# N3AL: 1974 Douglas BOWERS FLYBABY 1A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas BOWERS FLYBABY 1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-bowers-flybaby-1a) (registry code 1412128, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6371
- Year built: 1974
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 2, 2011
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A31AAB
- Registered owner: [Max Cl Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAX%20CL%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3AL

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 (Douglas BOWERS FLYBABY 1A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3AL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3AL.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N3AL not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3AL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR AALA20100123DFW01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100123DFW01), Jan 23, 2010: FASTENER. LOOSE. DFW - CREW REPORTED PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS AND A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE ABOVE CAPTAINS HEAD. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT RE

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N3AL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3AL before.

- [Cancelled 1972-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3AL-1972-07-07): Hawker Siddeley HS125 SERIES 3B, S/N 25169, built 1972. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Omni Investment Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OMNI%20INVESTMENT%20CORP), [Washington Dc, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington%20Dc)

## Related

- Other Douglas BOWERS FLYBABY 1A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-bowers-flybaby-1a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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