Single-engine piston

N278S

2022 Homebuilt RV-10

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2022
Serial
40480
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lexington, KY
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Registration record

N278S on the FAA register

Type
2022 Homebuilt RV-10
Serial
40480
Engines
Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lexington, KY
Certificate issued
2022-08-08
Airworthiness date
2023-07-11
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2C5C4
Mode S (octal)
50542704
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-10
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2022-08-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N278S to the current registrant.
  • 2017-03-01
    N278S previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-92A (s/n 920278); cancelled.
  • 1977-11-29
    N278S previously assigned to a Homebuilt Turner T40A (s/n 35); cancelled.
Overview

About N278S

N278S is a 2022 Homebuilt RV-10, serial number 40480. It is registered to an individual in Lexington, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 8, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 11, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N278S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-08-01 Accident · Valparaiso,In, 14 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3146
Reported aircraft: Turner T-40A — a different aircraft that carried the N278S registration before this airframe.

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.