Single-engine piston

N92096

1959 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
16531
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
South Dakota Hist Avn Preservation & Educ Society (Corporation)
Based
Canistota, SD
Registration record

N92096 on the FAA register

Type
1959 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
16531
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
South Dakota Hist Avn Preservation & Educ Society
Canistota, SD
Certificate issued
2020-04-10
Airworthiness date
1959-04-30
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ACC1DC
Mode S (octal)
53140734
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

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N92096 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-01-13
    N92096 previously assigned to a Bell 205 (s/n 30233); cancelled.
  • 1959-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N92096

N92096 is a 1959 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 16531. The FAA register lists South Dakota Hist Avn Preservation & Educ Society as the registrant in Canistota, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 April 30, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N92096.

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 N92096.

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.