Single-engine piston

N78PV

Homebuilt Virus

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
456 VN 912
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912UL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Reps R1 Drive Unit Co LLC (LLC)
Based
Helena, MT
Registration record

N78PV on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Virus
Serial
456 VN 912
Engines
Rotax 912UL
Registered owner
Reps R1 Drive Unit Co LLC
Helena, MT
Certificate issued
2021-09-10
Airworthiness date
2014-07-30
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AA8F86
Mode S (octal)
52507606
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N78PV.
  • 2014-07-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
Overview

About N78PV

N78PV is a Homebuilt Virus, serial number 456 VN 912. The FAA register lists Reps R1 Drive Unit Co LLC as the registrant in Helena, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912UL engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 30, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78PV.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78PV.

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.