Single-engine piston

N25786

1939 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1939
Serial
3740
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Funk, NE
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Registration record

N25786 on the FAA register

Type
1939 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
3740
Engines
Continental O-200
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Funk, NE
Certificate issued
2024-03-05
Airworthiness date
2017-07-21
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2750E
Mode S (octal)
50472416
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

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N25786.
  • 2017-12-16
    Accident at Burlington, NC; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
Overview

About N25786

N25786 is a 1939 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 3740. It is registered to an individual in Funk, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 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 21, 2017.

N25786 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

2017-12-16 Accident · Burlington, NC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA18LA055B
Reported aircraft: Piper J3C
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from another airplane before beginning an inverted flight maneuver, which resulted in a collision with the airplane when he rolled his airplane upright.

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.