Twin turboprop

N78SV

1997 Raytheon C90A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
LJ-1504
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bba Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Raleigh, NC
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Registration record

N78SV on the FAA register

Type
1997 Raytheon C90A
Serial
LJ-1504
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
Bba Aviation LLC
Raleigh, NC
Certificate issued
2025-11-13
Airworthiness date
1997-12-29
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8FD1
Mode S (octal)
52507721
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N78SV to the current registrant.
  • 2014-11-19
    N78SV previously assigned to a Bellanca 17-30A Super VIKING / 17-30 Super VIKING (s/n 78-30897); cancelled.
  • 1997-12-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N78SV

N78SV is a 1997 Raytheon C90A, serial number LJ-1504. The FAA register lists Bba Aviation LLC as the registrant in Raleigh, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 13, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engines and 9 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 29, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78SV. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-12-16 Accident · Columbus, TX Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · DFW06LA040
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 17-30A — a different aircraft that carried the N78SV registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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.