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Piper J-3

FAA model code7100502

Piper J-3: Fixed wing single engine, with 104 aircraft on the US register, built between 1937 and 1975.

104
On the US register
1
Engines
2
Seats
56mph
Cruise speed
Manufacturer
Piper
Class
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Operates from
Land
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Build years on the register
1937–1975

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Piper J-3 aircraft were built in 1946 than in any other year: 37.

0255019401945195019551960196519701975

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.

Where they are registered

US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.

  • TX13
  • FL7
  • CA6
  • DE5
  • IL5
  • IN5
  • PA5
  • AR4
  • GA4
  • VA4
  • WI4
  • AK3

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

3 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (104 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.

Registered examples

Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Other Piper models

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Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.