Single-engine piston

N9043S

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
16465
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pittsburgh, PA
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Registration record

N9043S on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
16465
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pittsburgh, PA
Certificate issued
2024-10-31
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AC80DA
Mode S (octal)
53100332
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N9043S to the current registrant.
  • 2004-08-13
    N9043S previously assigned to a Bell 412SP (s/n 33087); cancelled.
  • 2000-12-06
    N9043S previously assigned to a Beechcraft U-8D (s/n 58-1352); cancelled.
  • 1971-09-01
    N9043S previously assigned to a Beechcraft C55 Baron / 95-55 (s/n TE-56); cancelled.
Overview

About N9043S

N9043S is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 16465. It is registered to an individual in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 31, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

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 N9043S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-05-31 Accident · Van Nuys,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0841
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 95-C55 — a different aircraft that carried the N9043S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: -26-6 COVERS,NOT COMPLIED WITH.PLT AWARE OF AD.

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.