Single-engine piston

N53HR

Homebuilt Harmon Rocket 3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
008
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Plum South Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Abbeville, SC
Registration record

N53HR on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Harmon Rocket 3
Serial
008
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Plum South Aircraft LLC
Abbeville, SC
Certificate issued
2024-08-21
Airworthiness date
2001-06-07
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6AED3
Mode S (octal)
51527323
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N53HR.
  • 2001-06-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N53HR

N53HR is a Homebuilt Harmon Rocket 3, serial number 008. The FAA register lists Plum South Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Abbeville, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 7, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53HR.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53HR.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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