Single-engine piston

N30236

1940 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1940
Serial
4715
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rising Fawn, GA
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Registration record

N30236 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
4715
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rising Fawn, GA
Certificate issued
2022-09-03
Airworthiness date
1997-05-15
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A329A0
Mode S (octal)
50624640
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

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N30236 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-10-04
    Accident at Trenton, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-05-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1994-03-22
    N30236 previously assigned to a Swearingen/Fairchild Metro 23 / SA227-DC (s/n DC846B); cancelled.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N30236

N30236 is a 1940 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 4715. It is registered to an individual in Rising Fawn, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 3, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 (normal), dated May 15, 1997.

N30236 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 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

1997-10-04 Accident · Trenton, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA98LA004
Reported aircraft: Piper J3C-65
Probable cause: failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff, when he observed an indication of less than full engine power on the tachometer from the beginning of the takeoff roll. Factors relating to the accident were: the inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the pilot by failing to know the available runway remaining for an abort maneuver, faulty reading on the tachometer, and trees near the end of the runway.
1983-07-30 Accident · Show Low, AZ Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX83LA365
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177 — a different aircraft that carried the N30236 registration before this airframe.
1970-09-07 Accident · Espanola,N Mex, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3629
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177 — a different aircraft that carried the N30236 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CRASH LNDD OFF RWY.

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.