# N2878H: 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 21, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2878H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2878H

## Aircraft that carried N2878H

- [Cancelled 2022-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2878H-2022-09-21): Schweizer SGS 1-35, S/N 58. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Nguyen Khanh H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NGUYEN%20KHANH%20H), [Tenafly, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Tenafly)
- [Cancelled 1962-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2878H-1962-03-13): Erco 415-C, S/N 3503, built 1946. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Buckner Douglas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCKNER%20DOUGLAS), [Madison Heights, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Madison%20Heights)

## NTSB investigations on N2878H (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 ERA21FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA239), Jun 6, 2021: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (N2878H), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s low-altitude release from tow for reasons that could not be determined, and his subsequent exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack while returning to the runway, which…
- [NTSB NYC80DHM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHM20), Jun 5, 1980: Schweizer SGS135 (N2878H), Matamoras, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2878H (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 20210606014829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210606014829A), Jun 6, 2021: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (N2878H), Wurtsboro, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Glider N2878H was under tow on climb out from runway 23 at N82, at approximately 200FT AGL the glider disconnected from the tow plane and began a descending…
- [Accident 19800605023249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605023249A), Jun 5, 1980: Scwzer SGS135 (N2878H), Matamoras, PA, Substantial damage. Wind gust pick up wing on lift-off. During glider tow, other wing hit ground. Cartwheeled.

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