# N30878: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 4
- Last cancelled: February 17, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30878
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30878

## Aircraft that carried N30878

- [Cancelled 2017-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30878-2017-02-17): Archambo Chris X-AIR, S/N 728. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Archambo Chris L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARCHAMBO%20CHRIS%20L), [Dayton, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Dayton)
- [Cancelled 1997-01-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30878-1997-01-22): Griner John R BUSHBY MUSTANG I, S/N JG001. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Griner John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRINER%20JOHN%20R), [Hope, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Hope)
- [Cancelled 1970-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30878-1970-09-04): Piper J3C-65, S/N 5170. Owner: [Sim Paine](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIM%20PAINE), [Booker, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Booker)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30878-undated): Ayres S-2R, S/N R182022DC. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N30878 (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 CHI95LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA197), Jun 24, 1995: Griner Bushby Mustang I (N30878), Shelbyville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's allowing the airplane to inadvertently liftoff. A factor was a malfunction of the flight control system.
- [NTSB ATL83LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA229), Jun 15, 1983: Ayres S-2R (N30878), Arlington, GA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N30878 (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 19950624017989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624017989A), Jun 24, 1995: Amtrnb MUSTANGX (N30878), Shelbyville, IN, Substantial damage. Inadvertent liftoff on high speed toaxi test. Had trouble aileron rudder control. Hit fence landing. Control damage (-23) the pilot and owner of the home built…
- [Accident 19830615025899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830615025899A), Jun 15, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N30878), Arlington, GA, Destroyed. Engine backfired on the takeoff roll. Aborted and stopped on the runway. Fuel leak noted. Engine fire erupted.

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