Single-engine piston

N8811

1929 Stearman Aircraft C3-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1929
Serial
221
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright J-5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Alfred and Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Brodhead, WI
Registration record

N8811 on the FAA register

Type
1929 Stearman Aircraft C3-B
Serial
221
Engines
Wright J-5
Registered owner
Alfred and Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Inc
Brodhead, WI
Certificate issued
2012-06-11
Airworthiness date
1997-08-22
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC2407
Mode S (octal)
53022007
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-06-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N8811.
  • 1997-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1929
    Manufactured (1929).
Overview

About N8811

N8811 is a 1929 Stearman Aircraft C3-B, serial number 221. The FAA register lists Alfred and Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Inc as the registrant in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 11, 2012 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright J-5 engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 22, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8811.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8811.

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.