Single-engine piston

N17RB

1946 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
16314
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N17Rb LLC (LLC)
Based
Fredericksburg, PA
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Registration record

N17RB on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper J-3 Cub
Serial
16314
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
N17Rb LLC
Fredericksburg, PA
Certificate issued
2011-06-15
Airworthiness date
1979-07-11
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A1184D
Mode S (octal)
50214115
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

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-06-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N17RB.
  • 1979-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N17RB

N17RB is a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub, serial number 16314. The FAA register lists N17Rb LLC as the registrant in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 15, 2011 and expires on June 30, 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 (exhibition), dated July 11, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17RB.

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 N17RB.

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.