Single-engine piston

N98006

1946 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
18144
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rat Pack LLC (LLC)
Based
Woodstock, IL
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Registration record

N98006 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
18144
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Rat Pack LLC
Woodstock, IL
Certificate issued
2025-11-07
Airworthiness date
1956-06-20
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ADAD9B
Mode S (octal)
53326633
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

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N98006 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-06-25
    N98006 previously assigned to a Cessna 172 Skyhawk (s/n R172-0004); cancelled.
  • 1956-06-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N98006

N98006 is a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 18144. The FAA register lists Rat Pack LLC as the registrant in Woodstock, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 7, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

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, dated June 20, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N98006.

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 N98006.

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.