Single-engine piston

N78RC

2002 Cirrus SR20

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2002
Serial
1259
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aviaries LLC (LLC)
Based
Sun Prairie, WI
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2002 Cirrus SR20
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Registration record

N78RC on the FAA register

Type
2002 Cirrus SR20
Serial
1259
Engines
Continental IO-360 series
Registered owner
Aviaries LLC
Sun Prairie, WI
Certificate issued
2024-04-29
Airworthiness date
2002-09-26
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8FA7
Mode S (octal)
52507647
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
808 nm
Cruise (type)
155 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$189,000 to $244,900
Middle half of 15 live Cirrus SR20 listings, 2000–2004 models (median $200,955). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N78RC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-01
    Accident at Portage, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N78RC to the current registrant.
  • 2002-09-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2000-05-30
    N78RC previously assigned to a Schleicher ASW-19 (s/n 19060); cancelled.
Overview

About N78RC

N78RC is a 2002 Cirrus SR20, serial number 1259. The FAA register lists Aviaries LLC as the registrant in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 155 knots and a range of about 808 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 26, 2002.

N78RC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
155 kt
Range
808 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,958 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,044 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-10-01 Accident · Portage, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN26LA011
Reported aircraft: Cirrus SR20
Probable cause: The student pilot s failure to maintain proper airspeed and attitude for a short field landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor s delayed remedial action.
NTSB report ↗
1980-07-10 Accident · Franklin Forks,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0913
Reported aircraft: Schleicher ASW-19 — a different aircraft that carried the N78RC registration before this airframe.

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.