# N6878D: 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 10, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6878D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6878D

## Aircraft that carried N6878D

- [Cancelled 2014-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6878D-2014-09-10): Dehavilland VAMPIRE MK-3, S/N 17072, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wings Of Flight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGS%20OF%20FLIGHT%20INC), [Batavia, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Batavia)

## NTSB investigations on N6878D (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 ERA09LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA324), Jun 6, 2009: De Havilland Vampire MK-3 (N6878D), Rochester, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6878D (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 20090606010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090606010009A), Jun 6, 2009: Dhav VAMPIREMK3 (N6878D), Rochester, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 6, 2009, at 1535 EDT, a Dehavilland vampire, N6878D, registered to wings of flight, inc., returned to the Rochester international airport (kroc)…

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