Single-engine piston

N78DR

2007 Homebuilt Vans RV6A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2007
Serial
22541
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Centralia, WA
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Registration record

N78DR on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Vans RV6A
Serial
22541
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Centralia, WA
Certificate issued
2022-03-12
Airworthiness date
2008-02-04
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA8E88
Mode S (octal)
52507210
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N78DR to the current registrant.
  • 2008-02-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
  • 2005-06-20
    N78DR previously assigned to a Homebuilt RV-4 (s/n 859); cancelled.
  • 2003-07-05
    Accident at Durango, CO; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N78DR

N78DR is a 2007 Homebuilt Vans RV6A, serial number 22541. It is registered to an individual in Centralia, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 4, 2008.

N78DR has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-07-05 Accident · Durango, CO Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · DEN03LA120
Reported aircraft: Conn Vans RV-4
Probable cause: partial propeller blade separation for reasons undetermined, and the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during the forced landing approach that resulted in his overshooting the road on intended landing and colliding with trees. A contributing factor was the trees.

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.