Single-engine piston

N678E

1947 North American Navion

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
NAV-4-471
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental E185 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bravo Echo Echo LLC (LLC)
Based
Millersview, TX
Registration record

N678E on the FAA register

Type
1947 North American Navion (FAA: North American NAVION A)
Serial
NAV-4-471
Engines
Continental E185 series
Registered owner
Bravo Echo Echo LLC
Millersview, TX
Certificate issued
2026-06-22
Airworthiness date
1956-01-22
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A8F9D4
Mode S (octal)
52174724
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N678E.
  • 1956-01-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N678E

N678E is a 1947 North American Navion (FAA model NAVION A), serial number NAV-4-471. The FAA register lists Bravo Echo Echo LLC as the registrant in Millersview, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental E185 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated January 22, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N678E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-08-05 Accident · Philadelphia,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0837
Reported aircraft: Navion A — a different aircraft that carried the N678E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: R.PLT RECYCLED GR ABT 10 TIMES UN GREEN LIGHT.

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.