N478K - 2023 Textron Aviation INC 172S Aircraft Registration

N478K is a 2023 Textron Aviation INC 172S, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 25, 2023. The registration certificate was issued on June 27, 2023. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming IO-360-L2A engine producing 180 horsepower, N478K is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A5DFB3 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N478K was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 37.8068, -89.2726 on March 28, 2026. The FAA registry record for N478K was last updated on June 27, 2023. 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 172S model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N478K. 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.