Models · Piper · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Piper J4 Cub Coupe

197 on the U.S. register across 6 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1938 to 1955; half of them date from 1940 or earlier. Texas has the most (23). 18% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the J4 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 (97), Cont Motor A&C75 Series (49), Cont Motor C85 Series (25)
Seats: 2
Cruise speed: about 75 mph
Maker on the register: Piper
Registered: earliest certificate February 17, 1972; newest December 11, 2025

Where they are owner's state

Texas23Minnesota13New York11Ohio10Florida10Colorado10Pennsylvania9Idaho8California8Illinois6Wisconsin5Virginia5

Who owns them registrant type

Individual136 (69%)Co-owned25 (13%)LLC18 (9%)Corporation14 (7%)Partnership3 (2%)Non-citizen corporation1 (0.5%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
J4A	125	1938 to 1955	63.5%
J4E	45	1941 to 1955	22.8%
J4	15	1938 to 1941	7.6%
J4F	9	1940	4.6%
J4B	2	—	1.0%
J4A-S	1	1940	0.5%

When they were built by decade · 44 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid194 (98%)Pending2 (1%)Sale reported1 (0.5%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard185 (94%)None on file10 (5%)Experimental2 (1%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum2Horst Aviation LLC2Daphna INC2Woodstock Pilots Club INC1Waukecub INC1Tsidjs LLC1Three Doc'S #2 LLC1Shamrock Aviation LLC1Schulz Michael Alan1Rockdale Flying Tigers INC1Rebransco LLC1Piper Aviation Museum Foundation1

Fleet pages: Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum · Horst Aviation LLC · Daphna INC · Shamrock Aviation LLC · Piper Aviation Museum Foundation

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 J4 Cub Coupe aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

197 as of October 2, 2026, counting 6 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Piper J4s?

Texas, with 23.

Who owns the Piper J4?

