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Ilyushin IL 78

XIL-83485558Active

RegistrationUSN20NS

Desconocida

3operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

Ilyushin IL 78. Has operated for Sundstrom Norman W, Jm Cross Trading and Meridican.

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Technical data

ManufacturerIlyushin

Engines4×

PropulsionJet

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerMeridican Inc

MSN83485558

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA190E7

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Sep 5, 1991

Delivered to Sundstrom Norman W

Delivered to Sundstrom Norman W as N20NS.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the IL 78 aircraft (registration N20NS), operated by Sundstrom Norman W, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Nov 22, 2010

Transferred to Jm Cross Trading

Transferred to Jm Cross Trading.

May 1, 2019

Transferred to Meridican

Transferred to Meridican.

Operators

1991-09-05

Sundstrom Norman W

Registration N20NS · Lessor: Sundstrom Norman W

2010-11-22

Jm Cross Trading

Registration N20NS · Lessor: Jm Cross Trading

2019-05-01

Meridican

Registration N20NS · Lessor: Meridican

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This page was last updated on October 13, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 13). Ilyushin IL 78 · N20NS · Desconocida. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/XIL-83485558

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Harvard

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Ilyushin IL 78 · N20NS · Desconocida}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-13},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/XIL-83485558},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/XIL-83485558}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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