Single-engine piston

N17171

Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
19970
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Charlottesville, VA
Registration record

N17171 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
19970
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Charlottesville, VA
Certificate issued
2018-07-12
Airworthiness date
1962-02-21
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1204B
Mode S (octal)
50220113
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-07-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N17171 to the current registrant.
  • 1962-02-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1948-04-22
    N17171 previously assigned to a Stinson SR-9C (s/n 5154); cancelled.
Overview

About N17171

N17171 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 19970. It is registered to an individual in Charlottesville, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 12, 2018 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated February 21, 1962.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N17171. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-11-30 Accident · Furnace Creek, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX85FVW01
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150L — a different aircraft that carried the N17171 registration before this airframe.

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.