Hybrid-lift aircraft

N3978G

Zipline International P2 ZIP

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
18735P2612
Class
Hybrid-lift aircraft
Engines
5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Zipline International Inc (Corporation)
Based
S San Fran, CA
Registration record

N3978G on the FAA register

Type
Zipline International P2 ZIP
Serial
18735P2612
Engines
5
Registered owner
Zipline International Inc
S San Fran, CA
Certificate issued
2025-04-12
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A4A041
Mode S (octal)
51120101
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N3978G to the current registrant.
  • 2011-04-19
    N3978G previously assigned to a Homebuilt Goldwing (s/n 087); cancelled.
  • 1972-02-10
    N3978G previously assigned to a Cessna U206 (s/n U206-0978); cancelled.
Overview

About N3978G

N3978G is a Zipline International P2 ZIP, serial number 18735P2612. The FAA register lists Zipline International Inc as the registrant in S San Fran, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 12, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a hybrid-lift aircraft.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3978G. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-12-22 Accident · Wainwright,Alas, 02 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2786
Reported aircraft: Cessna U206 — a different aircraft that carried the N3978G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: F.FIRST GND CTC MARK ABT 12FT APRX 1/2M1 S OF ARPT

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.