Single-engine piston

N88012

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
15629
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Texas Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Slaton, TX
Registration record

N88012 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
15629
Engines
1
Registered owner
Texas Air Museum
Slaton, TX
Certificate issued
2019-12-04
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AC206B
Mode S (octal)
53020153
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-12-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N88012 to the current registrant.
  • 2008-08-29
    N88012 previously assigned to a Bellanca Aircraft DW-1 (s/n DW-1-0013-80); cancelled.
Overview

About N88012

N88012 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 15629. The FAA register lists Texas Air Museum as the registrant in Slaton, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 4, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N88012. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-06-01 Accident · Sprague, WA Damage: Destroyed NTSB · SEA82DA080
Reported aircraft: Eagle DW-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N88012 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.