Single-engine piston

N5597

Homebuilt STITS SA3B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
BF-P478
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Matthews, NC
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Registration record

N5597 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt STITS SA3B
Serial
BF-P478
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Matthews, NC
Certificate issued
2019-07-19
Airworthiness date
1979-10-19
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A72427
Mode S (octal)
51622047
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-07-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N5597 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1948-03-12
    N5597 previously assigned to a Advance Waco 10 (s/n 1247); cancelled.
Overview

About N5597

N5597 is a Homebuilt STITS SA3B, serial number BF-P478. It is registered to an individual in Matthews, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 19, 2019 and expires on July 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 October 19, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5597. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-03-19 Accident · Navarree,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0809
Reported aircraft: Stits SA-3B — a different aircraft that carried the N5597 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.