Single-engine piston

N878T

2009 Homebuilt SMITH Himax 1400 Z

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
498
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Zenoah ALL MDLS A/B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
El Cajon, CA
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Registration record

N878T on the FAA register

Type
2009 Homebuilt SMITH Himax 1400 Z
Serial
498
Engines
Zenoah ALL MDLS A/B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
El Cajon, CA
Certificate issued
2009-04-17
Airworthiness date
2010-04-03
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC15B7
Mode S (octal)
53012667
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2009-04-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N878T to the current registrant.
  • 1979-02-07
    N878T previously assigned to a Beechcraft KING Air A90 / KING Air A/B90 (s/n LJ-246); cancelled.
Overview

About N878T

N878T is a 2009 Homebuilt SMITH Himax 1400 Z, serial number 498. It is registered to an individual in El Cajon, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2009 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Zenoah ALL MDLS A/B engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 3, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N878T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-02-27 Accident · Big Piney,Wy, 50 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3058
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A90 — a different aircraft that carried the N878T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ERSONNEL.

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.