Single-engine piston

N42426

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

Not current (FAA status 7) 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
14688
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rew, PA
Registration record

N42426 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
14688
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rew, PA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1958-03-28
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A50D38
Mode S (octal)
51206470
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2013-03-26
    N42426 previously assigned to a Hughes TH-55A (s/n 64-18076); cancelled.
  • 1965-08-16
    Accident at Wheeling Ill, 13; damage: substantial.
  • 1958-03-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N42426

N42426 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 14688. It is registered to an individual in Rew, Pennsylvania.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 28, 1958.

N42426 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-02-28 Accident · Phoenix, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX83FA121
Reported aircraft: Hughes 269A — a different aircraft that carried the N42426 registration before this airframe.
1965-08-16 Accident · Wheeling Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2239
Reported aircraft: Piper J-3

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.