Single-engine piston

N78SW

Homebuilt Sidewinder

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sidewinder Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Yulee, FL
Registration record

N78SW on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Sidewinder
Serial
1001
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Sidewinder Aircraft LLC
Yulee, FL
Certificate issued
2026-05-14
Airworthiness date
1993-09-07
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AA8FD2
Mode S (octal)
52507722
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N78SW to the current registrant.
  • 2014-11-19
    N78SW previously assigned to a Hiller H-23D (s/n 1358); cancelled.
  • 1993-09-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N78SW

N78SW is a Homebuilt Sidewinder, serial number 1001. The FAA register lists Sidewinder Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Yulee, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 7, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78SW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78SW.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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