Single-engine piston

N68970

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
13198
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Modesto, CA
Registration record

N68970 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
13198
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Modesto, CA
Certificate issued
2026-09-22
Airworthiness date
1955-12-03
Registration expires
2033-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A9280C
Mode S (octal)
52224014
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N68970.
  • 1955-12-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N68970

N68970 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 13198. It is registered to an individual in Modesto, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 22, 2026 and expires on September 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated December 3, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N68970.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N68970.

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.