# N278S: 2022 Stringfellow James Mark RV-10

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stringfellow James Mark RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/stringfellow-james-mark-rv-10) (registry code 056408Q, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-540-serie) (registry code 41779)
- Serial number: 40480
- Year built: 2022
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-10
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 11, 2023
- Certificate issued: August 8, 2022
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A2C5C4
- Registered owner: [Stringfellow James Mark](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRINGFELLOW%20JAMES%20MARK)
- Location: [Lexington, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Lexington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9156° N, 84.4122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40515, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=278S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278S

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 (Stringfellow James Mark RV-10)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N278S.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N278S.

## Reports on N278S not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N278S, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19770801031619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770801031619A), Aug 1, 1977: Amtr 0562069 (N278S), Valparaiso, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 N278S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N278S before.

- [Cancelled 2017-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278S-2017-03-01): Sikorsky S-92A, S/N 920278, built 2015. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1977-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278S-1977-11-29): Reider TURNER T40A, S/N 35, built 1975. Owner: [Reider III Edward A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REIDER%20III%20EDWARD%20A), [Wyomissing, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Wyomissing)

## Related

- Other Stringfellow James Mark RV-10 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/stringfellow-james-mark-rv-10/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-540-serie.md

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