Weight-shift trike

N43079

1996 Homebuilt MA30

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
13DES
Class
Weight-shift trike
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Soldotna, AK
Registration record

N43079 on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt MA30
Serial
13DES
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Soldotna, AK
Certificate issued
2006-12-15
Airworthiness date
2007-10-16
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A5268D
Mode S (octal)
51223215
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-10-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2006-12-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N43079 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-09-26
    N43079 previously assigned to a Raytheon Hawker 800 (s/n 258469); cancelled.
  • 1996-09-10
    N43079 previously assigned to a Piper Warrior (s/n 287415423); cancelled.
  • 1965-06-12
    N43079 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC-12D (s/n 6738); cancelled.
Overview

About N43079

N43079 is a 1996 Homebuilt MA30, serial number 13DES. It is registered to an individual in Soldotna, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 15, 2006 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a weight-shift trike, one Rotax 503 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated October 16, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N43079. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-11-30 Accident · Daytona Beach, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA94FA030
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-151 — a different aircraft that carried the N43079 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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.