Single-engine piston

N88551

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

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
16176
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Canton, MI
Registration record

N88551 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
16176
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Canton, MI
Certificate issued
2025-09-18
Airworthiness date
1955-09-27
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC3389
Mode S (octal)
53031611
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N88551.
  • 1967-06-18
    Accident at Harvard,Ill, 13; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-09-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N88551

N88551 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 16176. It is registered to an individual in Canton, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 18, 2025 and expires on September 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 September 27, 1955.

N88551 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-06-18 Accident · Harvard,Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3058
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.