Single-engine piston

N470S

Homebuilt SH-3A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
3080
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Reno, NV
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Registration record

N470S on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt SH-3A
Serial
3080
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Reno, NV
Certificate issued
2024-09-13
Airworthiness date
1991-05-07
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5C2AA
Mode S (octal)
51341252
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N470S to the current registrant.
  • 2013-03-18
    N470S previously assigned to a Ryan PT-22 (s/n 1400); cancelled.
  • 1991-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N470S

N470S is a Homebuilt SH-3A, serial number 3080. It is registered to an individual in Reno, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 7, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N470S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-05-23 Accident · Willard Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1081
Reported aircraft: Ryan ST-3KR — a different aircraft that carried the N470S 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.