N178SW V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N178SW is a Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (serial 07-06-11), registered to Ample Aviation LLC (LLC) in Peoria, AZ. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires February 2033; the airworthiness certificate dates from July 2008 (18 years ago). It carries a Rotax 912ULS SERIES engine rated at 100 hp, the engine on 77% of registered Flight Design Gmbh CTSWs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A1388A. It is one of 181 Flight Design Gmbh CTSW aircraft on the FAA registry. Ample Aviation LLC holds 4 aircraft on the registry.

Registered owner

Ample Aviation LLC

Owner type

LLC

Based in

Peoria, AZ

Serial number

07-06-11

Airworthiness class

9A

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

A1388A · 50234212 octal

Certificate issued

Feb 28, 2026

Airworthiness date

Jul 1, 2008

Last FAA activity

Jul 28, 2026

Registration expires

Feb 28, 2033

FAA region

4

Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Rotax 912ULS SERIES

Engine type

4-Cycle Piston

Rated power

100 hp

Power per seat

50 hp

FAA engine code

55572

134 of the 174 registered Flight Design Gmbh CTSW carry this engine (77%), across 9 engine variants on the type.

Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.

Community facts about N178SW

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