Single-engine piston

N78DS

2018 Cirrus SR22T-G6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
1777
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental TSIO-550-K
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cane Express LLC (LLC)
Based
Vero Beach, FL
2018 Cirrus SR22T-G6
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Registration record

N78DS on the FAA register

Type
2018 Cirrus SR22T-G6
Serial
1777
Engines
Continental TSIO-550-K
Registered owner
Cane Express LLC
Vero Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2024-11-04
Airworthiness date
2018-08-27
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8E89
Mode S (octal)
52507211
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
900 nm
Cruise (type)
165 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$709,900 to $912,400
Middle half of 5 live Cirrus SR22T-G6 listings, 2020–2022 models (median $879,900). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N78DS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N78DS to the current registrant.
  • 2018-08-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2012-09-27
    N78DS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Starduster Too (s/n DAS-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N78DS

N78DS is a 2018 Cirrus SR22T-G6, serial number 1777. The FAA register lists Cane Express LLC as the registrant in Vero Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental TSIO-550-K engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 165 knots and a range of about 900 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 27, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78DS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
165 kt
Range
900 nm
Power / thrust (each)
310
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,575 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,325 ft
Fuel burn
20 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-10-28 Accident · Cedar Fort, UT Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · WPR09LA026
Reported aircraft: Silfvast Starduster Too — a different aircraft that carried the N78DS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed and/or angle of attack to avoid a stall/spin during an aerobatic maneuver.

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.