Single-engine piston

N22875

1946 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
15465
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Edina, MN
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Registration record

N22875 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
15465
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Edina, MN
Certificate issued
2020-01-30
Airworthiness date
1956-06-25
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A20224
Mode S (octal)
50401044
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

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N22875 to the current registrant.
  • 1990-01-02
    N22875 previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15068581); cancelled.
  • 1956-06-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N22875

N22875 is a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 15465. It is registered to an individual in Edina, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 30, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 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 standard category, dated June 25, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N22875. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1989-05-04 Accident · Carnegie, OK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MKC89FA102
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150H — a different aircraft that carried the N22875 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH RISING/HILLY TERRAIN. RELATED FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT, DARK NIGHT, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND RISING/HILLY TERRAIN.

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.