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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
N38452 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2025-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6465H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70501 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Restricted 2025-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92395 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
New York
 Standard 2025-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6917H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2025-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21821 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7744B Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2025-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6258H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N76JS Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2025-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41240 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3481K Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2025-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1205P Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Oregon
 Standard 2025-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70605 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2025-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88235 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2025-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6595H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2025-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92347 Piper
J3C-65
 Cub Flying LLC
Bridgeport, Texas
 Standard 2025-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32708 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2025-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71027 Piper
J3C-65
 Bmg Aviation Leasing LLC
Bloomington, Indiana
 Standard 2025-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88349 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2025-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7039A Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2025-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7233H Piper
J3C-65
 Shenandoah Aviation LLC
Middletown, Virginia
 Standard 2025-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1499N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2025-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73418 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26739 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2025-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30494 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2025-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41242 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2025-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42944 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2025-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5497X Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2025-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77522 Piper
J3C-65
 Withheld at owner's request
 Standard 2025-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6195H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Alaska
 Standard 2025-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87709 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2025-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5499N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2025-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88033 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2025-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26989 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2025-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24758 Piper
J3C-65
 Air Combat Museum
Springfield, Illinois
 Standard 2025-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41031 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2025-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6703H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2025-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6AN Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2025-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87773 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N234TW Piper
J3C-65
 Uplift Aviation LLC
Dover, Delaware
 Standard 2025-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92360 Piper
J3C-65
 Birdland Aviation LLC
Carmel, Indiana
 Standard 2025-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41511 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2025-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70818 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2025-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27928 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2025-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31004 Piper
J3C-65
 Tiercel Aviation LLC
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
 Standard 2025-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77508 Piper
J3C-65
 Bma Group LLC
Carl Junction, Missouri
 Standard 2025-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92213 Piper
J3C-65
 Gdg LLC
Lewes, Delaware
 Standard 2025-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25869 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2025-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42257 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7068H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2025-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6639H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2025-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42837 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Alabama
 Standard 2024-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88114 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2024-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N364XE Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2024-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22733 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2024-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92439 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2024-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1432N Piper
J3C-65
 Dasherone Aviation LLC
Boca Raton, Florida
 Standard 2024-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92443 Piper
J3C-65
 Vertical Horizon Aviation LLC
Sandown, New Hampshire
 Standard 2024-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23379 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2024-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N25702 Piper
J3C-65
 Reynalds Brothers Aviation LLC
Englewood, Colorado
 Standard 2024-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6499H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2024-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70223 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2024-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42443 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2024-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17777 Piper
J3C-65
 Yolo Farms LLC
Raleigh, Mississippi
 Standard 2024-11-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29080 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2024-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1409N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2024-11-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38281 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2024-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65266 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 None on file 2024-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88163 Piper
J3C-65
 Summit Aviation Holdings Of Nwa INC
Rogers, Arkansas
 Standard 2024-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N691CF Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2024-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7478H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2024-11-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6849H Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Wyoming
 Standard 2024-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92227 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Illinois
 Standard 2024-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N62088 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2024-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70257 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2024-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1464N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Standard 2024-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9043S Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 None on file 2024-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87913 Piper
J3C-65
 2Oh0 Cub LLC
Delaware, Ohio
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98033 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46779 Piper
J3C-65
 Tina Fly INC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6403H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88162 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88218 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2024-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98277 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2024-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2211M Piper
J3C-65
 Sloyer Matthew
West Chester, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2024-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98735 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2024-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3572K Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2024-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98513 Piper
J3C-65
 Center Line Aviation
Middletown, Delaware
 Standard 2024-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6808H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88445 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Kansas
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98429 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Maryland
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98813 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N113ML Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
New Jersey
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41025 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42196 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2024-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70207 Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
Wyoming
 Standard 2024-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70941 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2024-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88097 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2024-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3205N Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2024-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42334 Piper
J3C-65
 Treetree4 Aviation LLC
Sugar Grove, North Carolina
 Standard 2024-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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