Single-engine piston

N78406

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
23147
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Great Plains Aircraft Holding LLC (LLC)
Based
Gold Canyon, AZ
Registration record

N78406 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
23147
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Great Plains Aircraft Holding LLC
Gold Canyon, AZ
Certificate issued
2023-01-21
Airworthiness date
1956-06-02
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AAA1D9
Mode S (octal)
52520731
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N78406.
  • 1956-06-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N78406

N78406 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 23147. The FAA register lists Great Plains Aircraft Holding LLC as the registrant in Gold Canyon, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 21, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 June 2, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78406.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78406.

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.