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Models · Piper · Piston singles · data as of October 5, 2026

Piper J-3 Cub

3,806 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 (2,171), 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 5, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Texas325Florida283California230Wisconsin158Pennsylvania151Georgia151New York136Ohio134North Carolina134Washington112Minnesota111Illinois110

Who owns them registrant type

Individual2,485 (65%)Co-owned486 (13%)LLC415 (11%)Corporation320 (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-653,1921937 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 · 817 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

08416725033420102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420251672026

Registration status

Valid3,756 (99%)Pending25 (0.7%)Sale reported8 (0.2%)Revoked7 (0.2%)Pending cancellation4 (0.1%)Canceled3 (0.1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard3,396 (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.?

3,806 as of October 5, 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 · 3,806

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N33461 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
Delaware
 Standard 2011-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35657 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2011-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42407 Piper
J3C-65
 Mccue Gregory P
Cody, Wyoming
 Standard 2011-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27153 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2011-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2049M Piper
J3C-65
 Little Yellow Plane LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2011-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30375 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2011-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3593N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2011-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88657 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2011-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70828 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2011-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6822H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2011-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92100 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2011-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9061K Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2011-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3576N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2011-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55091 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2011-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6340H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2011-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2083A Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2011-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70285 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2011-07-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33HD Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2011-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7102H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2011-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88386 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2011-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7407H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2011-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31159 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2011-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3426K Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2011-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6783H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
 None on file 2011-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98509 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2011-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62065 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2011-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3245N Piper
J3C-65
 Begert Limousin Ranch INC
Allison, Texas
 Standard 2011-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35215 Piper
J3F-65
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2011-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17RB Piper
J-3
 N17Rb LLC
Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania
 Experimental 2011-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2131M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2011-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38834 Piper
J3F-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2011-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42815 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2011-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32912 Piper
J-3
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2011-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24502 Piper
J3L
 Individual owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2011-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57560 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2011-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7257H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2011-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6459H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2011-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98549 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2011-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3083X Piper
J3L
 Individual owner
Washington
 None on file 2011-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62179 Piper
J-3C
 Co-owned owner
North Dakota
 None on file 2011-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7411H Piper
J3C-65
 Slow Walking Barnstormers LLC
Frostproof, Florida
 Standard 2011-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21528 Piper
J3C-50
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2011-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70181 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2011-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N377TP Piper
J3C-65
 Brown Michael G
Rogue River, Oregon
 None on file 2011-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92086 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Idaho
 Standard 2011-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91965 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2011-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6699H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2011-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38322 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Multiple 2011-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7086H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2011-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21681 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2011-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24788 Piper
J3C-50
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2011-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6593H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2011-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21638 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Restricted 2011-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24689 Piper
J3C-65
 Davis Ronches INC
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
 Standard 2011-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27135 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2011-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2BM Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2011-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20284 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2011-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1568N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2011-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78419 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2011-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51510 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2011-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92283 Piper
J3C-65
 Redline Aviation INC
Sioux City, Iowa
 Standard 2011-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70234 Piper
J3C-65
 Ls Aviators LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2011-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88010 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2011-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3590K Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2011-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41FV Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2011-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33234 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2010-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N128BL Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2010-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70533 Piper
J3C-65
 Bavarian Barnstormers INC
North Fort Myers, Florida
 None on file 2010-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88176 Piper
J3C-65
 Cub II LLC
Winchester, Virginia
 Standard 2010-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54903 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2010-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32461 Piper
J3C-65
 Christler Tony
Enumclaw, Washington
 Standard 2010-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28019 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2010-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72HW Piper
J3C-65
 Lhc Aviation LLC
Miami, Florida
 Standard 2010-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98484 Piper
J3C-65
 Little Yellow Cub LLC
Rexburg, Idaho
 Standard 2010-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66310 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2010-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7435H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2010-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1432V Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2010-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70914 Piper
J3C-65S
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2010-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42585 Piper
J-3
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2010-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35258 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2010-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1585N Piper
J3C-65
 Tcf Ventures LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Restricted 2010-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91933 Piper
J3C-65
 Rdm Ventures LLC
Buckhead, Georgia
 Standard 2010-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22973 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2010-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98140 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2010-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7071V Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 None on file 2010-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92031 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2010-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70782 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2010-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70673 Piper
J3C-65
 Aerial Banners North INC
Pembroke Pines, Florida
 Restricted 2010-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87939 Piper
J-3C
 Aerial Banners North INC
Pembroke Pines, Florida
 None on file 2010-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88257 Piper
J3C-65
 Aerial Banners North INC
Pembroke Pines, Florida
 Restricted 2010-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92635 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2010-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6565H Piper
J-3
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2010-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40658 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2010-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42568 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2010-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98838 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2010-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70550 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2010-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70794 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Maryland
 Standard 2010-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66499 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2010-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92430 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2010-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42500 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2010-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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