# N15878: 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: September 10, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15878
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15878

## Aircraft that carried N15878

- [Cancelled 2014-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15878-2014-09-10): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7325185, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hart Stephen M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HART%20STEPHEN%20M), [Salisbury, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Salisbury)
- [Cancelled 1948-08-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15878-1948-08-04): Porterfield 35-70, S/N 178, built 1936. Owner: [Wood Earl Eldricdge Jr Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOD%20EARL%20ELDRICDGE%20JR%20ETAL), [Blackwood, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Blackwood)

## NTSB investigations on N15878 (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 NYC82DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA092), May 13, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N15878), North Andover, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N15878 (2)

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 19820513015659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513015659A), May 13, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N15878), Lawrence, MA, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control during landing and swerved off runway.
- [Incident 19810329023129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329023129I), Mar 29, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N15878), North Andover, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft came in high with rapid descent during short field landing practice. Aircraft hit hard on nose gear.

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