Single-engine piston

N78JN

1971 Homebuilt Stephens Akro

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
434
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Museum of Flight Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Seattle, WA
Registration record

N78JN on the FAA register

Type
1971 Homebuilt Stephens Akro
Serial
434
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Museum of Flight Foundation
Seattle, WA
Certificate issued
1995-09-23
Airworthiness date
1980-07-02
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA8F02
Mode S (octal)
52507402
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1995-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N78JN.
  • 1980-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N78JN

N78JN is a 1971 Homebuilt Stephens Akro, serial number 434. The FAA register lists Museum of Flight Foundation as the registrant in Seattle, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 1995 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 2, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78JN.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78JN.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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