Single-engine piston

N51516

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
10155
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N51516 Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Montgomery, AL
Registration record

N51516 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
10155
Engines
1
Registered owner
N51516 Aviation LLC
Montgomery, AL
Certificate issued
2022-02-14
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A6769C
Mode S (octal)
51473234
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N51516 to the current registrant.
  • 1990-03-02
    N51516 previously assigned to a Hughes 500D (s/n 610998D); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-20
    N51516 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 10218); cancelled.
Overview

About N51516

N51516 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 10155. The FAA register lists N51516 Aviation LLC as the registrant in Montgomery, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N51516. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-07-07 Accident · Williamson, WV Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · BFO89LA055
Reported aircraft: Hughes 500D — a different aircraft that carried the N51516 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE WIRE WHICH CROSSED THE END OF THE FIELD IN WHICH HE WAS TAKING OFF.

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.