Aircraft Description
N78NS is a 1982 Schippers SKYBOLT, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Robertson Lester M in Hamilton, OH. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 2, 1982. The registration certificate was issued on January 3, 2008. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2029. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N78NS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AA8F6A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N78NS was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 39.3638, -84.5220 on June 11, 2025. The FAA registry record for N78NS was last updated on August 4, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Schippers is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Schippers aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the SKYBOLT model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N78NS. 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: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC