Glider

N31BL

2016 Jonker Sailplanes (Pty) JS3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
03-001
Class
Glider
Engines
M&D Flugze MD-TJ42
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mobile, AL
Registration record

N31BL on the FAA register

Type
2016 Jonker Sailplanes (Pty) JS3
Serial
03-001
Engines
M&D Flugze MD-TJ42
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mobile, AL
Certificate issued
2021-01-20
Airworthiness date
2019-02-11
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A3449C
Mode S (octal)
50642234
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N31BL to the current registrant.
  • 2019-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2016
    Manufactured (2016).
  • 2012-09-06
    N31BL previously assigned to a Homebuilt Avid Flyer (s/n 31); cancelled.
  • 1981-03-12
    N31BL previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 1290); cancelled.
Overview

About N31BL

N31BL is a 2016 Jonker Sailplanes (Pty) JS3, serial number 03-001. It is registered to an individual in Mobile, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 20, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated February 11, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N31BL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N31BL.

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.