N178RD - 1979 Cessna T210N Aircraft Registration

N178RD is a 1979 Cessna T210N, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Helicopter Consultants INC in Union, WA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 18, 1979. The registration certificate was issued on August 12, 1997. The registration is set to expire on February 29, 2028. Powered by a Cont Motor TSIO-520 SER engine producing 300 horsepower, N178RD is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A13860 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N178RD was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 47.2336, -123.1480 on May 28, 2025. The FAA registry record for N178RD was last updated on April 21, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Cessna 210 Centurion, a high-performance single-engine aircraft that dominated the retractable-gear general aviation market for over two decades, first flew on January 22, 1957. This low-wing monoplane could carry up to six passengers and featured innovative retractable landing gear with fuel-injected Continental engines producing 260-310 horsepower. With cruise speeds reaching 200 knots and a service ceiling above 20,000 feet, the 210 bridged the performance gap between fixed-gear singles and twin-engine aircraft. Cessna Aircraft Company produced 9,304 examples between 1960 and 1986. AviatorDB tracks 80,556 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C210.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N178RD. 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.