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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 · 56 J-3C (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N42511 Piper
J-3C
 Stiletto Airpark LLC
Bertram, Texas
 Standard 2026-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88037 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Restricted 2026-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70628 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Experimental 2026-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78416 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2026-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98294 Piper
J-3C
 Co-owned owner
Maine
 Standard 2025-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8360H Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2025-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1456N Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2025-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3545N Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
California
 None on file 2025-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3474N Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
District of Columbia
 Standard 2025-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48694 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2025-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2179J Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Connecticut
 Standard 2024-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88146 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2024-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98609 Piper
J-3C
 Co-owned owner
Ohio
 Experimental 2024-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30932 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2024-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70130 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Kansas
 None on file 2024-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N71039 Piper
J-3C
 Co-owned owner
California
 Restricted 2023-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42399 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7226H Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42456 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2022-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41301 Piper
J-3C
 Klintrin Collectibles LLC
Downers Grove, Illinois
 Standard 2022-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70848 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2021-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9385H Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2021-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7062H Piper
J-3C
 Alacoast Vintage Biplanes LLC
Irvington, Alabama
 Standard 2021-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38170 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2021-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1578N Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Texas
 None on file 2020-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32954 Piper
J-3C
 Semmig Jeffrey C
Oceanside, California
 Standard 2020-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N426CF Piper
J-3C
 Skyraider A1E LLC
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
 Standard 2019-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N88101 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2018-12-21 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
N7335H Piper
J-3C
 Hangar 39 LLC
Culpeper, Virginia
 Standard 2017-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70918 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Texas
 Restricted 2016-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98118 Piper
J-3C
 Tamarack Air Services LLC
Stevensville, Montana
 Standard 2015-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98081 Piper
J-3C
 Co-owned owner
Alaska
 Standard 2015-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N523WM Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2015-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77532 Piper
J-3C
 Co-owned owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2015-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92355 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2014-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70927 Piper
J-3C
 Co-owned owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2014-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98366 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Connecticut
 Standard 2013-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92326 Piper
J-3C
 Co-owned owner
Alaska
 Standard 2012-05-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78403 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Maryland
 Standard 2012-03-20 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
N91965 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2011-04-04 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
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
N33555 Piper
J-3C
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2008-10-31 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
N70302 Piper
J-3C
 Horst Aviation LLC
New Holland, Pennsylvania
 None on file 2006-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92248 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2006-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70371 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2004-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5DH Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Oregon
 None on file 2002-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9095H Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 1995-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41122 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Texas
 Restricted 1993-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7034H Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1989-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70738 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 1977-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N48947 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 1974-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42408 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
California
 Restricted RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes