Aircraft Description
N978QS is a 2025 Textron Aviation INC 680A, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered in the United States. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 17, 2025. The registration certificate was issued on July 1, 2025. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2032. Powered by a P&w Canada PW306D1 engine producing 5907 pounds of thrust, N978QS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADA2CC (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N978QS was last tracked by AviatorDB near Teterboro Airport (KTEB) on March 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N978QS was last updated on July 18, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Textron Aviation, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, operates the Beechcraft, Cessna, and Hawker brands. The company produces a full range of aircraft from single-engine pistons to midsize business jets, making it one of the broadest general aviation product lines in the world. AviatorDB tracks 4,101 Textron Aviation INC aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 680A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N978QS. 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