Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-3A
Fixed Wing Single Engine · LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
Registered
20
Year Range
1982–2021
NTSB Events
3
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-3A aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- SD 25.0% 5
- TX 15.0% 3
- CA 15.0% 3
- CO 10.0% 2
- WY 5.0% 1
- NJ 5.0% 1
- AZ 5.0% 1
- NH 5.0% 1
- FL 5.0% 1
- NM 5.0% 1
+1 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1980s 40.0% 8
- 1990s 35.0% 7
- 2010s 5.0% 1
- 2020s 5.0% 1
- Unknown 15.0% 3
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-3A aircraft
3 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 3.
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Sep 27, 2025
N16MRTorrington, Wyoming Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 28, 2012
N34WCLarchwood, Iowa Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 2, 1970
N21CKWASHINGTON, District of Columbia Fatal
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-3A
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-3A
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).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 20 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.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N102KC | TX | 1982 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N134ME | CO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N163Y | WY | 2018 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N16MR | SD | 1988 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N19EH | SD | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N21CK | NJ | 1990 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N25RV | SD | 1990 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N272DR | AZ | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N279BW | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N279RM | TX | 1992 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N349M | CA | 1998 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N34WC | SD | 1991 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N380RB | NH | 1987 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N40DC | FL | 1988 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N439RB | CO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N505TF | NM | 2021 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N66GB | CA | 1984 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6GT | SD | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N822RV | AL | 1992 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N909JD | TX | 1996 | · | 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 →