Single-engine piston

N3279W

1995 Homebuilt Buccaneer SX 503

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
64
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Oakdale, MN
Registration record

N3279W on the FAA register

Type
1995 Homebuilt Buccaneer SX 503
Serial
64
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Oakdale, MN
Certificate issued
2014-11-12
Airworthiness date
1995-08-03
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A38BF9
Mode S (octal)
50705771
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-11-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N3279W to the current registrant.
  • 1995-08-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1970-06-04
    N3279W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260 (s/n 32-110); cancelled.
Overview

About N3279W

N3279W is a 1995 Homebuilt Buccaneer SX 503, serial number 64. It is registered to an individual in Oakdale, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 12, 2014 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 3, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3279W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-10-09 Accident · Dowagiac,Mich, 22 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 1166
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N3279W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FLITE EXPERIENCE.OPER.PROVIDED UNQUALIFIED PLT.

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.