Twin piston

N78LJ

1973 Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
27-7304943
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540-C1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Valiair Lc (LLC)
Based
Casper, WY
Registration record

N78LJ on the FAA register

Type
1973 Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)
Serial
27-7304943
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540-C1A
Registered owner
Valiair Lc
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2024-02-28
Airworthiness date
2024-04-16
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8F30
Mode S (octal)
52507460
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2024-02-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N78LJ to the current registrant.
  • 2013-05-09
    N78LJ previously assigned to a Homebuilt Sonerai - II (s/n 104); cancelled.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N78LJ

N78LJ is a 1973 Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM), serial number 27-7304943. The FAA register lists Valiair Lc as the registrant in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 28, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540-C1A engines and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 16, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78LJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78LJ.

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.