Twin piston

N278RC

1978 Piper Navajo PA-31-310 C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
31-7912018
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sanborn Map Company Inc (Corporation)
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
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Registration record

N278RC on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Navajo PA-31-310 C
Serial
31-7912018
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Sanborn Map Company Inc
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2004-09-29
Airworthiness date
1978-12-18
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2C5AE
Mode S (octal)
50542656
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
840 nm
Cruise (type)
215 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-09-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N278RC.
  • 1978-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N278RC

N278RC is a 1978 Piper Navajo PA-31-310 C, serial number 31-7912018. The FAA register lists Sanborn Map Company Inc as the registrant in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 29, 2004 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 215 knots and a range of about 840 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 18, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N278RC.

Cruise
215 kt
Range
840 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
890 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,115 ft
Fuel burn
34 gph

Published figures for the Piper Navajo PA-31-310 C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N278RC.

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.