Aircraft Description
N78774 is a 1944 Curtiss Wright C-46F, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, VA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 12, 1980. The registration certificate was issued on November 8, 2023. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2030. Powered by a P & W R-2800 SERIES engine producing 2000 horsepower, N78774 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AAADF1 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N78774 was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 37.7201, -122.2212 on April 1, 2025. The FAA registry record for N78774 was last updated on November 8, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Curtiss Wright is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 229 Curtiss Wright aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the C-46F model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N78774. 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: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC