{"airworthiness_class":"Multiple","airworthiness_date":"1996-01-17","airworthiness_ops":"Standard; Restricted; Weather control","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2008-10-02","city":"PLEASANTON","country_code":"US","county_code":"013","cruise_speed_mph":150,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"41533","engine_horsepower":310,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"TI0-540 SER","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2028-09-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-06-10","maker":"Piper","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"PIPER","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"7102308","mode_s_code":"50233770","mode_s_hex":"A137F8","model":"PA-23-250","n_number":"N178M","name":"SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER MODIFICATION ASSOCIATION","num_engines":2,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N178M is a Piper PA-23-250, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with a piston engine, built in 1979. It has 6 seats. It is registered to South Texas Weather Modification Association, a corporation in Pleasanton, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 2, 2008 and expires on September 30, 2028. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; weather control, dated January 17, 1996.","region":"Southwestern","region_code":"2","registrant_type":"Corporation","registrant_type_code":"3","seats":6,"serial_number":"27-7954028","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"TX","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"110 WYOMING BLVD","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, multi-engine","type_aircraft_code":"5","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00381355","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N178M","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1979,"zip":"780644463"}