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1940 J3 CUB 85HP

Name: 1940 J3 CUB 85HP
Brand: J3
SKU: 8472321
Price: 45000 USD
Availability: InStock

Sloan, IA

$45,000

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Year

1940

Total time

0 hrs

Engine

N/A

Price

$45,000

Market context

Asking-price comparison — 33 live single engine piston aircraft of similar vintage — broadest comparison (J3 CUB had too few live listings to band):$28,200 – $65,500 (median $46,850)

This listing is -4% vs the comparable median. Asking prices — a comparison point, not a valuation. Range from 33 live single engine piston aircraft of similar vintage — broadest comparison (J3 CUB had too few live listings to band). These are live asking prices on ClearProp — a comparison point, not a valuation.

Listed 12 days on ClearProp

Specification sheet (print/PDF below)

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Specification sheet

Identity

Make: J3
Model: CUB 85HP
Year of manufacture: 1940
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: Fresh
ADs current: No
IFR cert current: No

Description

85hp, slick mags, sealed struts, new tailwheel, fresh annual.

Condition & Documents

Damage history

None

Logs

Partial

Storage

Outdoor

Asking price

$45,000

≈ $322/mo · 20% down, 240 mo, 8.9% APR (estimate)

Or send a plain inquiry

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 J3 CUB 85HPs (same model · year ±5 · condition) on tracked marketplaces yet — check back as inventory grows.

⚠ Logs incomplete — unlogged time is unverifiable time

❓ Engine SMOH/SFRM — get logs confirming hours and who did the work
❓ Description is thin — ask for equipment list and recent work history

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

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.

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FIELD CONDITIONS

KSUX

Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field — closest field, 13.8 mi from the aircraft

METAR KSUX 211952Z 20006KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02560122

TAF — forecast

TAF KSUX 211720Z 2118/2218 VRB04KT P6SM SKC 
  FM212100 02005KT P6SM SCT250 
  FM220200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC 
  FM220900 VRB03KT 5SM BR FEW002 
  TEMPO 2211/2213 3/4SM BR SCT002 
  FM221400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250

Live METAR/TAF via aviationweather.gov · updated 3:34 PM

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

Benchmark vs the Single Engine Piston · J3 segment

$105k

segment median ask

16th

your ask percentile

$45k

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).

Seller

Clint Small

Owner

Sloan, IA 51055 United States

Verified seller

★ 0.0

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Listing details

Listing #: 8472321

Posted October 8, 2026

Not hangared

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