Single-engine piston

N3978W

2018 Homebuilt Reliant J-3 Kitten

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
W001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 447
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Saint Paul, MN
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Registration record

N3978W on the FAA register

Type
2018 Homebuilt Reliant J-3 Kitten
Serial
W001
Engines
Rotax 447
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Saint Paul, MN
Certificate issued
2024-03-12
Airworthiness date
2018-02-08
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4A04F
Mode S (octal)
51120117
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N3978W.
  • 2018-02-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N3978W

N3978W is a 2018 Homebuilt Reliant J-3 Kitten, serial number W001. It is registered to an individual in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 447 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 8, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3978W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3978W.

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.