Aircraft Description
N178GC is a 1980 Dehavilland DHC-6-300, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Cortez Fisher LLC in Kirkland, WA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 2, 2015. The registration certificate was issued on May 28, 2015. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2028. Powered by a P & W PT6A-27 engine producing 680 horsepower, N178GC is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1377E (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N178GC was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 36.8107, -113.0831 on March 14, 2026. The FAA registry record for N178GC was last updated on May 12, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
de Havilland Aircraft produced iconic aircraft from the Tiger Moth trainer to the Comet jetliner. de Havilland Canada's DHC-2 Beaver and DHC-6 Twin Otter remain among the most respected utility aircraft ever built. AviatorDB tracks 1,814 Dehavilland aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DHC-6-300 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N178GC. 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.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC