Type Record · As of May 3, 2026

VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-3

Fixed Wing Single Engine · LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES

Registered

Year Range

1979–2022

NTSB Events

Airworthiness Directives

Aircraft Resources

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01 / Distribution

Where the fleet lives and was built

Counts of currently-registered VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-3 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.

By State (top 10)

TX 13.4% 11
CA 11.0% 9
FL 7.3% 6
CO 7.3% 6
OR 6.1% 5
WA 6.1% 5
KS 3.7% 3
NV 3.7% 3
GA 3.7% 3
IL 3.7% 3

+20 more states

By Decade of Manufacture

1970s 1.2% 1
1980s 15.5% 13
1990s 22.6% 19
2000s 20.2% 17
2010s 10.7% 9
2020s 2.4% 2
Unknown 27.4% 23

02 / NTSB Records

Events involving VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-3 aircraft

12 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 12.

Jan 13, 1992
N40JK
ATLANTIC OCEAN, Atlantic Ocean Fatal
NTSB Docket →
Sep 28, 1989
N23EZ
OAKDALE, California Fatal
NTSB Docket →
Sep 24, 1980
N13PL
HOLBROOK, Pennsylvania
NTSB Docket →
Dec 9, 1979
N20647
HUNTINGTON BCH, California Fatal
NTSB Docket →
Aug 20, 1979
N13PL
KENTUCK, West Virginia
NTSB Docket →
Nov 10, 1976
N14W
REDLANDS, California
NTSB Docket →
Jul 8, 1973
N8692C
JOSHUA TREE, California
NTSB Docket →
Jun 4, 1973
N9286T
S FOX IS, Michigan Fatal
NTSB Docket →
Jan 31, 1970
N8142
JOHNS ISLAND, South Carolina Minor
NTSB Docket →
Aug 12, 1969
N9030F
AMERICAN FORK, Utah Fatal
NTSB Docket →
Jul 13, 1968
N14W
SANTA ANA, California
NTSB Docket →
May 21, 1965
N1941A
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas
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03 / Airworthiness Directives

FAA directives applicable to VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-3

No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.

05 / Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins

Advisories applicable to VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-3

1 SAIB on file. SAIBs are FAA advisory notices — not mandatory like ADs, but worth reviewing for service bulletins and emerging issues.

11/24/1998

SAIB ACE-99-10

SAIB ACE-99-10 —

Read → DRS ↗

04 / Regulations watching this type

Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-3

Advisory Circulars

No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.

Recent Federal Register activity

Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).

05 / Aircraft of this type

All 84 registered N-numbers

Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.

84 of 84

N-number	St	Year	Status	NTSB	FAA
N1131T	CA	2002	Active	·	Look up ↗
N126KP	OR	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N133LM	OK	2008	Active	·	Look up ↗
N1379B	KS	1982	Active	·	Look up ↗
N139BS	FL	2000	Active	·	Look up ↗
N13BV	TX	2003	Active	·	Look up ↗
N13KE	CA	1982	Active	·	Look up ↗
N13PL	NV	2011	Active	●	Look up ↗
N13RV	NV	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N13VS	TX	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N14W	KS	1993	Active	●	Look up ↗
N161BT	CA	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N163DH	GA	2012	Active	·	Look up ↗
N164RV	SC	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N1941A	TX	1992	Active	●	Look up ↗
N203RV	—	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N205DD	TX	2006	Active	·	Look up ↗
N20647	CA	2002	Active	●	Look up ↗
N212AJ	KS	1988	Active	·	Look up ↗
N218RB	IA	1990	Active	·	Look up ↗
N2232B	ID	1990	Active	·	Look up ↗
N223RL	CO	2007	Active	·	Look up ↗
N235RV	NJ	1998	Active	·	Look up ↗
N23EZ	IL	2005	Active	●	Look up ↗
N23FS	WA	1999	Active	·	Look up ↗
N23TX	TX	2014	Active	·	Look up ↗
N243RV	TX	2015	Active	·	Look up ↗
N263BE	MN	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N28RD	MN	1991	Active	·	Look up ↗
N293W	GA	2015	Active	·	Look up ↗
N29AT	AL	1982	Active	·	Look up ↗
N303WF	IN	1990	Active	·	Look up ↗
N330RV	FL	2017	Active	·	Look up ↗
N332RV	CA	1985	Active	·	Look up ↗
N333LT	TX	1981	Active	·	Look up ↗
N33FU	OK	1979	Active	·	Look up ↗
N33GL	MI	1983	Active	·	Look up ↗
N33VL	NV	1994	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3456B	WI	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N37674	CO	1984	Active	·	Look up ↗
N37RP	SD	1992	Active	·	Look up ↗
N3NU	NM	2009	Active	·	Look up ↗
N40JK	WA	2022	Active	●	Look up ↗
N418RL	CA	2004	Active	·	Look up ↗
N4270G	ND	2005	Active	·	Look up ↗
N42BL	CA	2003	Active	·	Look up ↗
N430KP	MN	2004	Active	·	Look up ↗
N43RM	NY	1980	Active	·	Look up ↗
N44WK	GA	1983	Active	·	Look up ↗
N46AT	WA	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N46AZ	FL	2003	Active	·	Look up ↗
N46HC	CO	2001	Active	·	Look up ↗
N47RV	OH	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N513TR	FL	2017	Active	·	Look up ↗
N51RV	CO	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N56WA	NY	1983	Active	·	Look up ↗
N592S	OR	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N59DE	TX	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N59RV	CA	1995	Active	·	Look up ↗
N633RV	TX	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N633TB	NY	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N66AZ	FL	1995	Active	·	Look up ↗
N68679	CO	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N720MG	—	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N723RV	CA	1981	Active	·	Look up ↗
N734PA	WA	1997	Active	·	Look up ↗
N73AX	WA	1990	Active	·	Look up ↗
N74TX	AZ	1994	Active	·	Look up ↗
N785GM	OR	2016	Active	·	Look up ↗
N8142	MT	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N815PT	IL	2009	Active	·	Look up ↗
N852TX	TX	2019	Active	·	Look up ↗
N863WL	NE	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N8692C	TX	1992	Active	●	Look up ↗
N893FS	CO	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N89RV	TN	1989	Active	·	Look up ↗
N9030F	NM	—	Active	●	Look up ↗
N9053M	AZ	2008	Active	·	Look up ↗
N9173X	NC	1996	Active	·	Look up ↗
N9286T	FL	1996	Active	●	Look up ↗
N942BB	OH	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N96GW	IL	1996	Active	·	Look up ↗
N978TM	OR	—	Active	·	Look up ↗
N984CT	OR	2021	Active	·	Look up ↗

Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)

05 / Sources & Methodology

Every count traces back to a primary US-government source

FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026

Available
NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026

Available
Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026

Partial

We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →