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N78BY

American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB

Valid Michigan

N78BY is an American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2005. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Northwestern Michigan College, a government body in Traverse City, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 31, 2010 and expires on November 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; acrobatic, dated January 14, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
American Champion Aircraft
Model
8KCAB
Serial number
974-2005
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming AEIO-360 SER · 180 hp
Seats
1
Year built
2005
Transponder code
AA8E5D (octal 52507135)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 31, 2010
Expires
November 30, 2029
Last FAA action
September 15, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Acrobatic · January 14, 2005
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00142359

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Northwestern Michigan College
Type
Government
Address
1701 E Front St
Traverse City, MI 49686-3016

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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