Single-engine piston

N78RW

1979 Homebuilt Wichawk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
64
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Granger, IN
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Registration record

N78RW on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt Wichawk
Serial
64
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Granger, IN
Certificate issued
2023-10-27
Airworthiness date
2025-05-02
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA8FB9
Mode S (octal)
52507671
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2023-10-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N78RW.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N78RW

N78RW is a 1979 Homebuilt Wichawk, serial number 64. It is registered to an individual in Granger, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 27, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 2, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78RW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78RW.

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.