Single-engine piston

N7VJ

1978 Cessna 177RG

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
177RG1361
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
M E L LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1978 Cessna 177RG
Representative photo of a Cessna 177RG. Not a photo of N7VJ.
Registration record

N7VJ on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 177RG
Serial
177RG1361
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
Registered owner
M E L LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1978-06-09
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A951C0
Mode S (octal)
52250700
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
500 nm
Cruise (type)
149 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$107,296 to $174,996
Middle half of 8 live Cessna 177RG listings, 1971–1979 models (median $139,250). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N7VJ.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1978-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N7VJ

N7VJ is a 1978 Cessna 177RG, serial number 177RG1361. The FAA register lists M E L LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 149 knots and a range of about 500 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 9, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7VJ.

Cruise
149 kt
Range
500 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7VJ.

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.