Single-engine piston

N32778

1940 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
5607
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A-65-8
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Williamsburg, PA
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Registration record

N32778 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
5607
Engines
Continental A-65-8
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Williamsburg, PA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1956-07-05
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A38BBF
Mode S (octal)
50705677
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

  • 1976-01-12
    N32778 previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-7525112); cancelled.
  • 1956-07-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1956-02-20
    N32778 previously assigned to a Piper J4A (s/n 4-1306); cancelled.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N32778

N32778 is a 1940 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 5607. It is registered to an individual in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania.

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 July 5, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N32778.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N32778.

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.