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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
N32967 Piper
J3L-65
 Co-owned owner
Virginia
 Standard 2008-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30369 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Michigan
 Standard 2008-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6362H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2008-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5149B Piper
J3C-65
 Envisage LLC
Virginia Beach, Virginia
 Standard 2008-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32629 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2008-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1444W Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2008-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30842 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2008-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33554 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2008-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6330H Piper
J3C-65
 Aas LLC
Ovid, Michigan
 Standard 2008-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98517 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Montana
 Standard 2008-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88295 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2008-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98627 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2008-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6574H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2008-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42736 Piper
J3C-65
 Rsa Group INC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2008-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7367H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2008-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38320 Piper
J3C-65
 Grecor LLC
Ashville, Alabama
 Standard 2008-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N198K Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Delaware
 Standard 2008-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6131H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2008-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2156M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2008-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98872 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2008-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21506 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2008-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2940 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2008-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3605N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2008-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5EX Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2008-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98778 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wyoming
 Standard 2008-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70862 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2008-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98318 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2008-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70385 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2008-03-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70528 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2008-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88299 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2008-02-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42950 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2008-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42493 Piper
J3C-65
 Farley Bobby Joe
Lawton, Oklahoma
 Standard 2008-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6704H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Virginia
 Standard 2008-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1542N Piper
J3C-65
 Vintage Aero Collection INC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2008-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31104 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2008-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60396 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2008-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98286 Piper
J3C-65
 Stewarts Aircraft Service INC
Waynesville, Ohio
 Standard 2008-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35550 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2008-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42840 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2008-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33026 Piper
J-3
 Co-owned owner
Georgia
 Standard 2007-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30627 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2007-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42586 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2007-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98696 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2007-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38266 Piper
J3F-60
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2007-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2764C Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Iowa
 Standard 2007-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38362 Piper
J3L-65
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2007-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88684 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Restricted 2007-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33818 Piper
J3C-65
 Cjr Wings LLC
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2007-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1452N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2007-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87772 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2007-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23135 Piper
J-3
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2007-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24935 Piper
J3C-65
 Cavanaugh Air LLC
Addison, Texas
 Standard 2007-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7004H Piper
J3C-85
 Individual owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2007-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9726H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2007-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35524 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2007-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24686 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
 Experimental 2007-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33111 Piper
J3C-65
 Air Trax INC
Farmington, Minnesota
 None on file 2007-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6386H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2007-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6318H Piper
J3C-65
 Litz Joseph M
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2007-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N122JT Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Georgia
 Standard 2007-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77507 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2007-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51574 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2007-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N309H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 None on file 2007-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3233N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2007-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20240 Piper
J-3
 War Eagles Air Museum
Santa Teresa, New Mexico
 None on file 2007-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92647 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2007-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N119CG Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2007-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98700 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Illinois
 Standard 2007-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87863 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2007-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1215N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2007-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6535H Piper
J-3
 Aerial Sign North INC
Lakewood, New Jersey
 Restricted 2007-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92407 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2007-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32908 Piper
J3L-65
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2007-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42901 Piper
J3C-65
 Aviation Business CORP
Saint Louis, Missouri
 Standard 2007-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42644 Piper
J3C-65S
 Wingnut INC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2007-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70624 Piper
J3C-65
 Jjk Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2007-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23165 Piper
J3F-50
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2007-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73870 Piper
J3C-65
 Chapman Gary C
Centreville, Mississippi
 Standard 2007-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59941 Piper
J3C-65
 Withheld at owner's request
 Standard 2007-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7018H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Colorado
 None on file 2007-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42162 Piper
J3C-65
 Wallace Aviation INC
Wallace, Nebraska
 Standard 2007-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6134H Piper
J-3
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Restricted 2007-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7174Y Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2007-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23266 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2007-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32562 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2007-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2135M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2007-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42453 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2007-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6856H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2007-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2149M Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2007-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70414 Piper
J3C-65
 Thomas Charles
Jackson, Michigan
 Standard 2007-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50708 Piper
J3C-65
 Nilo Aviation LLC
Arley, Alabama
 Standard 2007-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9242K Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2007-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73BB Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2007-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42103 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2006-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6236H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2006-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38619 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2006-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23297 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2006-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3512K Piper
J3C-65
 Earlys Cycle Center INC
Harrisonburg, Virginia
 Standard 2006-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5097F Piper
J3C-50
 Individual owner
Florida
 Experimental 2006-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88313 Piper
J3C-65
 Freeman Heritage Collection LLC
Kingsbury, Texas
 None on file 2006-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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