Single-engine piston

N7178F

1991 Homebuilt Flybaby Model 1-A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
87-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Franklin 4AC176B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Coronado, CA
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Registration record

N7178F on the FAA register

Type
1991 Homebuilt Flybaby Model 1-A
Serial
87-1
Engines
Franklin 4AC176B series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Coronado, CA
Certificate issued
2017-02-14
Airworthiness date
1991-08-12
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A99984
Mode S (octal)
52314604
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N7178F to the current registrant.
  • 1991-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1989-01-27
    N7178F previously assigned to a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters (s/n 390777); cancelled.
  • 1971-02-23
    N7178F previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15063778); cancelled.
Overview

About N7178F

N7178F is a 1991 Homebuilt Flybaby Model 1-A, serial number 87-1. It is registered to an individual in Coronado, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Franklin 4AC176B series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 12, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7178F. 4 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-06-12 Accident · Pacoima,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2332
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150F — a different aircraft that carried the N7178F registration before this airframe.
1967-12-17 Accident · Johannesburg,Cal, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4653
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N7178F registration before this airframe.
1967-08-10 Accident · Agua Dulce,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2734
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N7178F registration before this airframe.
1967-04-05 Accident · Burbank,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3050
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N7178F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TO RUNNING UP ENGINE.

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.