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N278BD

Cessna 172H

Valid Virginia

N278BD is a Cessna 172H, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1967. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Richmond, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 7, 2012 and expires on August 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated April 12, 1967.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172H
Serial number
17255945
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor 0-300 SER · 145 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1967
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
A2C451 (octal 50542121)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 7, 2012
Expires
August 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 3, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · April 12, 1967
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00870203

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Stubbs J Phillip
Type
Individual
Address
201 Ampthill Rd
Richmond, VA 23226-2234

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data