# N3174S: 2003 Southern Powered Parachutes CONDOR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Southern Powered Parachutes CONDOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/southern-powered-parachutes-condor) (registry code 05901VX, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582UL DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (registry code 55563)
- Serial number: A171CDR
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 2007
- Certificate issued: February 9, 2007
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A363C7
- Registered owner: [Parks Reuben G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKS%20REUBEN%20G)
- Location: [Webster, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Webster)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3102° N, 97.5557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57274, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3174S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3174S

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Southern Powered Parachutes CONDOR)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582UL DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3174S.

## NTSB investigations on N3174S not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA021), Nov 2, 1989: Bell 206L-3 (N3174S), Saint Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3174S.

## Reports on N3174S not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3174S, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19891102044389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891102044389A), Nov 2, 1989: Bell 206L3 (N3174S), St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Departed with 5 minutes margin of fuel for short flight ran out on approach to land. Landed roughly,slid 30 feet.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N3174S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3174S before.

- [Cancelled 1964-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3174S-1964-08-17): Cessna 182G, S/N 18255674. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other Southern Powered Parachutes CONDOR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/southern-powered-parachutes-condor/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582UL DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi.md

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