# N878C: 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: April 5, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=878C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N878C

## Aircraft that carried N878C

- [Cancelled 2018-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878C-2018-04-05): Cessna T188C, S/N T18803488T, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Spot-Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPOT-AIR%20LLC), [Burlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Burlington)
- [Cancelled 2014-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878C-2014-05-29): Raytheon 58, S/N TH-2109. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Compass Aircraft Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMPASS%20AIRCRAFT%20GROUP%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 2002-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878C-2002-05-20): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B-0742, built 1999. Exported to Zambia. Owner: [Cessna Finance Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20FINANCE%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1976-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878C-1976-10-14): Universal Stinson 108-3, S/N 1083878, built 1947. Owner: [Ogard Alton M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OGARD%20ALTON%20M), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N878C (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 CEN14LA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA480), Aug 16, 2014: Cessna 188 (N878C), Hearne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a crop.
- [NTSB ANC75DAG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG51), Sep 7, 1974: Stinson 108-3 (N878C), Skwenta, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N878C (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 20140816012849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140816012849A), Aug 16, 2014: Cessna T188C (N878C), Hearne, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft was on a spray run and contacted crop. Heavy friction with milo heads decelerated the aircraft as it struck a six strand barbed wire fence and metal…
- [Accident 19740907038339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740907038339A), Sep 7, 1974: Univar 1083 (N878C), Skwenta, AK, Substantial damage

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