18% 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 · 197

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N24776	Piper J4A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2025-12-11	Valid
N30403	Piper J4A	Individual owner New York	Standard	2025-11-18	Valid
N24533	Piper J4A	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2025-11-02	Valid
N27069	Piper J4A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2025-09-23	Valid
N24564	Piper J4A	Lumland Properties LLC Winchester, Virginia	Standard	2025-09-15	Valid
N35001	Piper J4A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2025-08-27	Valid
N35428	Piper J4E	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2025-04-23	Valid
N23326	Piper J4A	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2025-04-18	Valid
N24829	Piper J4A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2025-03-10	Valid
N27873	Piper J4A	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2025-01-21	Valid
N22778	Piper J4	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2024-12-21	Valid
N27892	Piper J4A	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2024-12-05	Valid
N26920	Piper J4A	Deuce Coupe Aviation LLC Columbia City, Indiana	Standard	2024-10-28	Valid
N24571	Piper J4A	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2024-09-17	Valid
N27899	Piper J4A	Individual owner Idaho	None on file	2024-09-07	Valid
N26726	Piper J4B	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2024-06-05	Valid
N30810	Piper J4F	Cecs LLC Lakewood, New York	Standard	2024-06-04	Valid
N35979	Piper J4E	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2024-05-16	Valid
N6581H	Piper J4A	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2024-04-16	Valid
N21867	Piper J4A	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2024-03-05	Valid
N38181	Piper J4E	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2024-03-03	Valid
N24699	Piper J4A	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2024-01-24	Valid
N32698	Piper J4A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-01-21	Valid
N23194	Piper J4A	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-01-20	Valid
N38090	Piper J4E	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2024-01-19	Valid
N23171	Piper J4B	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2023-11-29	Valid
N24921	Piper J4A	High Planes Aviation LLC Goodland, Kansas	Standard	2023-10-09	Valid
N79H	Piper J4	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-09-07	Valid
N26144	Piper J4A	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-09-01	Valid
N23109	Piper J4A	Shamrock Aviation LLC Seabrook, New Hampshire	Standard	2023-08-29	Valid
N27858	Piper J4A	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-08-14	Valid
N30995	Piper J4A	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-08-12	Valid
N30985	Piper J4A	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-08-08	Valid
N27849	Piper J4A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-07-21	Valid
N28217	Piper J4F	Rebransco LLC Mitchell, South Dakota	Standard	2023-06-21	Valid
N22724	Piper J4A	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2023-06-19	Valid
N24925	Piper J4A	Bensinger Group INC Meridian, Idaho	Standard	2023-05-10	Valid
N21845	Piper J4	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2023-05-09	Valid
N414J	Piper J4A	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2023-04-19	Valid
N30986	Piper J4A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-04-17	Valid
N30410	Piper J4A	J4 Coupe INC Jacksonville, Florida	Standard	2023-03-16	Valid
N26188	Piper J4A	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2023-02-20	Valid
N32880	Piper J4A	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2022-12-26	Valid
N30348	Piper J4A	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-12-14	Valid
N24952	Piper J4A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-11-03	Valid
N26914	Piper J4A	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-11-02	Valid
N35695	Piper J4E	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-10-27	Valid
N24701	Piper J4A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-09-01	Valid
N30432	Piper J4A	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	2022-07-07	Valid
N60J	Piper J4A	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-04-29	Valid
N33287	Piper J4F	Flying Yankee Champs LLC East Granby, Connecticut	Standard	2022-01-15	Valid
N30424	Piper J4	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-12-13	Valid
N24929	Piper J4A	N24929 LLC Ada, Michigan	Standard	2021-08-18	Valid
N32694	Piper J4A	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-05-12	Valid
N4001H	Piper J4A	Lapiair LLC Vergennes, Vermont	Standard	2021-04-16	Valid
N35886	Piper J4E	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-04-12	Valid
N35903	Piper J4E	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-04-12	Valid
N24901	Piper J4A	Eaa Chapter 1580 INC Houghton Lake, Michigan	Standard	2021-03-30	Valid
N27887	Piper J4A	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2021-02-16	Valid
N33288	Piper J4A	Aviation 4031 LLC Pasadena, Texas	Standard	2021-01-14	Valid
N40988	Piper J4E	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-01-13	Valid
N26730	Piper J4A	American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas	Standard	2020-12-16	Valid
N31193	Piper J4	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2020-09-17	Valid
N37996	Piper J4E	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2020-09-16	Valid
N35897	Piper J4E	Individual owner Texas	None on file	2020-09-02	Valid
N24520	Piper J4A	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2020-07-20	Valid
N26995	Piper J4A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-05-05	Valid
N26154	Piper J4A	J4 Cub Partners LLC Highwood, Illinois	Standard	2020-04-06	Valid
N26816	Piper J4A	Messerer Jonathan D Duluth, Minnesota	Standard	2020-02-24	Valid
N37974	Piper J4E	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2020-01-30	Valid
N21696	Piper J4A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-01-15	Valid
N35887	Piper J4E	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-01-06	Valid
N27836	Piper J4A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2019-11-06	Valid
N38196	Piper J4E	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-04-17	Valid
N26751	Piper J4	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-04-16	Valid
N35988	Piper J4E	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-04-08	Valid
N24536	Piper J4A	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-03-29	Valid
N32591	Piper J4A	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-01-24	Valid
N38880	Piper J4E	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-12-26	Valid
N35984	Piper J4E	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-07-30	Valid
N22854	Piper J4A	Ferguson Jean C Forest, Virginia	Standard	2018-07-16	Valid
N26912	Piper J4A	Rockdale Flying Tigers INC Rockdale, Texas	Standard	2018-07-16	Valid
N35598	Piper J4E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-06-29	Valid
N25753	Piper J4A	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2018-06-19	Valid
N30429	Piper J4A	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2018-01-25	Valid
N27857	Piper J4A	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2018-01-04	Valid
N25844	Piper J4A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2017-11-15	Valid
N22881	Piper J4A	Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-11-13	Valid
N109N	Piper J4	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2017-07-31	Valid
N35698	Piper J4E	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2017-07-10	Valid
N26716	Piper J4A	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2017-05-22	Valid
N33193	Piper J4A	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-03-08	Valid
N26957	Piper J4F	Delaware Aviation Museum Foundation Georgetown, Delaware	Standard	2017-02-14	Valid
N38153	Piper J4E	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-11-04	Valid
N32775	Piper J4A	Jewell Aviation INC Kennett, Missouri	Standard	2016-07-07	Valid
N24681	Piper J4A	Horst Aviation LLC New Holland, Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-06-06	Valid
N33427	Piper J4A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2016-01-20	Valid
N35908	Piper J4E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-10-13	Valid
N27868	Piper J4A	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2015-09-03	Valid
N26797	Piper J4A	Three Doc'S #2 LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Standard	2015-08-25	Valid