N3S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 30, 2022. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N3S is reserved by a private party since December 30, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3 cancelled December 30, 2022
- Serial number
- 292
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 22, 2021
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Brooklyn, NY - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Pitts Special S1L cancelled February 25, 2013
- Serial number
- 200
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1965
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 13, 1989
- Last FAA action
- January 14, 2008
- Last owner
- Mullens Shawn R (Individual)
Humble, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N3S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Madera RV-3 · serial 292
The pilot’s improper flare during landing which resulted in an attempted go-around, loss of control, and aerodynamic stall.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Shamgaugh PITTS SPECIAL · serial 200
IMPROPER TORQUING OF THE 'B' NUT FITTING ON THE MAIN FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO THE POWERPLANT AT THE FIREWALL AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site