N78SM - 1968 Cessna 337D Aircraft Registration

N78SM is a 1968 Cessna 337D, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Zimmerman Gregory J in Iowa City, IA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 29, 1969. The registration certificate was issued on May 28, 1996. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2030. Powered by a Cont Motor IO-360 SER engine producing 300 horsepower, N78SM is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AA8FC9 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N78SM was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 41.6392, -91.5465 on June 12, 2024. The FAA registry record for N78SM was last updated on October 20, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Cessna 337 Super Skymaster was a revolutionary twin-engine general aviation aircraft that solved the asymmetric thrust problem plaguing conventional twins through its unique push-pull engine configuration. First flown in 1961 as the Model 336, the improved retractable-gear 337 entered production in February 1965. This six-seat, low-wing monoplane featured one Continental IO-360 engine in the nose and another in the tail, each producing 210 horsepower. With a gross weight of 4,200 pounds and later variants reaching service ceilings of 30,000 feet, the aircraft was manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Company through 1982. AviatorDB tracks 80,556 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C337.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N78SM. 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.