Single-engine piston

N78504

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
22985
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Wellington, FL
Registration record

N78504 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
22985
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wellington, FL
Certificate issued
2025-11-03
Airworthiness date
1955-11-01
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AAA58E
Mode S (octal)
52522616
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N78504.
  • 1955-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N78504

N78504 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 22985. It is registered to co-owners in Wellington, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 3, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

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 November 1, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78504.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78504.

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.