Single-engine piston

N3DS

1989 Homebuilt Kitfox

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
56
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wiberg Chad D + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Shepherd, MT
Registration record

N3DS on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt Kitfox
Serial
56
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Wiberg Chad D + 1 co-owner
Shepherd, MT
Certificate issued
2023-04-13
Airworthiness date
1989-08-23
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A31AFC
Mode S (octal)
50615374
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N3DS.
  • 1989-08-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N3DS

N3DS is a 1989 Homebuilt Kitfox, serial number 56. The FAA register lists Wiberg Chad D + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Shepherd, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 13, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 23, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3DS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-02-16 Accident · Columbus, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI82DA057
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 90 — a different aircraft that carried the N3DS 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.