Aircraft Description
N178WG is a 2018 Textron Aviation INC 560XL, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to Betteravia Farms LLC in Santa Maria, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 19, 2018. The registration certificate was issued on August 22, 2024. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2031. Powered by a P&w Canada PW545C engine producing 4119 pounds of thrust, N178WG is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A138E0 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N178WG was last tracked by AviatorDB near Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (KSMX) on March 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N178WG was last updated on August 22, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Textron Aviation, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, operates the Beechcraft, Cessna, and Hawker brands. The company produces a full range of aircraft from single-engine pistons to midsize business jets, making it one of the broadest general aviation product lines in the world. AviatorDB tracks 4,101 Textron Aviation INC aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 560XL model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N178WG. 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