# N2878F: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 25, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2878F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2878F

## Aircraft that carried N2878F

- [Cancelled 2014-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2878F-2014-09-25): Douglas DC-6A, S/N 44660, built 1953. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Northern Pacific Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20PACIFIC%20TRANSPORT%20INC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N2878F (2)

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 ANC85FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA118), Jul 7, 1985: Douglas DC-6A (N2878F), Egegik, AK, destroyed
- [NTSB ANC80IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80IA093), Aug 26, 1980: Douglas DC-6 (N2878F), Dillingham, AK, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2878F (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 19850706036779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706036779A), Jul 6, 1985: Doug DC6A (N2878F), Egegik, AK, Destroyed. During takeoff run on a beach,nose wheel struck a rut and aircraft swerved into a bluff. Fire destroyed the aircraft
- [Incident 19800826065589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826065589I), Aug 26, 1980: Doug DC6A (N2878F), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. Nose gear retracted after touchdown. No mechanical found, pilot denied accidental retraction.

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