# N178DC: 1950 Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s3) (registry code 2801738, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A26NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A26NM) (William E. Lamon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 178
- Year built: 1950
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 2011
- Certificate issued: July 7, 2022
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A13733
- Registered owner: [Jolley Matthew J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOLLEY%20MATTHEW%20J)
- Location: [Carrollton, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Carrollton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5391° N, 84.9956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30116, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178DC

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N178DC.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19860613035899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860613035899I), Jun 13, 1986: Dhav DHC1B2S3 (N178DC), Cumming, GA. Power loss after takeoff. Landed in a pasture. Water entrapped in the fuel system.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (11)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA2748SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2748SO): Installation of Cleveland main wheels and brakes. Kaman Corporation Aircraft Wheel and Brake LLC
- [STC SA01967WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01967WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas. General Aviation Modifications Inc
- [STC SA04776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04776NY): The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained. HIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc
- [STC SA00192LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00192LA): Replacement of BTH AG4 impluse and nonimpulse magnetos with Slick Magnetos on Gipsy I, Gipsy II, and Gipsy III model engines and Gipsy major series 1 through 10MK2 model engines. Moth Aircraft Company
- [STC SA02283SE PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02283SE%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In Flight Data) CGR-30P. Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA02402SE PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02402SE%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data) CGR-30C. Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA00068SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00068SE): Installation of fuel flow/pressure instruments. (W/TSIO-360-MB1). Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA01988SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01988SE): Installation of Electronics International Inc. Glass Panel Engine Monitor (with In-Flight Data) MVP-50P. Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA01157LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01157LA): Installation of Electronics International Model FP-5 or FP-5L fuel flow/fuel pressure instrument as a replacement instrument. Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA2692SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2692SO): Installation of Cleveland brake conversion kit No. 199-79. Gullwing Corporation

## Related

- Other Dehavilland DHC-1B-2-S3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1b-2-s3/aircraft.md
- The Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major.md

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