Aircraft Description
N78BW is a 2003 Gross Robert F1, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Mellott Stephen G in Berthoud, CO. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 29, 2003. The registration certificate was issued on June 5, 2024. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2031. Powered by a Lycoming IO-540 SER engine producing 300 horsepower, N78BW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AA8E5B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N78BW was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 39.9088, -105.1170 on May 16, 2025. The FAA registry record for N78BW was last updated on June 5, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Gross Robert is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Gross Robert aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the F1 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N78BW. 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: 2026-06-01 01:32:20 UTC