Single-engine piston

N70422

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
17417
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lightning 35 Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N70422 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
17417
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Lightning 35 Aviation LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2026-04-06
Airworthiness date
1956-10-24
Registration expires
2033-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A96623
Mode S (octal)
52263043
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N70422.
  • 1956-10-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N70422

N70422 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 17417. The FAA register lists Lightning 35 Aviation LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 6, 2026 and expires on April 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 October 24, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N70422.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N70422.

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.