Single-engine piston

N59DG

1981 Homebuilt RV-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
FD-2
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Valparaiso, IN
Registration record

N59DG on the FAA register

Type
1981 Homebuilt RV-3
Serial
FD-2
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Valparaiso, IN
Certificate issued
2022-01-19
Airworthiness date
1982-07-22
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A79B60
Mode S (octal)
51715540
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N59DG.
  • 1982-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N59DG

N59DG is a 1981 Homebuilt RV-3, serial number FD-2. It is registered to an individual in Valparaiso, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 19, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 22, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N59DG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N59DG.

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.