Twin piston

N3803E

1981 Beechcraft Duchess

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
ME-381
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sorbi Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
El Cajon, CA
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Registration record

N3803E on the FAA register

Type
1981 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA: Beechcraft 76)
Serial
ME-381
Engines
2 × Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Sorbi Aviation Inc
El Cajon, CA
Certificate issued
2016-05-04
Airworthiness date
1981-07-30
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A45E10
Mode S (octal)
51057020
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
843 nm
Cruise (type)
158 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N3803E.
  • 1981-07-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N3803E

N3803E is a 1981 Beechcraft Duchess (FAA model 76), serial number ME-381. The FAA register lists Sorbi Aviation Inc as the registrant in El Cajon, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O&VO-360 series engines and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 158 knots and a range of about 843 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 30, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3803E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
158 kt
Range
843 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,119 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,881 ft
Fuel burn
20 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft Duchess type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-03-31 Accident · Council Bluffs Ia, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0230
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 11AC — a different aircraft that carried the N3803E 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.