Single-engine piston

N278JG

1998 Homebuilt RV-6A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
JS-001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thompson Barrett R + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Smyrna, TN
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Registration record

N278JG on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt RV-6A
Serial
JS-001
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Thompson Barrett R + 1 co-owner
Smyrna, TN
Certificate issued
2018-09-11
Airworthiness date
1998-12-30
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2C503
Mode S (octal)
50542403
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N278JG.
  • 1998-12-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N278JG

N278JG is a 1998 Homebuilt RV-6A, serial number JS-001. The FAA register lists Thompson Barrett R + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Smyrna, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 2018 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 30, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N278JG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N278JG.

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

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