N578AS - Douglas DC-6A Aircraft Registration

N578AS is a Douglas DC-6A, a four-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Nighthawk Air Systems INC in Miami, FL. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 8, 2003. The registration certificate was issued on January 27, 2023. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2030. Powered by a P & W R-2800 SERIES engine producing 2000 horsepower, N578AS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A76C32 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N578AS was last updated on January 27, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing) was a major American aircraft manufacturer that produced the F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, DC-10, and MD-80 series commercial airliners. AviatorDB tracks 363 Douglas aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DC-6A model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N578AS. 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.