Single-engine piston

N24840

1958 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1958
Serial
3489
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hubbard Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Boswell, OK
Registration record

N24840 on the FAA register

Type
1958 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
3489
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Hubbard Aviation LLC
Boswell, OK
Certificate issued
2019-08-16
Airworthiness date
1959-04-16
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A250B4
Mode S (octal)
50450264
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

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-08-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N24840 to the current registrant.
  • 1959-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1958
    Manufactured (1958).
  • 1948-09-24
    N24840 previously assigned to a Piper J4A (s/n 4-739); cancelled.
Overview

About N24840

N24840 is a 1958 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 3489. The FAA register lists Hubbard Aviation LLC as the registrant in Boswell, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 16, 2019 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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 April 16, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N24840. 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

1983-08-21 Accident · Mt. Vernon, MO Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC83LA194
Reported aircraft: Leonard Spiezo Sport — a different aircraft that carried the N24840 registration before this airframe.

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.