
Santa Monica, California
 Standard 2017-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31047 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2017-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3433N Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2017-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35366 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2017-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25755 Piper
J3F-50
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2017-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6090H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Standard 2017-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70444 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2017-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32955 Piper
J3C-65S
 Co-owned owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2017-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42881 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2017-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N745JE Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2017-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42423 Piper
J3C-65
 Mcginley Corporation
Port Orange, Florida
 Standard 2017-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7259H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2017-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20231 Piper
J-3
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2017-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88589 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2017-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88032 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Georgia
 Standard 2017-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92177 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Multiple 2017-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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