Single-engine piston

N70109

1946 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
17083
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Port Townsend Aero Museum (Corporation)
Based
Port Townsend, WA
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Registration record

N70109 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
17083
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Port Townsend Aero Museum
Port Townsend, WA
Certificate issued
2003-08-22
Airworthiness date
1956-07-16
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A95ABF
Mode S (octal)
52255277
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N70109.
  • 1956-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N70109

N70109 is a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 17083. The FAA register lists Port Townsend Aero Museum as the registrant in Port Townsend, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2003 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 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, dated July 16, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N70109.

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 N70109.

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.