Single-engine piston

N678DC

2013 Homebuilt Preceptor Stol KING

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
DC-4
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235-C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Winthrop, ME
Registration record

N678DC on the FAA register

Type
2013 Homebuilt Preceptor Stol KING
Serial
DC-4
Engines
Lycoming O-235-C
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Winthrop, ME
Certificate issued
2016-03-09
Airworthiness date
2022-10-19
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A8F9BE
Mode S (octal)
52174676
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2016-03-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N678DC to the current registrant.
  • 2013
    Manufactured (2013).
  • 2007-06-04
    N678DC previously assigned to a Beechcraft 58 Baron (s/n TH-1517); cancelled.
Overview

About N678DC

N678DC is a 2013 Homebuilt Preceptor Stol KING, serial number DC-4. It is registered to an individual in Winthrop, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 9, 2016 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235-C engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 19, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N678DC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2007-01-02 Accident · Washington, IN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI07FA052
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 58 — a different aircraft that carried the N678DC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain while attempting to return to the departure airport for undetermined reasons after takeoff. The intervening tree line was a contributing factor.

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.