Single-engine piston

N178DC

1950 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1950
Serial
178
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Carrollton, GA
Registration record

N178DC on the FAA register

Type
1950 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3
Serial
178
Engines
Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carrollton, GA
Certificate issued
2022-07-07
Airworthiness date
2011-06-15
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A13733
Mode S (octal)
50233463
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N178DC.
  • 2011-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N178DC

N178DC is a 1950 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3, serial number 178. It is registered to an individual in Carrollton, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated June 15, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N178DC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N178DC.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.