Twin piston

N78LS

1978 Piper Aerostar 600

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
60-0546-176
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nor-Cal Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N78LS on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Aerostar 600
Serial
60-0546-176
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Nor-Cal Air LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2021-09-13
Airworthiness date
1978-08-17
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8F38
Mode S (octal)
52507470
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N78LS.
  • 1978-08-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N78LS

N78LS is a 1978 Piper Aerostar 600, serial number 60-0546-176. The FAA register lists Nor-Cal Air LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540 series engines and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 17, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78LS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78LS.

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.