Single-engine piston

N196D

2016 Homebuilt Sierra 3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
00173
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wasilla, AK
Registration record

N196D on the FAA register

Type
2016 Homebuilt Sierra 3
Serial
00173
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wasilla, AK
Certificate issued
2016-05-11
Airworthiness date
2016-07-23
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A17EC0
Mode S (octal)
50277300
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2016-05-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N196D to the current registrant.
  • 1969-10-21
    N196D previously assigned to a Homebuilt Cougar (s/n 1); cancelled.
Overview

About N196D

N196D is a 2016 Homebuilt Sierra 3, serial number 00173. It is registered to an individual in Wasilla, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 11, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 23, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N196D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-07-30 Accident · Landisberg,W Va, 48 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2517
Reported aircraft: Cougar I — a different aircraft that carried the N196D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILED,SEPARATED.

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.