# N848H: 1929 Davis V-3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Davis V-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-v-3) (registry code 2743002, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-119](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-119) (Davis Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 106
- Year built: 1929
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1960
- Certificate issued: October 20, 2017
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AB9E40
- Registered owner: [Bourgeois Shy Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOURGEOIS%20SHY%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Santa Ynez, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ynez)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6733° N, 119.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93460, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=848H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N848H

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 (Davis V-3)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Warner SS40&50)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N848H.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19830603029609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830603029609I), Jun 3, 1983: Davis V3 (N848H), Paso Robles, CA, Minor damage. Bounced on landing. A weld broke near right main wheel. The wheel folded under the aircraft.

## 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) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Davis V-3)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC

## Related

- Other Davis V-3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-v-3/aircraft.md
- The Warner SS40&50 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50.md

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