Single-engine piston

N38452

1941 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
7024
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A-65-8
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gainesville, GA
Registration record

N38452 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
7024
Engines
Continental A-65-8
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gainesville, GA
Certificate issued
2025-03-21
Airworthiness date
2006-06-01
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A46D48
Mode S (octal)
51066510
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

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N38452.
  • 2006-06-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N38452

N38452 is a 1941 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 7024. It is registered to an individual in Gainesville, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 21, 2025 and expires on March 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 June 1, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38452.

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 N38452.

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.