# N13878: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 11, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13878
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13878

## Aircraft that carried N13878

- [Cancelled 2018-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13878-2018-01-11): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-4513, built 1970. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Northeast Aviation Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHEAST%20AVIATION%20COMPANY%20INC), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- [Cancelled 1935-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13878-1935-08-09): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-298. Owner: [Lawrence Myrtle M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20MYRTLE%20M), [Crooksville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Crooksville)

## NTSB investigations on N13878 (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 NYC06CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA080), Mar 20, 2006: Piper PA23-250 (N13878), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature shutdown of both engines, which resulted in a forced landing short of the runway. A factor was a landing gear malfunction indication for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N13878 (4)

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 20060320011719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060320011719A), Mar 20, 2006: Piper PA23250 (N13878), Morristown, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) On the first leg of operator's daily pne-mmu-buf cargo run, subject aircraft was cleared by mmu tower for the visual approach to runway 5. After…
- [Incident 20021025032439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021025032439I), Oct 25, 2002: Piper PA23250 (N13878), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated - after landing while turning right off runway the right main landing gear retracted. Investigation revealed 2 of the 4 downlock springs…
- [Incident 19890505044489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890505044489I), May 5, 1989: Piper PA23250 (N13878), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Left engine propeller struck a parked aircraft while taxiing on the ramp. Minor damage to both aircraft.
- [Incident 19780303015339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780303015339I), Mar 3, 1978: Piper PA23250 (N13878), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Pilot landed on snow covered runway. Visibility restricted due to blowing snow. Turned off into snowbank.

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