Single-engine piston

N778C

2006 Piper 6XT

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
3255046
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wingnut Aviation Group LLC (LLC)
Based
Seymour, CT
2006 Piper 6XT
Representative photo of a Piper 6XT. Not a photo of N778C.
Registration record

N778C on the FAA register

Type
2006 Piper 6XT (FAA: New Piper PA-32-301XTC)
Serial
3255046
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A
Registered owner
Wingnut Aviation Group LLC
Seymour, CT
Certificate issued
2023-02-22
Airworthiness date
2006-06-07
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA86F1
Mode S (octal)
52503361
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
831 nm
Cruise (type)
161 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$396,000 to $445,500
Middle half of 4 live Piper 6XT listings, 2004–2005 models (median $432,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N778C.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N778C to the current registrant.
  • 2006-06-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2003-11-25
    N778C previously assigned to a Daher TBM 700 (s/n 205); cancelled.
  • 1977-12-20
    N778C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 1083778); cancelled.
Overview

About N778C

N778C is a 2006 Piper 6XT (FAA model PA-32-301XTC), serial number 3255046. The FAA register lists Wingnut Aviation Group LLC as the registrant in Seymour, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 22, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 161 knots and a range of about 831 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 7, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N778C.

Cruise
161 kt
Range
831 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,397 ft
Landing over 50 ft
911 ft
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Piper 6XT type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Piper 6XT specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N778C.

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.