Single-engine piston

N4459

1969 Homebuilt SA3B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
GD-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Great Falls, MT
Registration record

N4459 on the FAA register

Type
1969 Homebuilt SA3B
Serial
GD-1
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Great Falls, MT
Certificate issued
1999-07-13
Airworthiness date
1980-06-10
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A560C3
Mode S (octal)
51260303
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-07-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N4459 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-06-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
  • 1940-06-01
    N4459 previously assigned to a Waco Gxe (s/n 1268); cancelled.
Overview

About N4459

N4459 is a 1969 Homebuilt SA3B, serial number GD-1. It is registered to an individual in Great Falls, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 13, 1999 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 10, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4459.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4459.

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.