Single-engine piston

N3285J

Homebuilt S-12XL

Not current (FAA status 7) No accidents on file
Built
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Serial
08950649
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Churchville, MD
Registration record

N3285J on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt S-12XL
Serial
08950649
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Churchville, MD
Certificate issued
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Airworthiness date
2006-12-20
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A38F18
Mode S (octal)
50707430
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2006-12-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1971-07-14
    N3285J previously assigned to a Cessna 150G (s/n 15065985); cancelled.
Overview

About N3285J

N3285J is a Homebuilt S-12XL, serial number 08950649. It is registered to an individual in Churchville, Maryland.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 582DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated December 20, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3285J. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-03-08 Accident · Mcalester,Okla, 36 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3982
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150G — a different aircraft that carried the N3285J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ,OBSERVED BUZZING HWY PRIOR TO CRASH.
1967-08-20 Accident · Sedalia,Colo, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2748
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N3285J registration before this airframe.

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.