N9978R - 1960 Beech B95 Aircraft Registration

N9978R is a 1960 Beech B95, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Butts James A in Gainesville, GA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 1, 1960. The registration certificate was issued on December 28, 2018. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N9978R is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADF024 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N9978R was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 34.2647, -83.8405 on April 3, 2026. The FAA registry record for N9978R was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Beech 95 Travel Air was a pioneering light twin-engine aircraft that filled a crucial gap in the general aviation market between single-engine personal aircraft and larger corporate twins. First flown in January 1953, it was a low-wing twin-engine design powered by two 180-horsepower Lycoming engines and could seat four to six passengers. Spanning a production run from 1958 to 1968, the Travel Air measured over 25 feet in length and achieved speeds up to 210 mph. The aircraft was manufactured by Beech Aircraft Corporation as their entry into the competitive light twin market. AviatorDB tracks 18,376 Beech aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is BE95.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N9978R. 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.