Single-engine piston

N6178Z

1993 Homebuilt Buccaneer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
B2B-K027
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Temple, TX
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Registration record

N6178Z on the FAA register

Type
1993 Homebuilt Buccaneer II
Serial
B2B-K027
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Temple, TX
Certificate issued
2020-04-07
Airworthiness date
1993-08-12
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A80C47
Mode S (octal)
52006107
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N6178Z to the current registrant.
  • 1993-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1984-01-16
    N6178Z previously assigned to a Beechcraft 55 Baron (s/n TC-2431); cancelled.
  • 1981-05-14
    N6178Z previously assigned to a Cessna U206G Stationair / 206 Stationair (s/n U20606176); cancelled.
  • 1972-08-14
    N6178Z previously assigned to a Piper PA-25 (s/n 25-211); cancelled.
Overview

About N6178Z

N6178Z is a 1993 Homebuilt Buccaneer II, serial number B2B-K027. It is registered to an individual in Temple, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 7, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 12, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6178Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-03-15 Accident · Davis,Okla, 36 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0096
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-25 — a different aircraft that carried the N6178Z registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CFT BURNED ON IMPACT.

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.