Single-engine piston

N161BT

Homebuilt RV-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
161
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Glendale, CA
Registration record

N161BT on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt RV-3
Serial
161
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Glendale, CA
Certificate issued
2023-01-14
Airworthiness date
1993-04-30
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0F590
Mode S (octal)
50172620
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N161BT.
  • 1993-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N161BT

N161BT is a Homebuilt RV-3, serial number 161. It is registered to an individual in Glendale, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 30, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N161BT.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N161BT.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.