Single-engine piston

N6972H

1946 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
20214
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Woodstock Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Anchorage, KY
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Registration record

N6972H on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
20214
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Woodstock Aviation LLC
Anchorage, KY
Certificate issued
2023-07-19
Airworthiness date
2005-04-14
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9475D
Mode S (octal)
52243535
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
146 nm
Cruise (type)
65 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N6972H.
  • 2005-04-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N6972H

N6972H is a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 20214. The FAA register lists Woodstock Aviation LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 19, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 65 knots and a range of about 146 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 14, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6972H.

Cruise
65 kt
Range
146 nm
Power / thrust (each)
65
Takeoff over 50 ft
730 ft
Landing over 50 ft
470 ft
Fuel burn
4 gph

Published figures for the Piper J-3 Cub type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6972H.

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.