# N5878R: 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: October 6, 1988
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5878R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5878R

## Aircraft that carried N5878R

- [Cancelled 1988-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5878R-1988-10-06): Cessna 172G, S/N 17253547. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N5878R (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 FTW86FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA086), May 13, 1986: Cessna 172G (N5878R), Blackwell, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5878R (1)

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 19860512044532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512044532A), May 12, 1986: Cessna 172G (N5878R), Blackwell, OK, Destroyed. During practice formation left wing was hit by 2603E right wing after it crossed under. Lost control dived to ground

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