Single-engine piston

N3178U

2007 Homebuilt H

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
1085
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jabiru 2200
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Glasgow, KY
Registration record

N3178U on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt H
Serial
1085
Engines
Jabiru 2200
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Glasgow, KY
Certificate issued
2024-11-30
Airworthiness date
2007-07-24
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A36455
Mode S (octal)
50662125
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N3178U to the current registrant.
  • 2007-07-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1998-06-10
    N3178U previously assigned to a North American T28B (s/n 137765); cancelled.
  • 1988-06-10
    N3178U previously assigned to a Bell 214ST (s/n 28121); cancelled.
Overview

About N3178U

N3178U is a 2007 Homebuilt H, serial number 1085. It is registered to an individual in Glasgow, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 30, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Jabiru 2200 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated July 24, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3178U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-11-23 Accident · Somerville, TN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · MIA97LA028
Reported aircraft: North American T28B — a different aircraft that carried the N3178U registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot misjudged his altitude/clearance above trees on terrain that was higher than the surrounding terrain, while performing an aerobatic maneuver.

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.