Twin piston

N878SS

1978 Piper Seneca II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
34-7870413
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Martinsville, IN
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Registration record

N878SS on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Seneca II (FAA: Piper PA-34-200T)
Serial
34-7870413
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Martinsville, IN
Certificate issued
2024-05-28
Airworthiness date
1978-08-04
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC15AF
Mode S (octal)
53012657
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
725 nm
Cruise (type)
177 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N878SS.
  • 1978-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N878SS

N878SS is a 1978 Piper Seneca II (FAA model PA-34-200T), serial number 34-7870413. It is registered to an individual in Martinsville, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 28, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-360 series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 177 knots and a range of about 725 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 4, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N878SS.

Cruise
177 kt
Range
725 nm
Power / thrust (each)
200
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,240 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,110 ft
Fuel burn
29 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N878SS.

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.