Piper J-5 Cub Cruiser
2 models built 1940–1942 · 270 on the US register today
The Cub Cruiser, built 1940-1942: a widened Cub with a bench seat behind the pilot so three people fit, 75 hp (J5A) or 80 hp (J5A-80), and the direct ancestor of the postwar PA-12 Super Cruiser.
The variants
Family fleet, active
270
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
25.9
7 events over 270 active aircraft, pooled across the family
Successor
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30