Single-engine piston

N1878Q

1972 Cessna 177RG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
177RG0278
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kachemak Bay Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Temple, TX
1972 Cessna 177RG
Representative photo of a Cessna 177RG. Not a photo of N1878Q.
Registration record

N1878Q on the FAA register

Type
1972 Cessna 177RG
Serial
177RG0278
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Registered owner
Kachemak Bay Flying Service Inc
Temple, TX
Certificate issued
2014-10-16
Airworthiness date
1972-10-17
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A15E2C
Mode S (octal)
50257054
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
500 nm
Cruise (type)
149 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$107,296 to $174,996
Middle half of 8 live Cessna 177RG listings, 1971–1979 models (median $139,250). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N1878Q.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N1878Q.
  • 1972-10-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N1878Q

N1878Q is a 1972 Cessna 177RG, serial number 177RG0278. The FAA register lists Kachemak Bay Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Temple, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 149 knots and a range of about 500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 17, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1878Q.

Cruise
149 kt
Range
500 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 177RG type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 177RG specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1878Q.

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.