# N8278K: 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: July 11, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8278K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8278K

## Aircraft that carried N8278K

- [Cancelled 2006-07-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278K-2006-07-11): Stinson 108-1, S/N 108-1278, built 1946. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Mv Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MV%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Byron Center, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Byron%20Center)

## NTSB investigations on N8278K (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 CHI03LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA145), Jun 2, 2003: Stinson 108-1 (N8278K), Jenison, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor to the accident was the overload of the right main landing gear.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8278K (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 20030601011029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030601011029A), Jun 1, 2003: Univar 1081 (N8278K), Jenison, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot's statement: "came in for landing, normal configuration, touched runway. At that second, lost control. Aircraft veered to left, left wing came up,…

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