Single-engine piston

N88246

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
15863
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Ketchikan, AK
Registration record

N88246 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
15863
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ketchikan, AK
Certificate issued
2023-02-15
Airworthiness date
1965-09-02
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC2846
Mode S (octal)
53024106
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N88246.
  • 1965-09-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N88246

N88246 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 15863. It is registered to co-owners in Ketchikan, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2023 and expires on February 28, 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 (normal), dated September 2, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N88246.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N88246.

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.