1946 PIPER J3 CUB WITH FLOATS

1946 Float Plane

Specifications

Year

1946

Total time (TTAF)

3,795 hrs

Engine time (SMOH)

268 hrs

Engine

C-90-12F

How this stacks up

• Listed 1 month ago

  On the market for a month or more — worth asking about negotiating room

• Price reduced $5,005

  Down 5% from the original $95,000 — a seller motivation signal

• 4/5 key specs

  Most key specs are provided; verify any missing details with the seller

This summary draws on signals shown in detail below — price comps, listing age, maintenance and engine status, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 3,795 hrs total time across ~80 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

Typical utilization

This airframe has averaged about 47 hrs/year over ~80 years — in the normal range for a personal aircraft: regularly exercised without being worked hard.

Price history

1. Price reduced· Sep 3, 2026$89,995−$5,005 (-5%)
2. Listed · Jul 31, 2026$95,000

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, fuel + oil at your selected hrs/yr. Your actual costs will vary.

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,900 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Buy-in is the asking price split evenly across partners — what you'd each pay to acquire the aircraft (the real figure is negotiated). Fixed costs (insurance, hangar, inspection) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.