Single-engine piston

N2278D

2004 Homebuilt RV-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
25471
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Shabbona, IL
Registration record

N2278D on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt RV-6
Serial
25471
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Shabbona, IL
Certificate issued
2004-08-18
Airworthiness date
2004-09-30
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1FE76
Mode S (octal)
50377166
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2004-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N2278D to the current registrant.
  • 1975-11-08
    N2278D previously assigned to a Cessna 170B (s/n 20430); cancelled.
Overview

About N2278D

N2278D is a 2004 Homebuilt RV-6, serial number 25471. It is registered to co-owners in Shabbona, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2004 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 30, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2278D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-09-20 Accident · Goldfield,Nv, 28 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2607
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170B — a different aircraft that carried the N2278D registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: 5.

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.