N178DA - 1984 Cessna S550 Aircraft Registration

N178DA is a 1984 Cessna S550, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Ar Leasing LLC in Portland, OR. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 27, 1984. The registration certificate was issued on July 28, 2025. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2032. The aircraft is configured with 8 seats. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A13731 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N178DA was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 32.2195, -98.4716 on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N178DA was last updated on July 28, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Cessna Citation II, a pivotal business jet that addressed the speed limitations of its predecessor while maintaining docile handling characteristics, first flew on January 31, 1977. This low-wing twin-turbofan aircraft seated up to 10 passengers plus two pilots, featuring a fuselage stretched 3 feet 9 inches beyond the original Citation I. With a maximum range of 1,520 nautical miles and cruise speeds reaching 400 knots, the Citation II was manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Company from 1978 to 2006. AviatorDB tracks 80,556 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C550.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N178DA. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.