N1438K
1946 Piper J-3 Cub
N1438K on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-04-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2009-06-30N1438K previously assigned to a Luscombe 8E (s/n 4165); cancelled.
- 2009-01-20Certificate of registration issued as N1438K to the current registrant.
- 1955-08-21Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
- 1946Manufactured (1946).
About N1438K
N1438K is a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 19392. It is registered to an individual in Suttons Bay, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 20, 2009 and expires on April 30, 2029.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 65 knots and a range of about 146 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 21, 1955.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1438K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Published figures for the Piper J-3 Cub type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.
