Single-engine piston

N98656

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

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
18877
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Maryville, MO
Registration record

N98656 on the FAA register

Type
Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
18877
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Maryville, MO
Certificate issued
2023-05-04
Airworthiness date
1956-05-15
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ADC494
Mode S (octal)
53342224
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N98656.
  • 2015-05-03
    Accident at De Kalb, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-05-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N98656

N98656 is a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 18877. It is registered to co-owners in Maryville, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 15, 1956.

N98656 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-05-03 Accident · De Kalb, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN15CA223
Reported aircraft: Piper J3C-65
Probable cause: The pilot's loss of positional awareness while taxiing, resulting in a collision with a parked and unoccupied airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's difficulty seeing over the nose of the airplane, his preoccupation with trying to control the airplane in the wind, and his minimal experience in the airplane.

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.