Single-engine piston

N2646K

1946 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
22335
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A-65-8
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Edgewood, TX
Registration record

N2646K on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
22335
Engines
Continental A-65-8
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Edgewood, TX
Certificate issued
2014-04-15
Airworthiness date
2010-04-07
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2910D
Mode S (octal)
50510415
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

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-04-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N2646K to the current registrant.
  • 2010-04-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-09-26
    N2646K previously assigned to a Beechcraft KING Air B200 (s/n BB1254); cancelled.
  • 1970-10-15
    N2646K previously assigned to a Luscombe 8E (s/n 5373); cancelled.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N2646K

N2646K is a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 22335. It is registered to an individual in Edgewood, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 15, 2014 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A-65-8 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 7, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2646K. 2 earlier records involve 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

1969-08-23 Accident · Basking Ridge,Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3174
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N2646K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: .CARB INLET SCREEN ABT 1/4 CLOGGED WITH DIRT SCALE
1965-04-15 Accident · Pluckemin Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0709
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8E — a different aircraft that carried the N2646K 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.