Single-engine piston

N853DW

1971 Homebuilt SA3A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
P-853-DW
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Amarillo, TX
Registration record

N853DW on the FAA register

Type
1971 Homebuilt SA3A
Serial
P-853-DW
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Amarillo, TX
Certificate issued
2017-01-24
Airworthiness date
1979-08-29
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABB2DD
Mode S (octal)
52731335
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N853DW.
  • 1979-08-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N853DW

N853DW is a 1971 Homebuilt SA3A, serial number P-853-DW. It is registered to co-owners in Amarillo, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 24, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 29, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N853DW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N853DW.

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.