Single-engine piston

N98667

1946 Piper J-3 Cub

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
18896
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wuestenflug LLC (LLC)
Based
Phoenix, AZ
Registration record

N98667 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA: Piper J3C-65)
Serial
18896
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Wuestenflug LLC
Phoenix, AZ
Certificate issued
2026-07-16
Airworthiness date
1959-07-21
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
ADC4B8
Mode S (octal)
53342270
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

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N98667.
  • 1979-11-06
    Accident at Pine Bluff,Ar, 04; damage: destroyed.
  • 1959-07-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N98667

N98667 is a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub (FAA model J3C-65), serial number 18896. The FAA register lists Wuestenflug LLC as the registrant in Phoenix, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 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 restricted category, dated July 21, 1959.

N98667 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

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

1979-11-06 Accident · Pine Bluff,Ar, 04 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2594
Reported aircraft: Piper J-3

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.