# N2278: 1973 Nanchang China CJ6A (YAK 18A)

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nanchang China CJ6A (YAK 18A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj6a-yak-18a) (registry code 0560324, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 2851274
- Year built: 1973
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 1997
- Certificate issued: December 17, 1996
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A1FE72
- Registered owners: [Stansbery Eugene G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STANSBERY%20EUGENE%20G), [Stansbery Eileen K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STANSBERY%20EILEEN%20K)
- Location: [Friendswood, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Friendswood)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5111° N, 95.1930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77546, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2278

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 (Nanchang China CJ6A (YAK 18A))

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2278.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2278.

## 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 N2278

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2278 before.

- [Cancelled 1939-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2278-1939-07-15): Waco AVN-8, S/N 5113. Owner: [Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMONWEALTH%20OF%20PENNSYLVANIA), [New Cumberland, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Cumberland)

## Related

- Other Nanchang China CJ6A (YAK 18A) aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj6a-yak-18a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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