Single-engine piston

N88379

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

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
15997
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Texas Barnstorming Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hallettsville, TX
Registration record

N88379 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
15997
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Texas Barnstorming Museum
Hallettsville, TX
Certificate issued
2024-07-06
Airworthiness date
1986-11-03
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC2C69
Mode S (octal)
53026151
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N88379.
  • 1986-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1986-04-20
    Accident at Bethany, NY; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N88379

N88379 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 15997. The FAA register lists Texas Barnstorming Museum as the registrant in Hallettsville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 6, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

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 November 3, 1986.

N88379 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-04-20 Accident · Bethany, NY Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC86FFJ01
Reported aircraft: Piper J3C-65

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.