Single-engine turboprop

N2278

1973 Homebuilt CJ6A (Yak 18A)

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
2851274
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Friendswood, TX
Registration record

N2278 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Homebuilt CJ6A (Yak 18A)
Serial
2851274
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Friendswood, TX
Certificate issued
1996-12-17
Airworthiness date
1997-04-01
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A1FE72
Mode S (octal)
50377162
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1996-12-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N2278 to the current registrant.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
  • 1939-07-15
    N2278 previously assigned to a Waco AVN-8 (s/n 5113); cancelled.
Overview

About N2278

N2278 is a 1973 Homebuilt CJ6A (Yak 18A), serial number 2851274. It is registered to co-owners in Friendswood, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 17, 1996 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 1, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2278.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2278.

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.