Single-engine piston

N38669

Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
7178
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Virginia Museum of Transportation Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
Roanoke, VA
Registration record

N38669 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
7178
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Virginia Museum of Transportation Inc
Roanoke, VA
Certificate issued
2023-04-14
Airworthiness date
1956-05-03
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A474E0
Mode S (octal)
51072340
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N38669.
  • 1956-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N38669

N38669 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 7178. The FAA register lists Virginia Museum of Transportation Inc as the registrant in Roanoke, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 3, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38669.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38669.

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.