Single-engine piston

N42417

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
14678
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Jacksonville, FL
Registration record

N42417 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
14678
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Jacksonville, FL
Certificate issued
2020-08-19
Airworthiness date
1988-04-25
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A50D16
Mode S (octal)
51206426
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N42417.
  • 1988-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N42417

N42417 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 14678. It is registered to an individual in Jacksonville, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 25, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N42417. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-04-11 Accident · Manistique, MI Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · CHI90LA112
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N42417 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWING THE AIRPLANE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL.

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.