Single-engine piston

N5878G

2005 Homebuilt RV7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
70179
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lakewood, WA
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Registration record

N5878G on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt RV7
Serial
70179
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lakewood, WA
Certificate issued
2016-09-13
Airworthiness date
2005-05-06
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A79360
Mode S (octal)
51711540
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-7
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N5878G to the current registrant.
  • 2005-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1971-03-12
    N5878G previously assigned to a Cessna 150K (s/n 15071378); cancelled.
Overview

About N5878G

N5878G is a 2005 Homebuilt RV7, serial number 70179. It is registered to an individual in Lakewood, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 6, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5878G. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-07-31 Accident · Gold Beach,Oreg, 37 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1286
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N5878G registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AN,THEN DSCND.PX BODY,SOME WRECKAGE RCVRD 8/7/70.

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.