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1946 PIPER J-3-C65 CA CUB

Name: 1946 PIPER J-3-C65 CA CUB
Brand: Piper
Price: 55000 USD
Availability: InStock

1946 Piper Cub

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About this aircraft

$55,000 · FOR SALE · 1946 Piper J-3-C65 CA Cub, $55,000 (or best reasonable offer), 333 hrs SMOH C85-12 (Ly-Con rebuild), Extensive May 2026 annual. McCauley climb prop, Alum spars, 2021 Poly-Fiber wings, 1993 Ceconite fuselage, 8.50 tires with Cleveland disc brakes, VG’s, PA-11 fuel system (18 Gal), auto gas STC - only 100LL this owner, sealed struts w/ heavy duty forks, float fittings, ICOM handheld, starter and wind-driven generator included in sale. Recent work with receipts available. Well cared for and loved Cub. Always hangered. Logs since 1946. Contact Walt 559-824-4535, or Matt 559-905-3811, Selma CA.

Specifications

Year: 1946

How this stacks up

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Below market
$70,000 (56%) below the family-wide median of 23 Piper Cub listings (year & hours not controlled)
Listed today
Listed more recently than ~100% of the 23 comparable Piper Cub listings still for sale
1/5 key specs
Key information is missing — ask the seller about hours, engine time, and registration

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.

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.

As a sole owner

$1,879/mo$22,550/yr

≈ $226 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$55,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,550 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$55,000	$1,879/mo	$22,550/yr
1/2 share	$27,500	$1,440/mo	$17,275/yr
1/3 share	$18,333	$1,293/mo	$15,517/yr
1/4 share	$13,750	$1,220/mo	$14,638/yr

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.

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Price

$55,000

~56% below market · $125k median · 23 comps

ClubHanger Estimate

Below market

Asking $70,000 (56%) below the median Piper Cub listing.

23 other Piper Cub listings for sale now range $18,500–$435,000 (median $125,000) — this one is priced above 26% of them.

$18,500$435,000

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Compares this asking price to all Piper Cub listings — actual value also depends on year, hours, and avionics. An estimate, not an appraisal or an offer.

Listed today — listed more recently than ~100% of the 23 similar Piper Cub listings for sale now

Co-ownership available

5 co-ownership shares listed for Piper aircraft on ClubHanger.

From $8,000 buy-in — split the fixed costs with a partner instead of owning outright.

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Listing trust

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Complete detailsYear, registration, make/model, and a full description.
Maintenance disclosedAirframe (TTAF) and engine (SMOH) times are listed.
Transparent priceA real asking price, not "contact for price".
Posted by a memberListed by a signed-up ClubHanger member, not a scraped aggregator.

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