Single-engine piston

N42509

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
14781
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lake Placid Flyer LLC (LLC)
Based
Lake Placid, FL
Registration record

N42509 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
14781
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Lake Placid Flyer LLC
Lake Placid, FL
Certificate issued
2022-01-18
Airworthiness date
1956-02-10
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A510AC
Mode S (octal)
51210254
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N42509.
  • 1956-02-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
Overview

About N42509

N42509 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 14781. The FAA register lists Lake Placid Flyer LLC as the registrant in Lake Placid, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 18, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated February 10, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42509.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N42509.

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.