Single-engine piston

N451Z

1947 Republic Seabee RC-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
584
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Gm LS3
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Edwardsville, KS
1947 Republic Seabee RC-3
Representative photo of a Republic Seabee RC-3. Not a photo of N451Z.
Registration record

N451Z on the FAA register

Type
1947 Republic Seabee RC-3
Serial
584
Engines
Gm LS3
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Edwardsville, KS
Certificate issued
2025-12-12
Airworthiness date
2026-05-19
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A57812
Mode S (octal)
51274022
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
520 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2025-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N451Z.
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N451Z

N451Z is a 1947 Republic Seabee RC-3, serial number 584. It is registered to co-owners in Edwardsville, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Gm LS3 engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 520 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 19, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N451Z.

Range
520 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,000 ft
Landing over 50 ft
700 ft

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N451Z.

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.