# N78RB: Moody SIPLE MODEL "A"

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Moody SIPLE MODEL "A"](https://openairdocs.org/model/moody-siple-model-a) (registry code 0562690, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: MS1
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1985
- Certificate issued: December 29, 2017
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AA8FA6
- Registered owner: [Sign Maxx LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIGN%20MAXX%20LLC)
- Location: [Larksville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Larksville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2540° N, 75.9598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18651, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78RB

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 (Moody SIPLE MODEL "A")

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA259), Apr 21, 2012: Moody-Siple A (N78RB), Stuttgart, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel monitoring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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.

- [Accident 20120421007859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120421007859A), Apr 21, 2012: Moody SIPLE MODEL "A" (N78RB), Stuttgart, AR, Substantial damage. On April 21, 2012, at approximately 1650 CDT, a Moody siple, model "a", N78RB, registered to [privacy data omitted], was landed in a field near the Stuttgart…

## 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 N78RB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N78RB before.

- [Cancelled 1992-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78RB-1992-12-10): Raven S55A, S/N S55A296. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cull Debra K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CULL%20DEBRA%20K), [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)

## Related

- Other Moody SIPLE MODEL "A" aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/moody-siple-model-a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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