Twin piston

N78HS

Grumman American Avn. GA-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
GA7-0069
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eight Hotel Sierra LLC (LLC)
Based
Port Charlotte, FL
Registration record

N78HS on the FAA register

Type
Grumman American Avn. GA-7
Serial
GA7-0069
Engines
2
Registered owner
Eight Hotel Sierra LLC
Port Charlotte, FL
Certificate issued
2023-04-05
Airworthiness date
1978-12-05
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8EED
Mode S (octal)
52507355
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,170 nm
Cruise (type)
160 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N78HS.
  • 1978-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N78HS

N78HS is a Grumman American Avn. GA-7, serial number GA7-0069. The FAA register lists Eight Hotel Sierra LLC as the registrant in Port Charlotte, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 160 knots and a range of about 1,170 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 5, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78HS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
160 kt
Range
1,170 nm
Landing over 50 ft
710 ft
Fuel burn
15 gph

Published figures for the Grumman American Avn. GA-7 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-08-08 Accident · Leesburg,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2035
Reported aircraft: Pazmany PL-4 — a different aircraft that carried the N78HS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UILD-UP DOWNSTREAM ENG DRIVEN PUMP.

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.