Weight-shift trike

N3973V

2002 Homebuilt Appachie

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
M5446091
Class
Weight-shift trike
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
College Station, TX
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Registration record

N3973V on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Appachie
Serial
M5446091
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
College Station, TX
Certificate issued
2023-05-01
Airworthiness date
2008-01-16
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A49F9F
Mode S (octal)
51117637
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N3973V to the current registrant.
  • 2008-01-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
  • 1989-11-18
    N3973V previously assigned to a Cessna 170 (s/n 18292); cancelled.
Overview

About N3973V

N3973V is a 2002 Homebuilt Appachie, serial number M5446091. It is registered to an individual in College Station, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 1, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated January 16, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3973V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-06-06 Accident · Azalea,Or, 37 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1182
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170 — a different aircraft that carried the N3973V registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OLLOW INTERSTATE 5.ACFT FOUND 1/15/83 3MI FRM I-5.

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.