Single-engine piston

N16585

1946 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
RH 17868
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Ventura, CA
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Registration record

N16585 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper-Hoesch J-3C-65)
Serial
RH 17868
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ventura, CA
Certificate issued
2020-08-24
Airworthiness date
1985-05-07
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A107CF
Mode S (octal)
50203717
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
146 nm
Cruise (type)
65 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N16585 to the current registrant.
  • 1985-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1971-02-25
    N16585 previously assigned to a Douglas DC-4 (s/n 10502); cancelled.
  • 1950-10-18
    N16585 previously assigned to a Waco YKS-6 (s/n 4521); cancelled.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N16585

N16585 is a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J-3C-65), serial number RH 17868. It is registered to co-owners in Ventura, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 24, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 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 experimental category (research & development), dated May 7, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N16585.

Cruise
65 kt
Range
146 nm
Power / thrust (each)
65
Takeoff over 50 ft
730 ft
Landing over 50 ft
470 ft
Fuel burn
4 gph

Published figures for the Piper J-3 Cub type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N16585.

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.