Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N78GP
Sterling Robert 4P View Type →
Status
Registration Valid
Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540 SER
Last Cert Issue
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Aircraft Resources
01 / Registration
Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration
Every cell below is a literal field from the FAA Aircraft Registry. Click any value to open the FAA registry record for N78GP.
Tail Number
N78GP
Serial Number
001
Make
STERLING ROBERT
Model
4P
Year of Manufacture
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Mfr / Model Code
05603B8
Type Aircraft
Fixed Wing Single Engine
Type Engine
Reciprocating
Engines
1
Seats
4
Engine Manufacturer
LYCOMING
Engine Model
IO-540 SER
Horsepower
300 hp
Weight Class
CLASS 1
Certification
Experimental (+1 flag) · code 42
Registrant
BAILEY ERIC C · Individual
Address
3701 CANYON COVE DR · LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86404-2351
FAA Region
4 · County 015
Status
Registration Valid
Airworthiness Date
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Cert Issue Date
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Expiration Date
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Last FAA Action
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Mode S Hex (ICAO24)
AA8ED1
Mode S (Octal)
52507321
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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May 9, 2024
Lake Havasu City, Arizona minor
Airport · HII LAKE HAVASU CITY
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to STERLING ROBERT 4P
Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives matched to make and model. Each entry links to the Federal Register publication.
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Service Difficulty Reports
FAA SDR filings
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05 / Related
More on Sterling Robert 4P in the Atlas
Sterling Robert 4P type page → — 1 registered · 1 NTSB records
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06 / Sources & Methodology
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