Piper Cub Aircraft Insurance
Piper began building the Piper Cub and its variations in the early 1930s. Since then, 20,000+ Cubs have been manufactured and delivered. Can you believe the purchase price of a Cub back in the beginning was only around $1,000? Wow! The Piper Cub became a popular aircraft prior to and during World War II. The Piper Cub was and is an amazing trainer and reconnaissance aircraft. It was originally built with a 40 Horsepower motor. Lycoming engines, Continental engines, and other various motors have been used over the years. It is important to make sure the engine in your Piper Cub is an insurance company approved motor. The Piper Cub has proven itself as an outstandingly safe, reliable, and insurable aircraft.
Variations of the Piper Cub are being produced into the present day. American Legend has updated the Cub with the Classic Cub, Cub Special, Super Legend, Super Legend HP, and MOAC. These new Cubs have been upgraded with modern avionics and engines. The performance capabilities of these modern Cubs is amazing. The newer Cubs and variants have proven safe and capable. The long history of these aircraft makes them one of the easiest aircraft to insure. American Legend Cub insurance rates are among the lowest in the industry.
CubCrafters has been producing the Carbon Cub SS, Carbon Cub FX, XCub / NXCub, and Top Cub. CubCrafters Cub insurance cost for these aircraft is reasonable and generally available for pilots ranging from Students to airline pilots. These aircraft have been equipped with modern equipment. This up-to-date equipment coupled with a historically proven design has made these variations of the Cub some of the easiest to insure in the industry. CubCrafters Cub insurance can be placed quickly and professionally by our aviation insurance specialist brokers.
Deductibles for the Piper Cub, CubCrafters Cubs, and American Legend Cubs are generally considered low deductible options. In most cases there will be two deductibles shown on a Cub Insurance Policy. The first would usually be the in-motion deductible. The second would usually be the not-in-motion deductible. The in-motion Cub deductible will usually be a higher deductible than the not-in-motion deductible. Cub insurance deductible options are typically lower than other aircraft insurance deductibles.
Cub liability insurance is usually considered the most important part of an aircraft insurance policy. Cub liability insurance can help pay for covered bodily injury and property damage losses. Cub liability insurance cost can be less than other similar aircraft.
Cub hull insurance can help pay for damage to the insured aircraft. Due to the long-standing safety record of the Piper Cub, hull insurance is generally easy to obtain at affordable rates.
The Piper Cub is a versatile aircraft designed to handle floats, skis, off-field operations, and more. Some Cubs are built with a tricycle gear configuration. There has even been a “TwinCub”. It is important to make sure your Cub insurance policy covers the correct configuration of your aircraft. As an example, if a Cub is flown on floats but not insured accordingly an aviation insurance claim could be denied.
Piper Cub insurance, American Legend Cub insurance, and CubCrafters Cub insurance policies can be purchased through one of our aviation insurance specialist brokers.
