Single-engine piston

N42073

1945 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
14300
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wallis Aircraft Inc (Corporation)
Based
Clifford Township, PA
Registration record

N42073 on the FAA register

Type
1945 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
14300
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Wallis Aircraft Inc
Clifford Township, PA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1955-08-01
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4FF08
Mode S (octal)
51177410
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

  • 1955-08-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N42073

N42073 is a 1945 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 14300. The FAA register lists Wallis Aircraft Inc as the registrant in Clifford Township, Pennsylvania.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 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 standard category, dated August 1, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42073.

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 N42073.

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.