Single-engine piston

N3976

1976 Homebuilt Starduster SA-300

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Garberville, CA
Registration record

N3976 on the FAA register

Type
1976 Homebuilt Starduster SA-300
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Garberville, CA
Certificate issued
2011-06-22
Airworthiness date
1980-04-15
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A49FF4
Mode S (octal)
51117764
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N3976 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
  • 1934-03-16
    N3976 previously assigned to a Travel Air Manufacturing Co Biplane (s/n 325); cancelled.
Overview

About N3976

N3976 is a 1976 Homebuilt Starduster SA-300, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Garberville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 15, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3976.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3976.

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.