Single-engine piston

N88354

1946 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
15972
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Alfred & Lois Aviation Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Brodhead, WI
Registration record

N88354 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
15972
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Alfred & Lois Aviation Museum Inc
Brodhead, WI
Certificate issued
2026-04-04
Airworthiness date
1969-07-15
Registration expires
2033-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC2C1E
Mode S (octal)
53026036
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
146 nm
Cruise (type)
65 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N88354.
  • 1969-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N88354

N88354 is a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 15972. The FAA register lists Alfred & Lois Aviation Museum Inc as the registrant in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 4, 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. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 65 knots and a range of about 146 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 15, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N88354.

Cruise
65 kt
Range
146 nm
Power / thrust (each)
65
Takeoff over 50 ft
730 ft
Landing over 50 ft
470 ft
Fuel burn
4 gph

Published figures for the Piper J-3 Cub type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N88354.

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.