Twin piston

N78X

1949 Grumman Scan Type 30

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1949
Serial
32
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
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Registration record

N78X on the FAA register

Type
1949 Grumman Scan Type 30
Serial
32
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2015-05-11
Airworthiness date
2005-01-13
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA903A
Mode S (octal)
52510072
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-05-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N78X to the current registrant.
  • 2005-01-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-12-28
    N78X previously assigned to a Forney 415-C (s/n 1188); cancelled.
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N78X

N78X is a 1949 Grumman Scan Type 30, serial number 32. It is registered to an individual. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 11, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series engines and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 13, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78X.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78X.

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.