1944 Piper L-4 GrasshopperSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Kingsville, MO, USA

This 1944 Piper L-4 Grasshopper, registered as N7900A, is a J3C-65 Cub variant with a total airframe time of 1400 hours. It served in the Army Air Forces from 1943 to 1949. The aircraft features a Continental C-85-12 engine with 600 hours since major overhaul and solid compressions in the 70s, paired with a Sensenich M76A-K-2 fixed-pitch metal propeller with 600 hours since new.

Significant airframe upgrades include metal spars, sealed struts, a B&C electric starter, Cleveland wheels and brakes with North River 8400 brake boosters, and a fiberglass cowling. It is equipped with a 12-gallon auxiliary fuel wing tank, new shock cords, Dakota...