Single-engine piston

N3EC

Homebuilt Sha-Glasair

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
484R
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Blue Earth, MN
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Registration record

N3EC on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Sha-Glasair
Serial
484R
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Blue Earth, MN
Certificate issued
2015-04-14
Airworthiness date
1986-06-20
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A31B07
Mode S (octal)
50615407
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-12
    Accident at Saint James, MN; damage: destroyed.
  • 2015-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N3EC.
  • 1986-06-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N3EC

N3EC is a Homebuilt Sha-Glasair, serial number 484R. It is registered to an individual in Blue Earth, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 20, 1986.

N3EC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-07-12 Accident · Saint James, MN Damage: Destroyed NTSB · CEN24LA267
Reported aircraft: Covington Edward L Sha-Glasair
Probable cause: An in-flight bird strike which resulted in an engine compartment fire that ultimately destroyed the airplane.
NTSB report ↗
1978-03-19 Accident · Kennewick,Wa, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0553
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 1731TC — a different aircraft that carried the N3EC 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.