Single-engine piston

N98531

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
7272
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Flight Museum (Corporation)
Based
Topeka, KS
Registration record

N98531 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
7272
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
American Flight Museum
Topeka, KS
Certificate issued
2023-02-02
Airworthiness date
1995-05-19
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADC092
Mode S (octal)
53340222
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N98531 to the current registrant.
  • 1995-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1955-10-31
    N98531 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 18740); cancelled.
Overview

About N98531

N98531 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 7272. The FAA register lists American Flight Museum as the registrant in Topeka, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 2, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 May 19, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N98531.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N98531.

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.