Single-engine piston

N1978V

Homebuilt Kolb Twinstar M3X

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
M3X-04-3-00062
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Naples, FL
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Registration record

N1978V on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Kolb Twinstar M3X
Serial
M3X-04-3-00062
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Naples, FL
Certificate issued
2022-04-29
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A185B0
Mode S (octal)
50302660
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Kolb Aircraft Co Llc TWINSTAR M3X
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N1978V to the current registrant.
  • 2008-09-05
    N1978V previously assigned to a Cessna 140 (s/n 14189); cancelled.
Overview

About N1978V

N1978V is a Homebuilt Kolb Twinstar M3X, serial number M3X-04-3-00062. It is registered to an individual in Naples, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1978V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-01-13 Accident · So. Sioux City, NE Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI91LA066
Reported aircraft: Cessna 140 — a different aircraft that carried the N1978V registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY AND A LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.

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.