# N8078W: Nalbone Special A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nalbone Special A](https://openairdocs.org/model/nalbone-special-a) (registry code 05601VK, 2 seats)
- Serial number: A1
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: July 25, 2023
- Expires: July 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AAFF63
- Registered owner: [Hughes Robert T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20ROBERT%20T)
- Location: [Byron, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Byron)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6653° N, 83.7860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31008, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8078W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8078W

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 (Nalbone Special A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8078W.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8078W.

## 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 N8078W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8078W before.

- [Cancelled 1976-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8078W-1976-12-03): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2167. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Penn Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENN%20AIR%20INC), [Martinsburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Martinsburg)

## Related

- Other Nalbone Special A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/nalbone-special-a/aircraft.md

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