Aircraft Description
N51978 is a 1978 Shaw STITS SA3B, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Bonin Kenneth P in Breaux Bridge, LA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 3, 1978. The registration certificate was issued on March 8, 2013. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming 0-290 SERIES engine producing 140 horsepower, N51978 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6864C (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N51978 was last updated on July 21, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Shaw is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 2 Shaw aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the STITS SA3B model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N51978. 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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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC