Twin turboprop

N78LA

1976 Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
SH1950
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Speedstar Express LLC (LLC)
Based
Carson City, NV
Registration record

N78LA on the FAA register

Type
1976 Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3
Serial
SH1950
Engines
2 × Honeywell TPE331-2
Registered owner
Speedstar Express LLC
Carson City, NV
Certificate issued
2026-02-25
Airworthiness date
2009-11-07
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8F28
Mode S (octal)
52507450
Seats (type)
20
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N78LA to the current registrant.
  • 2009-11-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1999-12-08
    N78LA previously assigned to a Piper PA-23-160 (s/n 23-2001); cancelled.
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N78LA

N78LA is a 1976 Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3, serial number SH1950. The FAA register lists Speedstar Express LLC as the registrant in Carson City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Honeywell TPE331-2 engines and 20 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 7, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78LA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78LA.

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.