Single-engine piston

N280BS

American Legend Cub AL-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
AL-1179
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200-D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bigfork, MT
Registration record

N280BS on the FAA register

Type
American Legend Cub AL-3 (FAA: American Legend AL3)
Serial
AL-1179
Engines
Continental O-200-D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bigfork, MT
Certificate issued
2025-08-25
Airworthiness date
2013-04-25
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A2CE25
Mode S (octal)
50547045
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N280BS.
  • 2013-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
Overview

About N280BS

N280BS is an American Legend Cub AL-3 (FAA model AL3), serial number AL-1179. It is registered to an individual in Bigfork, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 25, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200-D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is light sport category (airplane), dated April 25, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N280BS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N280BS.

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.