Single-engine piston

N3785N

1945 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
14432
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A-65-8
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Madison, AL
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Registration record

N3785N on the FAA register

Type
1945 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
14432
Engines
Continental A-65-8
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Madison, AL
Certificate issued
2025-07-29
Airworthiness date
1981-09-25
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A45497
Mode S (octal)
51052227
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

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N3785N to the current registrant.
  • 1981-09-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968-06-26
    N3785N previously assigned to a Mooney M20F (s/n 680119); cancelled.
  • 1954-10-25
    N3785N previously assigned to a Beechcraft Bonanza 35 (s/n D-1008); cancelled.
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N3785N

N3785N is a 1945 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 14432. It is registered to an individual in Madison, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

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 September 25, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3785N. 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

1968-04-14 Accident · Rochelle,Ga, 10 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1135
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20F — a different aircraft that carried the N3785N 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.