# N948FS: American Legend AL3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [American Legend AL3](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3) (registry code 060002K, 2 seats)
- Serial number: AL-1053
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Certificate issued: June 21, 2023
- Expires: June 30, 2030
- Mode S code: AD2B6E
- Registered owner: [Long Aviation Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Plymouth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Plymouth)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0482° N, 93.4301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55442, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=948FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N948FS

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 (American Legend AL3)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA21LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA375), Sep 14, 2021: American Legend AL3 (N948FS), Andover Township, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's excessive asymmetrical application of the brakes, which resulted in a nose over.

## 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.

- [Accident 20210914017479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210914017479A), Sep 14, 2021: American Legend Aircraft Co AL3 (N948FS), Andover, NJ, Substantial damage. The student pilot was performing a solo cross country from old bridge to Andover. While approaching the airport he stated that the winds were reported as…

## 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.

## Related

- Other American Legend AL3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al3/aircraft.md

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