Single-engine piston

N3853

Homebuilt Bowers Fly Baby 1A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
6745
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Schuylkill Haven, PA
Registration record

N3853 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Bowers Fly Baby 1A
Serial
6745
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Schuylkill Haven, PA
Certificate issued
2024-09-21
Airworthiness date
1987-05-29
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4709E
Mode S (octal)
51070236
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N3853.
  • 1987-05-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N3853

N3853 is a Homebuilt Bowers Fly Baby 1A, serial number 6745. It is registered to an individual in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 21, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 29, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3853.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3853.

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.