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1900 PIPER J-3 CUB 90HP MODIFIED

Name: 1900 PIPER J-3 CUB 90HP MODIFIED
Brand: PIPER
SKU: 3562309
Price: 59000 USD
Availability: InStock

Sebastopol, CA

$59,000

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Total time

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Engine

N/A

Price

$59,000

Market context

Asking-price comparison — 11 live aircraft from PIPER of similar vintage (±10 years):$80,000 – $189,500 (median $134,750)

This listing is -56% vs the comparable median. Asking prices — a comparison point, not a valuation. Range from 11 live aircraft from PIPER of similar vintage (±10 years), adjusted +20% for Floats / skis / amphib. These are live asking prices on ClearProp — a comparison point, not a valuation.

Listed 41 days on ClearProp

Specification sheet (print/PDF below)

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Specification sheet

Identity

Registration/tail #: N71081
Make: PIPER
Model: J-3 CUB 90HP MODIFIED
Year of manufacture: 1900
Category: Single Engine Piston

Airframe

Total time (TT): 0 h
Complete logs: Partial/unknown
Damage history: No

Engine(s)

Engine time (SMOH): 0 h

Performance & Capacity

Useful load: null

Maintenance

Annual: Stale/unknown
ADs current: No
IFR cert current: No

Specs

PARSED FROM AD TEXT — VERIFY WITH SELLER

ENGINE

Continental 90HP

powder coated airframe · carbon fiber (weight reduction) · floats available · skis available

Description

Highly modified and totally rebuilt J-3/PA-11.This cub is a normal category aircraft.It is powered by an overhauled Continental 90HP with new cylinders,Cam and crank. The equipment list speaks for itself. .s/n 18109,N71081. Powder coated Airframe w/ Carbon Fiber to reduce weight. Will deliver to Buyers Location. Message me for more details.Floats and ski’s available.

Condition & Documents

Damage history

None

Logs

Partial

Storage

Outdoor

Asking price

$59,000

≈ $422/mo · 20% down, 240 mo, 8.9% APR (estimate)

Registration: N71081

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Deal check

Not enough comparable aircraft to score the price (no same-model listings within year/condition range) — the checks below still apply.

No comparable PIPER J-3 CUB 90HP MODIFIEDs (same model · year ±5 · condition) on tracked marketplaces yet — check back as inventory grows.

⚠ Logs incomplete — unlogged time is unverifiable time
⚠ Few photos — request panel, logs, and belly shots

❓ When was the last annual, and were any squawks deferred?
❓ Engine SMOH/SFRM — get logs confirming hours and who did the work

Pre-buy inspection

Standard 20-item checklist · buyer or seller can update · shareable report.

Aircraft location (airport ident)

Shops and transport operators are matched by distance from the aircraft's airport.

Ferry or disassembly/transport

N-number check

registry mismatch

N71081 · PIPER J3C-65 · 1946

⚠ Registry model: J3C-65 vs listing: J-3 CUB 90HP MODIFIED
⚠ Registry build year: 1946 vs listing: 1900

Type: Fixed-wing single engine
Registered owner: BIG LAKE, AK
Registration expires: 01/31/2029
Airworthiness certificate: 05/03/1961

Source: FAA registry, refreshed weekly. Registration data is public record.

Cost of ownership

Fuel (10 gph × 100 h)$5,500
Annual / condition inspectionA&P$2,400
Insurancehull + liability$1,540
Hangar$4,200
Engine reservetypical 4-cyl piston: $25,000 / 2,400h$1,042
≈ $/hour$147/hr · $14,682/yr

Based on: single-piston estimate · typical 4-cyl piston overhaul math · 100 h/yr · $5.50 fuel · $350/mo hangar. Experimental owners: annual inspection ≈ $0 self-performed.

Services

Financing 💰Insurance 🛡Escrow 🔒Pre-buy inspection 🔧

Requests route to our financing/insurance desk (no lender spam from us — we're building the referral panel).

FIELD CONDITIONS

KSTS

Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport — closest field, 7.4 mi from the aircraft

METAR KSTS 211953Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP106 T01830083

TAF — forecast

TAF KSTS 211723Z 2118/2218 23003KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 
  FM220000 22005KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 
  FM220600 33003KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC050

Live METAR/TAF via aviationweather.gov · updated 3:33 PM

NTSB HISTORY

N71081

⚠ Accident1977-07-03

HOMER, Alaska · Piper J-3

ANC77DAG89 · investigation completed · Open NTSB record ↗

From the public NTSB CAROL database — covers NTSB investigations, not necessarily every incident. Verify prebuy findings independently.

Full aircraft record — registry, NTSB, ADS-B, AD context & price history →

Benchmark vs the Single Engine Piston · PIPER segment

$105k

segment median ask

21th

your ask percentile

$59k

this ask

399 comparable listings considered · percentiles from ClearProp's own live inventory (asking prices — the Deal Room's deal-check does the same math against tighter make/model/year filters).

REGISTRY CROSS-CHECK

N71081

2 SOURCES AGREE — TYPE/MAKE

manufacturer Piper

model J3C-65 · ICAO J3

registered owner COZAD CHARLES E

mode-S A97F97

Source 2: adsbdb.com (community registry mirror) — independent of the FAA table above.

Seller

Charles Cozad

Owner

Sebastopol, CA. 95472 United States

Verified seller

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Listing details

Listing #: 3562309

Posted September 8, 2026

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