Single-engine piston

N339W

2000 Homebuilt W-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
5657
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ararat, NC
Registration record

N339W on the FAA register

Type
2000 Homebuilt W-3
Serial
5657
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ararat, NC
Certificate issued
2021-01-05
Airworthiness date
2000-03-31
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A3B932
Mode S (octal)
50734462
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Stoddard Hamilton W-3
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N339W to the current registrant.
  • 2000-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1992-10-21
    N339W previously assigned to a Daher TBM 700 (s/n 39); cancelled.
  • 1938-05-13
    N339W previously assigned to a Keystone Aircraft K84 Commuter (s/n 320); cancelled.
Overview

About N339W

N339W is a 2000 Homebuilt W-3, serial number 5657. It is registered to an individual in Ararat, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 5, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 31, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N339W. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-08-22 Accident · So. Lake Tahoe, CA Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · LAX92LA359
Reported aircraft: Tbm, TBM 700 — a different aircraft that carried the N339W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO ADEQUATELY ANTICIPATE AND COMPENSATE FOR THE VARIABLE CROSS WIND CONDITION, AND, THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LEFT SEAT PILOT'S LIMITED TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND EXPERIENCE IN HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT TYPES.

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.