# N78177: Schempp-Hirth KA8B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schempp-Hirth KA8B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ka8b) (registry code 38019VL, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 1/8049
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2024
- Expires: June 30, 2031
- Mode S code: AA97AA
- Registered owner: [Miller Steven T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20STEVEN%20T)
- Location: [Dickson, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Dickson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0772° N, 87.4428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37055, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78177
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78177

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 (Schempp-Hirth KA8B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N78177.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N78177.

## 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 N78177

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N78177 before.

- [Cancelled 1976-05-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78177-1976-05-28): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257511. Owner: [140 Mobile Homes Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/140%20MOBILE%20HOMES%20SALES%20INC), [Pocahontas, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Pocahontas)
- [Cancelled 1956-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78177-1956-03-16): Globe GC-1B, S/N 2177, built 1946. Owner: [Wittier Fred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITTIER%20FRED), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## Related

- Other Schempp-Hirth KA8B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ka8b/aircraft.md

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