FAA aircraft registration
N278XL
CESSNA 560XL · 2002 · Valid
N278XL is a CESSNA 560XL (year 2002), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-07-12. Owner type: individual. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.
Snapshot date: 2026-07-12 · Source: registry.faa.gov
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Serial number
- 560-5278
- Issued
- —
- Expires
- —
- Type aircraft
- Fixed wing single-engine
- State
- DE
Registered owner
5. L.
DE
Ownership timeline
- CurrentIndividual owner (redacted)since —
- Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(0 matches)
No NTSB CAROL record matches N278XL in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.
Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)
AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N278XL.
Type certificate
CESSNA 560XL is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the CESSNA family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.
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Sources
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database — accessed 2026-07-12
- FAA N-Number Inquiry — accessed 2026-07-12
- NTSB CAROL accident database — accessed 2026-07-12
- FAA Airworthiness Directives library — accessed 2026-07-12