Single-engine piston

N78FP

1978 Homebuilt Fly Baby 1B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
72-44
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Martinez, GA
Registration record

N78FP on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt Fly Baby 1B
Serial
72-44
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Martinez, GA
Certificate issued
2022-10-31
Airworthiness date
2026-08-10
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA8EB8
Mode S (octal)
52507270
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2022-10-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N78FP.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N78FP

N78FP is a 1978 Homebuilt Fly Baby 1B, serial number 72-44. It is registered to an individual in Martinez, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 31, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 10, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78FP. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-08-08 Accident · Shirley,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2161
Reported aircraft: Flybaby 1B — a different aircraft that carried the N78FP registration before this airframe.

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.