Aircraft Description
N678DS is a 2010 John Giles SPORTSMAN GS-2, a single-engine four-cycle piston aircraft registered to 78 Delta Sierra LLC in Dover, DE. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 18, 2017. The registration certificate was issued on December 5, 2016. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming IO-390 SER engine producing 210 horsepower, N678DS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A8F9CC (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N678DS was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 35.7263, -84.0959 on March 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N678DS was last updated on September 22, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
John Giles is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 John Giles aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the SPORTSMAN GS-2 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N678DS. 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