N78DS is a 2018 Cirrus Design Corp SR22T (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 1777, registered in Vero Beach, FL. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Nov 30, 2031; the renewal window opens on May 30, 2031. It is powered by a Cont Motor TSIO-550-K rated at 315 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Aug 27, 2018. It is one of 3,089 SR22T aircraft in the FAA registry, 240 of them registered in Florida. About 69% of them were built after it.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2031
- Registrant type
- LLC
- Registered owner
- CANE EXPRESS LLC
- Location
- Vero Beach, FL
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Orlando FSDO (ORL FSDO) · (407) 487-7000
- Certificate issued
- Nov 4, 2024
- Last FAA action
- Nov 4, 2024
- Mode S code (hex)
- AA8E89
- Mode S code (octal)
- 52507211
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- Model
- SR22T
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- A00009CH (Cirrus Design Corporation)
- Year manufactured
- 2018
- Serial number
- 1777
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-K (315 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 5
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Aug 27, 2018
- Approved operations
- Normal
Public airports near Vero Beach
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vero Beach Regional Vero Beach, FL | KVRB | 2 mi | Towered | 100, A |
| New Hibiscus Airpark Vero Beach, FL | X52 | 8 mi | Non-towered | - |
| Treasure Coast International Fort Pierce, FL | KFPR | 10 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2012 | SILFVAST STARDUSTER TOO | DAS-1 | 1984 |
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2008 | Cedar Fort, UT | Amateur-built STARDUSTER TOO other aircraft | Destroyed | Fatal | WPR09LA026 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.