Single-engine piston

N23449

1939 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1939
Serial
3180
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Milford, TX
Registration record

N23449 on the FAA register

Type
1939 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
3180
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Milford, TX
Certificate issued
2025-09-12
Airworthiness date
2000-08-25
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A21A62
Mode S (octal)
50415142
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

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N23449 to the current registrant.
  • 2000-08-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-01-29
    N23449 previously assigned to a Piper Tomahawk (s/n 3881A0143); cancelled.
  • 1974-04-19
    N23449 previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15068953); cancelled.
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
Overview

About N23449

N23449 is a 1939 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 3180. It is registered to an individual in Milford, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 12, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

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 standard category (normal), dated August 25, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N23449. 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

1973-06-09 Accident · Strafford,Mo, 25 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1750
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N23449 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NOT LISTED IN AIM-TWO LIGHTED AIRPORTS NEARBY.

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.