Single-engine piston

N21647

1941 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1941
Serial
2542
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sugar Hill, GA
Registration record

N21647 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
2542
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sugar Hill, GA
Certificate issued
2021-07-23
Airworthiness date
1989-07-14
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A1D2D0
Mode S (octal)
50351320
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

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N21647.
  • 1989-07-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1975-06-08
    Accident at Ann Arbor,Mi, 22; damage: substantial.
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N21647

N21647 is a 1941 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 2542. It is registered to an individual in Sugar Hill, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2021 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. 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 14, 1989.

N21647 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

1975-06-08 Accident · Ann Arbor,Mi, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1547
Reported aircraft: Piper J3

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.