Single-engine piston

N357BF

1942 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
8854
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wichita, KS
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Registration record

N357BF on the FAA register

Type
1942 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
8854
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wichita, KS
Certificate issued
2018-10-24
Airworthiness date
1987-11-10
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A3FEED
Mode S (octal)
50777355
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

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N357BF.
  • 1987-11-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N357BF

N357BF is a 1942 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 8854. It is registered to an individual in Wichita, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 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 experimental category (exhibition), dated November 10, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N357BF.

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 N357BF.

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.