Single-engine piston

N20240

Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
2042
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
War Eagles Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Santa Teresa, NM
Registration record

N20240 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub
Serial
2042
Engines
1
Registered owner
War Eagles Air Museum
Santa Teresa, NM
Certificate issued
2007-06-06
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A19C6E
Mode S (octal)
50316156
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).
  • 2007-06-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N20240 to the current registrant.
  • 1981-01-21
    N20240 previously assigned to a North American Harvard MK Iia / American Harvard II (s/n 81-4128); cancelled.
Overview

About N20240

N20240 is a Piper J-3 Cub, serial number 2042. The FAA register lists War Eagles Air Museum as the registrant in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 6, 2007 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N20240.

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 N20240.

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.