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.
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
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| J3C-65 | 3,191 | 1937 to 1985 | 83.9% |
| J3L-65 | 179 | 1931 to 1955 | 4.7% |
| J3F-65 | 127 | 1938 to 1994 | 3.3% |
| J-3 | 104 | 1937 to 1975 | 2.7% |
| J-3C | 56 | 1940 to 1957 | 1.5% |
| J3C-85 | 34 | 1939 to 1946 | 0.9% |
| J3C-65S | 26 | 1940 to 1946 | 0.7% |
| J3F-50 | 22 | 1938 to 1984 | 0.6% |
| J3L | 15 | 1939 to 1946 | 0.4% |
| J3F-60 | 13 | 1938 to 1941 | 0.3% |
| J3C-50 | 13 | 1938 to 1947 | 0.3% |
| J3C-75 | 7 | 1939 to 1946 | 0.2% |
| J3C-90 | 6 | 1941 to 1946 | 0.2% |
| J3P | 3 | 1938 to 1939 | 0.1% |
| J3C65 | 2 | 1944 to 1946 | 0.1% |
| J3L-65S | 1 | 1939 | 0.0% |
| J3F-90 | 1 | 1946 | 0.0% |
| J3C-90-8F | 1 | — | 0.0% |
| J3C-75S | 1 | 1946 | 0.0% |
| J3C-50S | 1 | 1946 | 0.0% |
| J3-L4J | 1 | 1992 | 0.0% |
| J-3C-65/L-4 | 1 | 1944 | 0.0% |
When they were built by decade · 816 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
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
Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.
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 model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7279H | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-11-09 | Valid |
| N3648N | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | Valid |
| N6832H | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | Valid |
| N91995 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | Valid |
| N98006 | Piper J3C-65 |
Rat Pack LLC Woodstock, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | Valid |
| N3507P | Piper J3C-65 |
Heaviation LLC Greenwood Village, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-11-04 | Valid |
| N78504 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-03 | Valid |
| N92188 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-03 | Valid |
| N35523 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2025-11-01 | Valid |
| N70539 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-11-01 | Valid |
| N31067 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | Valid |
| N41578 | Piper J3C-65 |
Aero Leasing LLC Snohomish, Washington |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | Valid |
| N28116 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | Valid |
| N42222 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | Valid |
| N1456N | Piper J-3C |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-27 | Valid |
| N331JM | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-10-27 | Valid |
| N70336 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2025-10-26 | Valid |
| N3545N | Piper J-3C |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2025-10-23 | Valid |
| N42794 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | Valid |
| N98521 | Piper J3C-65 |
Blue Skies Enterprises Of Tx Richmond, Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | Valid |
| N24962 | Piper J3C-65 |
Tvpx Ars INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | Valid |
| N88334 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-10-22 | Valid |
| N6619H | Piper J3C-65 |
Southland Aviation LLC Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | Valid |
| N88404 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-10-20 | Valid |
| N92332 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-18 | Valid |
| N42935 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Multiple | 2025-10-17 | Valid |
| N6774H | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | Valid |
| N23209 | Piper J3F-65 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | Valid |
| N32647 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | Valid |
| N33204 | Piper J3F-65 |
Crc Air Assets LLC Houston, Texas |
None on file | 2025-10-14 | Valid |
| N42781 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | Valid |
| N618DF | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Illinois |
None on file | 2025-10-09 | Valid |
| N6554H | Piper J3C-65 |
Barn Miami INC Doral, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | Valid |
| N71004 | Piper J3C-65 |
Tailwheel Adventures LLC Celebration, Florida |
Standard | 2025-10-08 | Valid |
| N42394 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | Valid |
| N88217 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | Valid |
| N92408 | Piper J3C-65 |
Lambs Aero Service LLC Lone Jack, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-10-07 | Valid |
| N6558H | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | Valid |
| N6025H | Piper J3C-65 |
Makati Foundation Mooresville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | Valid |
| N4PS | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2025-09-29 | Valid |
| N24500 | Piper J3L-65S |
Ophelia Air LLC Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-09-28 | Valid |
| N77562 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
None on file | 2025-09-28 | Valid |
| N5289X | Piper J3C-65 |
Seacoast Antique Hangar LLC Madbury, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-09-27 | Valid |
| N23420 | Piper J-3 |
Co-owned owner Maryland |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | Valid |
| N33105 | Piper J3L-65 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | Valid |
| N3314N | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | Valid |
| N42438 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | Valid |
| N32950 | Piper J-3 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | Valid |
| N38360 | Piper J3C-65 |
Pittman Discover Flight LLC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | Valid |
| N88643 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | Valid |
| N38676 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | Valid |
| N88551 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | Valid |
| N6483H | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | Valid |
| N29261 | Piper J3C-65 |
Old Glory Air Corps INC Parker, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | Valid |
| N32732 | Piper J3C-65 |
Whatever Aviation Services INC Baskin, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-09-13 | Valid |
| N23449 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | Valid |
| N1469N | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Multiple | 2025-09-11 | Valid |
| N3421N | Piper J3C-65 |
Cep Aviation LLC Ocala, Florida |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | Valid |
| N38470 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | Valid |
| N87947 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | Valid |
| N33495 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-08-28 | Valid |
| N6950H | Piper J3C-65 |
John Black LLC Hurricane, Utah |
Standard | 2025-08-28 | Valid |
| N806BT | Piper J3C-65 |
Beta Fleet LLC South Burlington, Vermont |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | Valid |
| N98332 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-26 | Valid |
| N3474N | Piper J-3C |
Individual owner District of Columbia |
Standard | 2025-08-25 | Valid |
| N70282 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-08-24 | Valid |
| N35658 | Piper J3C-65 |
Slip It In Cub Edition LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-08-23 | Valid |
| N3451N | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Restricted | 2025-08-21 | Valid |
| N77EC | Piper J3F-65 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-08-21 | Valid |
| N92028 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-08-21 | Valid |
| N38108 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-20 | Valid |
| N38456 | Piper J-3 |
Anderson Timothy L Fincastle, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-08-20 | Valid |
| N88192 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | Valid |
| N33011 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-08-17 | Valid |
| N37905 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-16 | Valid |
| N23145 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-08-15 | Valid |
| N30295 | Piper J3C-65 |
Sipple Ronald W JR Gardner, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-08-14 | Valid |
| N98699 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-14 | Valid |
| N6294H | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | Valid |
| N6615H | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | Valid |
| N77514 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | Valid |
| N22958 | Piper J3L-65 |
Primary Flight Control LLC Fleming Island, Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-05 | Valid |
| N2197M | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | Valid |
| N33251 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | Valid |
| N38374 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | Valid |
| N9244Q | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | Valid |
| N42070 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-08-02 | Valid |
| N6099H | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Multiple | 2025-08-01 | Valid |
| N6772H | Piper J3C-65 |
Homerun Rv LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | Valid |
| N78410 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | Valid |
| N3627N | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-07-29 | Valid |
| N3785N | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-07-29 | Valid |
| N38695 | Piper J3C-65 |
Supercub Aviation LLC College Station, Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-29 | Valid |
| N70522 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-07-29 | Valid |
| N28089 | Piper J3C-65 |
Clive Consulting LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-07-28 | Valid |
| N9046L | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-07-28 | Valid |
| N27111 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-26 | Valid |
| N30629 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-07-26 | Valid |
| N3368N | Piper J3C-65 |
Versatile Aviation LLC Waterford, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-07-25 | Valid |
| N35655 | Piper J3C-65 |
Foster Bradley J Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-07-25 | Valid |