Single-engine piston

N3552J

2012 Homebuilt Murphy Rebel Elite

Not current (FAA status 7) 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2012
Serial
653E
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-A2B
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Middletown, CA
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Registration record

N3552J on the FAA register

Type
2012 Homebuilt Murphy Rebel Elite
Serial
653E
Engines
Lycoming O-320-A2B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Middletown, CA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2012-11-28
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A3FA07
Mode S (octal)
50775007
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Murphy Aircraft Mfg Ltd REBEL ELITE
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2014-04-02
    Accident at Roundup, MT; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-11-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N3552J

N3552J is a 2012 Homebuilt Murphy Rebel Elite, serial number 653E. It is registered to an individual in Middletown, California.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-A2B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 28, 2012.

N3552J has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-04-02 Accident · Roundup, MT Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR14CA157
Reported aircraft: Robert A Miller Murphy Rebel Elite
Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing.
1970-08-01 Accident · St Ignace,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3361
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150E — a different aircraft that carried the N3552J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IN PRKG LOT.

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.