# N1978V: Kipp Lyman KOLB TWINSTAR M3X

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kipp Lyman KOLB TWINSTAR M3X](https://openairdocs.org/model/kipp-lyman-kolb-twinstar-m3x) (registry code 05640Z5, 2 seats)
- Serial number: M3X-04-3-00062
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Kolb Aircraft Co LLC TWINSTAR M3X
- Certificate issued: April 29, 2022
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A185B0
- Registered owner: [Kipp Lyman E K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIPP%20LYMAN%20E%20K)
- Location: [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1375° N, 81.7991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34102, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1978V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978V

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 (Kipp Lyman KOLB TWINSTAR M3X)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1978V.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1978V.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N1978V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1978V before.

- [Cancelled 2008-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978V-2008-09-05): Cessna 140, S/N 14189, built 1947. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Davis Chuck L Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20CHUCK%20L%20SR), [Buffalo, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Buffalo)

## Related

- Other Kipp Lyman KOLB TWINSTAR M3X aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kipp-lyman-kolb-twinstar-m3x/aircraft.md

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