Glider

N873HB

1966 Homebuilt Elfe S3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
16
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ballston Spa, NY
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Registration record

N873HB on the FAA register

Type
1966 Homebuilt Elfe S3
Serial
16
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ballston Spa, NY
Certificate issued
2021-10-27
Airworthiness date
2003-05-23
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AC022C
Mode S (octal)
53001054
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N873HB.
  • 2003-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N873HB

N873HB is a 1966 Homebuilt Elfe S3, serial number 16. It is registered to an individual in Ballston Spa, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 27, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 23, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N873HB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N873HB.

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.