Single-engine piston

N51978

1978 Homebuilt STITS SA3B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
GBS1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Breaux Bridge, LA
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Registration record

N51978 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt STITS SA3B
Serial
GBS1
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Breaux Bridge, LA
Certificate issued
2013-03-08
Airworthiness date
1978-08-03
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6864C
Mode S (octal)
51503114
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N51978 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-08-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1951-05-15
    N51978 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T42-1493); cancelled.
Overview

About N51978

N51978 is a 1978 Homebuilt STITS SA3B, serial number GBS1. It is registered to an individual in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 2013 and expires on March 31, 2029.

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 August 3, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51978.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51978.

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.