Single-engine piston

N279BW

Homebuilt RV-3A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
279
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Quincy, CA
Registration record

N279BW on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt RV-3A
Serial
279
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Quincy, CA
Certificate issued
2026-03-16
Airworthiness date
1992-09-22
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2C819
Mode S (octal)
50544031
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N279BW.
  • 1992-09-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N279BW

N279BW is a Homebuilt RV-3A, serial number 279. It is registered to an individual in Quincy, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 16, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

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 September 22, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N279BW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N279BW.

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.