N79LC is a 2008 American Legend Aircraft Co AL3 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number AL-1143, registered in Granite Bay, CA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jan 31, 2032; the renewal window opens on Jul 31, 2031. It is powered by a Cont Motor O-200 rated at 100 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the special flight permit class (production flight testing), issued Nov 25, 2008. It is one of 105 AL3 aircraft in the FAA registry, 6 of them registered in California. About 49% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Feb 1, 2025.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2032
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Granite Bay, CA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Sacramento FSDO (SAC FSDO) · (279) 399-8750
- Certificate issued
- Jan 21, 2025
- Last FAA action
- Jan 21, 2025
- Mode S code (hex)
- AAB6A9
- Mode S code (octal)
- 52533251
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO
- Model
- AL3
- Year manufactured
- 2008
- Serial number
- AL-1143
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- 4 cycle
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR O-200 (100 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Special flight permit since Nov 25, 2008
- Approved operations
- Production flight testing
Public airports near Granite Bay
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Park Cameron Park, CA | O61 | 11 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
| Auburn Municipal Auburn, CA | KAUN | 14 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A, A1 |
| Lincoln Rgnl/Karl Harder Field Lincoln, CA | KLHM | 14 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2025 | Upland, CA | American Legend Aircraft Co AL3 this airframe | Substantial | None | WPR25LA087 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Sep 29, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.