Single-engine piston

N70395

1946 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
17384
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Barbeau, MI
Registration record

N70395 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
17384
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Barbeau, MI
Certificate issued
1992-08-19
Airworthiness date
1994-11-17
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A96364
Mode S (octal)
52261544
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

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-11-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N70395 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-03-03
    N70395 previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17267212); cancelled.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N70395

N70395 is a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 17384. It is registered to an individual in Barbeau, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 1992 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 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 November 17, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N70395. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1978-09-23 Accident · Gravois Mills,Mo, 25 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2416
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N70395 registration before this airframe.

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.