Single-engine piston

N30724

1940 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
5065
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Jesup, GA
Registration record

N30724 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J-3 Cub
Serial
5065
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Jesup, GA
Certificate issued
1987-03-12
Airworthiness date
1994-03-10
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A33C0E
Mode S (octal)
50636016
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

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-03-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1987-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N30724 to the current registrant.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N30724

N30724 is a 1940 Piper J-3 Cub, serial number 5065. It is registered to an individual in Jesup, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 1987 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 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 March 10, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N30724. 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

1983-09-08 Accident · Glens Falls, NY Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · NYC83LA238
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177B — a different aircraft that carried the N30724 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.